Year 2
Drawing lines with specified lengths
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will work out the length of a mystery line and then draw it.
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3 Questions
Q1.
How do you measure a curved line accurately?
Just estimate
Use a ruler
Q2.
The question said 'Measure the longest side'. What have they done wrong?
Nothing! It's correct.
They didn't start at the 0.
Q3.
The question said 'Measure the longest side'. What have they done wrong?
Nothing! It's correct!
They didn't measure the longest side.
3 Questions
Q1.
The first line is 6cm. The mystery line is 3cm longer than the first line. What is the length of the mystery line?
3cm
6cm
8cm
Q2.
The first line is 11cm. The mystery line is 5cm shorter than the first line. What is the length of the mystery line?
11cm
16cm
7cm
Q3.
The first line is 26cm. The mystery line is 4cm shorter than the first line. What is the length of the mystery line?
23cm
29cm
30cm