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Maths · Grade 3 · Set B
Leaves on a line plot
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Remember: Measure from zero. Count the parts past the whole inch. Put one X over its length. Each inch is cut into halves or fourths.

Measure to the half and the fourth

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Measure the crayon. How long is it?
1 inch1 1/2 inches2 inches
2
Measure the pencil. How long is it?
4 inches5 inches4 1/2 inches
3
The dot shows the length of a bead string. How long is the string?
2 1/4 inches2 3/4 inches3 1/4 inches
4
A bead strip is 3 1/4 inches long. Which line shows its dot?
A
B
C

Read the line plot

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Each X is one leaf. How many leaves are 2 inches long?
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How many leaves were measured in all?
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Which length has the most leaves?
1 in1 1/2 in2 in3 in
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How many leaves are shorter than 2 inches?
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How much longer is the longest leaf than the shortest?
1 1/2 inches2 inches2 1/2 inches
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1 3/4 inches is longer than 1 1/2 inches.
TrueFalse
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2 1/4 inches is longer than 2 1/2 inches.
TrueFalse
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Number the lengths from the shortest to the longest.
  • 1 1/4 inches
  • 2 inches
  • 1/2 inch
  • 2 3/4 inches
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A bead strip is 2 1/4 inches long. Put one X over its length on the line.
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Write how you read a mark that falls between two whole inches.
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Answer key · Set B
Leaves on a line plot
11 1/2 inches It passes 1 and ends at the middle mark. That is 1 and a half inches.
24 1/2 inches It passes 4 and ends at the half mark, so it is 4 and a half inches.
32 3/4 inches Each inch is cut in 4 parts. The dot is 3 fourths past 2: 2 and 3 fourths.
4A 3 1/4 is one fourth past 3. B is at 3 1/2 and C is at 2 3/4.
54 Count the X's in the 2 in row. There are 4.
610 1 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 10.
72 in The 2 in row has 4 X's, more than any other row.
83 The 1 in row has 1 and the 1 1/2 in row has 2. 1 + 2 = 3.
92 inches The longest is 3 in and the shortest is 1 in. From 1 to 3 is 2 inches.
10True 1 1/2 is 1 2/4. 1 3/4 is one fourth more.
11False 2 1/2 is 2 2/4. That is one fourth longer than 2 1/4.
122, 3, 1, 4 Put them on a line cut in fourths. 1/2 comes first and 2 3/4 comes last.
14Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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