Class 1 (CBSE) • MathematicsChapter 2: What is Long? What is Round?⭐ Topic 1
Comparing Length - Long and Short
Learning to compare objects as long or short.
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To compare the length of two objects, we place them side by side, starting from the same point, and see which one extends further - that one is longer.
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- We compare length by placing objects side by side from the same point.
- The object extending further is longer.
- Words like long, short, longer, shorter describe length.
- We can compare more than two objects too.
- Arranging objects shortest to longest is a length comparison skill.
- Comparing lengths is useful in daily life.
- Height comparison is a type of length comparison.
- Comparing starts from the same point for accuracy.