NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________

DAILY PRACTICE

Longer or Shorter? 2

Circle longer or shorter to make each sentence true.

  • 1 Text reads: “The notebook is longer than the string. The pair of scissors is longer than the string. The notebook is longer/shorter than the pair of scissors.”

  • 2 Text reads: “The stapler is longer than the crayon. The tack is shorter than the crayon. The tack is longer/shorter than the stapler.”

  • 3 Text reads: “The white board eraser is longer than the pencil. The paper clip is shorter than the pencil. The white board eraser is longer/shorter than the paper clip.”

  • 4 Text reads: “The ruler is longer than the highlighter. The pencil eraser is shorter than the highlighter. The pencil eraser is longer/shorter than the ruler.”

NOTE

Students compare the length of two objects by comparing them to the length of a third object.

MWI Longer Than/Shorter Than


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Building Numbers and Solving Story Problems Unit 2 Comparing and Combining Shapes Unit 3 How Many of Each? How Many in All? Unit 4 Fish Lengths and Fraction Rugs Unit 5 Number Games and Crayon Problems Unit 6 Would You Rather Be an Eagle or a Whale? Unit 7 How Many Tens? How Many Ones? Unit 8 Blocks and Buildings