
Measure the length of your desk with your hand span.
My desk is _____ of my hand spans long.
Important Questions on Lina’s Family : Measurement
We can use finger (digit), handspan, footspan, cubit and pace to measure lengths of objects. These are non-standard units of length.
Which is bigger, your footspan or your cubit? _____

This garland is _____ cubits long.

Length of the crayon _____ blocks

We can use finger (digit), handspan, footspan, cubit and pace to measure lengths of objects. These are non-standard units of length.
In how many paces can you move from one side of the classroom to the other? _____ strides/ paces.

The length of the table in this picture is _____ hand spans.

The length of my tie is _____ palms long.

We can use finger (digit), handspan, footspan, cubit and pace to measure lengths of objects. These are non-standard units of length.
How many handspans long is the top of your desk? _____ handspans

The length of the table in the picture is _____ hand spans.

The length of the pencil is equal to _____ erasers.


Use your body parts such as a finger, handspan, cubit or pace to measure the following.
The width of your classroom is _____ paces.

Use your body parts such as a finger, handspan, cubit or pace to measure the following.
Your pencil is _____ finger long.


We can use finger (digit), handspan, footspan, cubit and pace to measure lengths of objects. These are non-standard units of length.
How many cubits wide is smartboard of your classroom? _____ cubits

This table is _____ pencils long.

The length of the mat in this picture is _____ foot.

The distance the girl has to walk to the school gate in the picture is _____ paces.

This book is _____ erasers long.


Use your body parts such as a finger, handspan, cubit or pace to measure the following.
The blackboard of your classroom is _____ cubit long.
