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_Math Handout Length

This document is a handout for Grade 2 students focusing on measuring length in centimetres and metres. It includes explanations, practice exercises, and comparisons of lengths using various objects. The handout aims to help students estimate, measure, and compare lengths effectively.
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_Math Handout Length

This document is a handout for Grade 2 students focusing on measuring length in centimetres and metres. It includes explanations, practice exercises, and comparisons of lengths using various objects. The handout aims to help students estimate, measure, and compare lengths effectively.
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Handout

MATH E MATI C
LENGTH
Grade 2 / 2021 - 2022
In this chapter, you will learn about:

● Estimate and measure lengths in centimetres and metres.

● Compare length.
A. Measuring Length in Centimetres
Length can be measured in centimetres.
The centimetre is a unit of length.
This is a centimetre ruler.

We write cm for centimetre


pencil

glue stick

Start measure from the zero mark


paper clip

The length of the pencil is ... cm.

The length of the glue stick is ... cm.

The length of the paper clip is … cm.


Let’s Practice Together
The length of the spoon is …….. cm.

The length of the key is ……. cm.

The length of the candy can is ….. cm.

The length of the eraser is …… cm.


Let’s practice to measure!

The length of my notebook is ……… cm.

The length of the paper clip is … cm. The length of my crayon is ……. cm.

The length of my pencil is ……. cm.


The length of the pencil is … cm.

The length of my color pencil is …… cm.

The length of the pencil is … cm.

The length of the screw is … cm.


Measuring Length in Metres
Length can also be measured in metres.

The metre is another unit of length.

This is a metre rule.

It is 1 metre long.

We write m for metre.


We can find lengths and heights using a metre rule.

The length of the bookcase is 1 m.


The height of the boy is 1 m.

height
These things are less than 1 m in length or height

length

height
These things are more than 1 m in length or height.

height

length
The height of the dustbin is (more than / less than) 1 m.

The length of the piano bench is (more than / less than) 1 m.

The height of the sun flower are (more than / less than) 1 m.
Complete the sentence with “more” or “less”.

1. The length of my desk in the classroom is …… than 1 m.

2. The length of my dining table is …….. than 1 m.

3. The height of my dining chair is ……. than 1 m.

4. The height of my bag is …… than 1 m.

5. The length of my laptop is ……. than 1 m.


Match!

More than 1 m.

Less than 1 m.
Complete with “cm” or “m”.

1. The height of a refrigerator is about 2 ….. .

2. The length of a swimming pool is about 15 …... .

3. Edith is about 6 …... taller than her sister.

4. The height of an ice cream cone is about 14 …….. .

5. The length of my dining room is about 5 ….. .


We can compare lengths Which is the longest? Rope C is the longest.
in centimetres.
Which is the shortest? Rope A is the shortest.

How much longer is rope B than rope A?

A 13 cm - 6 cm = ….. cm

C
Look at this picture!

Which is longer?

How much longer?


We can compare lengths in metres.

The length of the carpet is 5 m. The length of the music room is 9 m.

The length of the ……… is the longest.

The length of the …….. is the shortest.

The carpet is ……. shorter than the music room.

The field is ……… m longer than the music room.


The length of the field is 12 m.
1) The length of the maobi is ….. cm.
5) The shortest item is the …...……… .
2) The length of the stapler is …… cm.
6) The stapler is ….. cm longer than the eraser.
3) The length of the eraser is …… cm.
7) The stapler is ….. cm shorter than the maobi.
4) The longest item is the …..……… .

Maobi

Stepler

Eraser
Motorcycle
Complete!

a) The longest vehicle is the ………. .

b) The shortest vehicle is the …….………….. .


2m
c) The motorcycle is …… m shorter than the car.
Car
d) The truck is …… m longer than the motorcycle.

5m

Truck

13 m
Complete!
1. Rope …. is the shortest.

2. Rope …. is the longest.

3. Rope C is shorter than Rope ….. .

4. Rope A is longer than Rope …… .

5. Rope A is shorter than Rope C by … m.

6. Rope B is longer than than Rope D by …. m.

7. The total length of Rope A and Rope B is ….. m.

8. The total length of Rope C and Rope D is ….. m.

9. The total length of Rope …. and Rope …. is equal

to the total length of Rope …. And Rope …. .


Complete!
B

1. Stick C is ….. cm long.

2. Stick ….. and stick …. have the same length. A E

3. Stick ….. is the longest. C

4. Stick ….. is the shortest.


D

5. Stick C is ….. cm longer than Stick D.

6. Stick ….. is 3 cm shorter than Stick E.


1. The length of the pencil case is …… cm. 5. The ……….…….. is the shortest.

2. The length of the scissors is ……. cm. 6. The pencil case is shorter than the scissors by ….. cm.

3. The length of the pen is …… cm. 7. The scissors is longer than the pen by …… cm.

4. The ………….. is the longest. 8. The total length of the pencil case, scissors and the pen

is …… cm.

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