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Read a length scale.

Read a marked centimetre position on a zero-based scale.

Numihana · England Year 3

Read a length scale

Practice sheet

Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Read a marked centimetre position on a zero-based scale.

1

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: ________________
2

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: ________________
3

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: ________________
4

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: ________________
5

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: ________________
6

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 3 · Read a length scale
Numihana · England Year 3

Read a length scale

Answer key

Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Read a marked centimetre position on a zero-based scale.

1

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: 5
2

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: 8
3

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: 4
4

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: 6
5

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: 5
6

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: 5
Numihana · England Year 3 · Read a length scale

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Read a marked centimetre position on a zero-based scale.

Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗

Year 3 → Measurement · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.

For teachers and parents

Read the unit and scale. Find the value at the marker, counting equal intervals rather than marks.

A common slip

Check the unit and interval size before reading the scale.

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Worked example

Read the marked value on the scale, in cm.

cm012345678910
Answer: 1

Read the unit and scale. Find the value at the marker, counting equal intervals rather than marks.