Question 1:
Tick (✓) the longer object.
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Question 2:
Tick (✓) the shorter object.
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Question 3:
Draw a pencil longer than the pencil given below.
Answer:
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Question 4:
Draw a string shorter than the string given below.
Answer:
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Question 5:
Cut and paste the two pieces of a ribbon in such a way that one is longer than and the other is shorter than the one given below.
Answer:
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Question 6:
Write the name of two objects that cannot pass through the door of your bedroom.
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Question 7:
Write the names of your classmates having height equal to your height.
Answer:
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Question 8:
Fill in the blanks.
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Question 9:
Circle and write the unit which you would use for measuring:
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Question 10:
Neelam, Priyanshi and Shabeena are the students of class III A. They started walking along the length of their classroom. Neelam walked 19 paces, Priyanshi walked 17 paces and Shabeena walked 14 paces. Can you guess why they walked the same length in different paces?
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Because the size of the footsteps measures the length approximately not accurately.
Question 11:
Write the length of the following by looking at the ruler.
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Question 12:
Match the objects to their lengths. One has been done for you.
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Question 13:
What is the approximate length of each of the following? Circle the correct option.
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Question 14:
Estimate the length of the following objects and verify by actual measurement with a ruler.
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Question 15:
List the objects that are about the length of 1 metre, more than 1 metre and less than 1 metre in the table given below.
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Question 16:
- If you cut a rope that’s one metre long into five equal pieces, how many times did you cut it?
- How many hand spans fit into a metre rope?
- Use a metre rope to find how long a side of the class wall is.
- Take a ball or disc and try to throw it as far as you can. Now measure how far the throw was.
Answer:
- 4 times
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Question 17:
Find the lengths of different objects by using one metre, half metre and quarter metre ropes. Write their names and tick (✓) in the appropriate boxes.
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Question 18:
What will you use to measure the sides of the given shapes – a ruler or a measuring tape? Write the measurements for the following sides.
Answer:
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Question 19:
Trace your hand in the given space and fill in the blanks with correct measurements.
- The length of my hand is _____ cm.
- My thumb is _____ cm long.
- My little finger is ____ cm long.
- My index finger is _____ cm long.
Answer:
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