Measures and time · Ages 8–9

Capacity and weight worksheet

Covers: Comparing capacity, Litres and millilitres, Comparing weight, Grams and kilograms, kg and g, L and mL

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Measures and time · Ages 8–9

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1.Jugs A and B are filled and poured into cups that are all the same, as shown. How many more cups does A hold than B?
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2.The balance is level. How many 🧊 does 🍓 weigh the same as?
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3.The balance is level. How many 🧊 does each ⚽ weigh?
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4.7000 g = ? kg
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5.7093 mL = ? L 93 mL
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6.A full bottle A is poured into an empty bottle B. Once B is full, 0 cups of water are left in A. Which is right?
- A. A holds more
- B. They hold the same
- C. B holds more
- D. They can't be compared
Choose the right answer
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7.Jug A fills 3 cups and jug B fills 10 cups of the same size, so A holds more.
True or false?
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8.A bathtub holds about 190 of water. Which unit goes in ?
- A. m
- B. L
- C. mL
- D. kg
Choose the right answer
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9.A carton of lemon tea holds about 250 . Which unit goes in ?
- A. g
- B. kg
- C. L
- D. mL
Choose the right answer
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10.3 L 800 mL is more than 3840 mL.
True or false?
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11.An orange weighs about 160 . Which unit goes in ?
- A. kg
- B. cm
- C. g
- D. mL
Choose the right answer
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12.4 kg 760 g is heavier than 4460 g.
True or false?
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13.A fish tank takes 16 buckets of water to fill, and 14 have been poured in. How many more are needed?
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14.A full bucket of water fills 3 bottles. How many bottles can 5 such buckets fill?
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15.The measuring cup has some water in it, as shown, and 150 mL more is poured in. How many millilitres are in it now?
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16.Ka-lok weighs things with blocks that are all the same: a backpack weighs 11 blocks and a water bottle 10 blocks. How many blocks do the backpack and bottle weigh together?
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17.An apple weighs 200 g. 5 such apples weigh g, which is kg.
Fill in each blank
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18.Mum buys 2 kg of apples and 500 g of grapes. How many grams of fruit is that altogether?
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Capacity and weight worksheet: Answers and working

1. 8 cups
The cups are the same, so you can compare cup counts: count how many A and B each fill.
12 − 4 = 8 cups.
2. 8 blocks
Level means the same weight, so count the 🧊 on the other side.
Level means the same weight: count the blocks, 8.
3. 2 blocks
Count the ⚽ and the 🧊 on the balance, then share the blocks equally among the ⚽.
3 of them weigh 6 blocks, so each is 6 ÷ 3 = 2.
4. 7000 g = 7 kg
7000 g: 1 kg = 1000 g, 7000 ÷ 1000 = 7
5. 7093 mL = 7 L 93 mL
7093 mL: take off the 93 mL first, 7093 − 93 = 7000, 7000 ÷ 1000 = 7

6. B. They hold the same
B is full and 0 cups are left in A. Think about what having water left over, or none, tells you.
If some is left over, that bottle holds more; if it fills exactly, they hold the same.
7. False
With the same cups, more cups means more capacity. Compare 3 cups with 10 cups.
With the same cups, more cups means more capacity: compare 3 and 10.
8. B. L
A bathtub holds a lot of water. Which is the bigger unit for capacity?
A bathtub holds a lot, so use litres: about 190 L.
9. D. mL
A carton of drink doesn't hold much. Which is the smaller unit for capacity?
A carton holds a little, so use millilitres: about 250 mL.
10. False
The units differ: change 3 L 800 mL into millilitres first, then compare with 3840 mL.
In millilitres: 3 L 800 mL = 3800 mL, then compare with 3840 mL.
11. C. g
An orange isn't very heavy. Which is the smaller unit for weight?
An orange isn't heavy, so use grams: about 160 g.
12. True
The units differ: change 4 kg 760 g into grams first, then compare with 4460 g.
In grams: 4 kg 760 g = 4760 g, then compare with 4460 g.

Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.

13. 2 buckets
It needs 16 buckets in all and 14 are in. How many short is it?
16 − 14 = 2 buckets.
14. 15 bottles
Each bucket fills 3 bottles, so 5 buckets is 5 lots of 3.
3 × 5 = 15.
15. 250 mL
Read how much water the cup had first, then add the 150 mL poured in.
The cup had 100 mL; 100 + 150 = 250.
16. 21 blocks
The blocks are all the same, so 11 blocks and 10 blocks can simply be added.
11 + 10 = 21 blocks.
17. 1000, 1
Work out how many grams 5 apples weigh, then remember 1000 g is 1 kg.
200 × 5 = 1000 g; every 1000 g is 1 kg: 1 kg.
18. Mum buys 2 kg of apples and 500 g of grapes. How many grams of fruit is that altogether? (Answer: 2500 g)
1000 × 2 + 500 = 2500