Measuring and comparing

Measuring and comparing: I can compare, measure and read o'clock times.

1. Leila's train is 8 cubes long.

   Kofi's train is 5 cubes long.

   Leila's train is longer. Kofi's is shorter.

   Picture: A pictogram called "Cube trains". Each cube stands for 1. Leila's train: 8; Kofi's train: 5.

2. A brick weighs a lot.

   A leaf weighs very little.

   The brick is heavier. The leaf is lighter.

   Picture: Heavier: 1 brick and Lighter: 1 leaf.

3. This jug is empty. There is no water in it.

   Now the water goes up to the top.

   The jug is full. It cannot hold any more.

   Picture: A measuring jug from 0 to 4 litres, labelled every 1, with a mark at every label. It started at the 0 label. Now the water is at the 4 label.

4. Your turn: Which jug is full?

   Choose one:

   • A measuring jug from 0 to 4 litres, labelled every 1, with a mark at every label. The water is at the 4 label.
   • A measuring jug from 0 to 4 litres, labelled every 1, with a mark at every label. The water is at the 0 label.

   Answer

   The answer: A measuring jug from 0 to 4 litres, labelled every 1, with a mark at every label. The water is at the 4 label.

   The full jug has water right up to the top.

   The other jug has no water. It is empty.

Words to know

longer:

Goes further from one end to the other end.

heavier:

Weighs more. It is harder to lift.

full:

Filled right up to the top. It cannot hold any more.

empty:

There is nothing inside it.

centimetre:

A small step on a ruler for measuring length. We write cm.

o'clock: