CTJan27 Online Year 4 - Capacity

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Defining capacity as the amount a container can hold

Questions for: Defining capacity as the amount a container can hold

1

Which of the following best describes the capacity of a bucket?

The weight of the bucket when it is empty.

The height of the bucket from top to bottom.

The maximum amount of water the bucket can hold.

The distance around the top of the bucket.

2

If a bottle has a larger capacity than a cup, what does this mean?

The bottle is heavier than the cup.

The bottle is taller than the cup.

The bottle is made of a different material than the cup.

The bottle can hold more liquid than the cup.

3

For which of these objects is knowing its capacity most important for its main use?

A book

A pencil

A swimming pool

A rock

4

The capacity of a jug is often measured in units like liters or milliliters. What property of the jug is being measured?

The volume of space inside the jug.

The length of the jug's handle.

The temperature of the liquid inside.

The thickness of the jug's glass.

5

A recipe says you need a pot with a capacity of at least $2$ liters. You have four pots. Which pot should you choose?

A pot that can hold $1$ liter.

A pot that can hold $500$ milliliters.

A pot that weighs $2$ kilograms.

A pot that can hold $3$ liters.

6

A juice carton has a label that says 'Capacity: $1$ Liter'. If you pour all the juice from the full carton into a large bowl, how many liters of juice are in the bowl?

7

A small spoon can hold $5$ milliliters of medicine. A large spoon can hold $15$ milliliters. A measuring cup has a capacity of $250$ milliliters. What is the numerical value of the largest capacity, in milliliters, among these three items?

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Comparing capacities using terms like "more than" or "less than"

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8

A bucket holds $10$ litres of water. A jug holds $2$ litres of water. Which statement is true?

The jug and the bucket hold the same amount of water.

The jug holds more water than the bucket.

The bucket holds more water than the jug.

The bucket holds less water than the jug.

9

Sarah has a bottle with $500 \text{ mL}$ of juice. Tom has a carton with $1 \text{ L}$ of juice. Who has more juice? (Remember: $1 \text{ L} = 1000 \text{ mL}$)

They both have the same amount of juice.

It is impossible to tell.

Tom has more juice.

Sarah has more juice.

10

Container A is a bottle that holds exactly $2 \text{ L}$ of water and it is completely full. Container B is a larger jug with a total capacity of $3 \text{ L}$, but it is only half-full. Which container currently has less water in it?

Container A is empty

Container B

Container A

Both have the same amount

11

Arrange the following capacities from less than to more than:

  • A teacup ($150 \text{ mL}$)
  • A soda can ($350 \text{ mL}$)
  • A small water bottle ($500 \text{ mL}$)

Water bottle, Soda can, Teacup

Teacup, Soda can, Water bottle

Soda can, Teacup, Water bottle

Teacup, Water bottle, Soda can

12

A fish tank holds $25 \text{ L}$ of water. A small fish bowl holds $3 \text{ L}$ of water. The capacity of the fish tank is...

more than the capacity of the fish bowl.

less than the capacity of the fish bowl.

half the capacity of the fish bowl.

equal to the capacity of the fish bowl.

13

A large bottle contains $2000 \text{ mL}$ of milk. A small carton contains $750 \text{ mL}$ of milk. How much more milk, in mL, does the large bottle contain than the small carton?

14

Maria is making soup. The recipe requires $1 \text{ L}$ of vegetable broth. She has a container with $600 \text{ mL}$ of broth. How many more millilitres (mL) of broth does she need?

(Hint: $1 \text{ L} = 1000 \text{ mL}$)

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Measuring capacity with non-standard units like scoops or small cups

Questions for: Measuring capacity with non-standard units like scoops or small cups

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A small water bottle holds 10 scoops of water. A large bucket holds 30 scoops of water, using the same scoop. Which container has a larger capacity?

They have the same capacity

The small water bottle

The large bucket

It cannot be determined

16

Maria uses a small teacup to fill a pitcher with water. It takes her 20 teacups. If she uses a larger coffee mug instead, about how many mugs would she need to fill the same pitcher?

More than 20 mugs

Fewer than 20 mugs

Exactly 40 mugs

Exactly 20 mugs

17

A red bowl can hold 15 spoonfuls of soup. A blue bowl can hold 18 spoonfuls of soup. Assuming the same spoon is used, which statement is true?

The red bowl has a larger capacity.

The blue bowl has a larger capacity.

Both bowls have the same capacity.

The red bowl's capacity is half of the blue bowl's.

18

To fill a small fish tank, Liam needs 12 jugs of water. To fill a large fish tank, he needs 15 jugs of water. How many jugs of water does he need in total to fill both fish tanks?

$12$ jugs

$15$ jugs

$27$ jugs

$3$ jugs

19

When measuring the capacity of a large container, why is it often better to use a large scoop instead of a very small spoon?

It is faster because you need fewer scoops.

The spoon might break under pressure.

It is always more accurate.

The container is less likely to overflow.

20

A juice box holds enough juice to fill 4 small cups. If you have 5 juice boxes, how many small cups can you fill in total?

21

A watering can holds 16 scoops of water. If a gardener uses half of the water to water the plants, how many scoops of water are left in the can?

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Introducing the metric unit: Liter (L)

Questions for: Introducing the metric unit: Liter (L)

22

Which of the following units is used to measure the capacity of a liquid container?

Meter (m)

Second (s)

Kilogram (kg)

Liter (L)

23

What is the most likely capacity of a large bottle of soda?

$2$ Milliliters (mL)

$20$ Liters (L)

$2$ Liters (L)

$200$ Liters (L)

24

Which of these items would most likely hold more than $1$ Liter of water?

A teaspoon

A small juice box

A coffee cup

A kitchen sink

25

What is the correct abbreviation for the unit 'Liter'?

lt

L

lr

Ltr

26

If you have a $1$ Liter bottle of juice and a $2$ Liter bottle of water, what is the total capacity of liquid you have?

$4$ Liters

$2$ Liters

$3$ Liters

$1$ Liter

27

A bucket can hold $10$ Liters of water. If it already has $4$ Liters of water in it, how many more Liters of water can you add to fill it completely? (Enter the number only)

28

A fish tank needs $5$ Liters of water. If you have $3$ such fish tanks, how many Liters of water do you need in total to fill them all? (Enter the number only)

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Introducing the metric unit: Milliliter (mL)

Questions for: Introducing the metric unit: Milliliter (mL)

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Which unit is best for measuring a very small amount of liquid, like a single drop of rain?

Liter (L)

Kilogram (kg)

Meter (m)

Milliliter (mL)

30

Which of the following items would most likely have its capacity measured in milliliters (mL)?

A large bucket of water

A bathtub

A small spoon of medicine

A large swimming pool

31

What is the correct abbreviation for milliliter?

ML

mL

ml

mltr

32

Look at the capacities of four different containers. Which container can hold the most liquid?

  • Container A: $250$ mL
  • Container B: $200$ mL
  • Container C: $350$ mL
  • Container D: $300$ mL

Container A

Container D

Container C

Container B

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A juice box is labeled with a capacity of $200$ mL. What does this measurement tell you?

The amount of liquid the juice box can hold

How tall the juice box is

The temperature of the juice

How much the juice box weighs

34

A scientist has a beaker with $125$ mL of blue liquid. She carefully adds another $50$ mL of the same liquid to the beaker. What is the total volume of blue liquid in the beaker now, in mL?

35

A bottle of cough syrup contains $200$ mL. If you take one dose of $10$ mL, how much syrup is left in the bottle, in mL?

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Estimating the capacity of everyday objects

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Which of the following is the best estimate for the capacity of a standard juice box?

$200\ mL$

$20\ mL$

$2\ L$

$20\ L$

37

What is the most reasonable estimate for the amount of water a bathtub can hold when filled for a bath?

$15\ mL$

$15\ L$

$1500\ mL$

$150\ L$

38

Which of these objects would most likely have a capacity of about 1 liter?

A swimming pool

An eyedropper

A teacup

A large carton of milk

39

A bottle of water has a label that says $500\ mL$. Which of the following is another way to describe its capacity?

$5\ mL$

$50\ L$

Half a liter

$5\ L$

40

You want to measure the amount of soup in a large pot for a family dinner. Which unit of capacity would be the most appropriate to use?

Kilograms ($kg$)

Liters ($L$)

Centimeters ($cm$)

Milliliters ($mL$)

41

A small glass of milk holds about $250\ mL$. If you drink 4 small glasses of milk throughout the day, estimate the total amount of milk you have had in liters. (Enter the number only)

42

A small water bottle holds $500\ mL$. A large jug holds $3\ L$. Estimate how many small water bottles you would need to completely fill the large jug. (Enter the number only)

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Reading the scale on a measuring cup or beaker

Questions for: Reading the scale on a measuring cup or beaker

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A measuring cup has marks for every $50$ mL. The water level is exactly on the mark that says $300$ mL. How much water is in the cup?

$250$ mL

$200$ mL

$300$ mL

$350$ mL

44

Look at a measuring jug. The scale is marked in milliliters (mL). The markings are at $100$, $200$, $300$, $400$, and $500$ mL. There is one smaller line exactly halfway between each $100$ mL mark. If the juice level is on the small line between $200$ mL and $300$ mL, how much juice is there?

$325$ mL

$250$ mL

$300$ mL

$200$ mL

45

A scientist uses a beaker to measure a chemical. The beaker is marked every $20$ mL. The liquid is two marks above the $100$ mL line. What is the volume of the chemical?

$120$ mL

$140$ mL

$130$ mL

$150$ mL

46

A baker pours flour into a measuring cup. The scale is in liters (L) and goes up to $2$ L. There are marks for every $0.5$ L (at $0.5$ L, $1.0$ L, $1.5$ L, etc.). The flour level is right on the mark below the $1.5$ L line. How much flour is there?

$1.5$ L

$0.5$ L

$1.0$ L

$2.0$ L

47

A measuring cup contains $400$ mL of milk. Sarah adds more milk until the level reaches the $600$ mL mark. How much milk did she add?

$200$ mL

$300$ mL

$400$ mL

$100$ mL

48

A beaker has markings for every $25$ mL. The water level is on the fourth mark above the $200$ mL line. What is the volume of the water in milliliters?

49

A large container has a capacity of $5$ liters. The scale on the side is marked for every $1$ liter. There are four smaller lines equally spaced between each liter mark (e.g., between $3$ L and $4$ L). If the water is on the second small line above the $3$ L mark, what is the volume of the water in liters? (Express your answer as a decimal).

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Understanding the relationship between Liters and Milliliters

Questions for: Understanding the relationship between Liters and Milliliters

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How many milliliters (mL) are there in $1$ liter (L)?

$100$ mL

$10000$ mL

$1000$ mL

$10$ mL

51

A large water bottle contains $2$ L of water. How many milliliters is that?

$20000$ mL

$2000$ mL

$20$ mL

$200$ mL

52

Which of the following measurements represents the largest capacity?

$500$ mL

$50$ mL

$5$ L

$4900$ mL

53

A jug has $1$ L and $500$ mL of orange juice. What is the total amount of juice in milliliters?

$5100$ mL

$150$ mL

$1050$ mL

$1500$ mL

54

Maria has a container with $3000$ mL of milk. How many liters of milk does she have?

$300$ L

$0.3$ L

$30$ L

$3$ L

55

Convert $4$ Liters and $250$ Milliliters into Milliliters.

56

A bucket can hold $10$ L of water. If it already has $6500$ mL of water in it, how many more milliliters of water are needed to fill it completely?

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Converting between Liters and Milliliters

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How many milliliters are there in $5$ liters?

$500 \text{ mL}$

$50 \text{ mL}$

$50000 \text{ mL}$

$5000 \text{ mL}$

58

A bottle contains $2000 \text{ mL}$ of juice. How many liters is that?

$2 \text{ L}$

$0.2 \text{ L}$

$20 \text{ L}$

$200 \text{ L}$

59

A jug has $3 \text{ L}$ and $450 \text{ mL}$ of water. What is the total amount of water in milliliters?

$345 \text{ mL}$

$750 \text{ mL}$

$3450 \text{ mL}$

$3045 \text{ mL}$

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Which of the following is the same as $7050 \text{ mL}$?

$7 \text{ L}$ and $500 \text{ mL}$

$7 \text{ L}$ and $5 \text{ mL}$

$7 \text{ L}$ and $50 \text{ mL}$

$70 \text{ L}$ and $50 \text{ mL}$

61

Which container holds more water? Container A with $4 \text{ L}$ or Container B with $400 \text{ mL}$?

Container B

Cannot be determined

Both hold the same amount

Container A

62

A carton of milk contains $1.5$ liters. How many milliliters of milk is this? (Answer in mL)

63

A bucket is filled with $8500$ milliliters of rainwater. Convert this volume to liters. (Answer in L)

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Adding and subtracting capacities with like units

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A bottle contains $350$ mL of juice. Another bottle contains $450$ mL of juice. What is the total amount of juice?

$750$ mL

$700$ mL

$800$ mL

$850$ mL

65

A tank has $85$ L of water. If $28$ L of water is used, how much water is left in the tank?

$63$ L

$67$ L

$113$ L

$57$ L

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Maria poured $250$ mL of milk into a bowl. She then added another $150$ mL. Finally, she added $100$ mL more. What is the total volume of milk in the bowl now?

$300$ mL

$450$ mL

$400$ mL

$500$ mL

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A container had $900$ mL of oil. John used $150$ mL for cooking and later used another $200$ mL. How much oil is left in the container?

$700$ mL

$550$ mL

$750$ mL

$650$ mL

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A bucket contains $15$ L of water. Sarah adds $5$ L more. Then, she takes out $8$ L. How much water is in the bucket now?

$20$ L

$12$ L

$28$ L

$2$ L

69

A car's fuel tank has $25$ L of petrol. The owner adds $18$ L more. How many litres (L) of petrol are in the tank now?

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A large water bottle holds $2000$ mL of water. If you drink $650$ mL, how many millilitres (mL) of water are left in the bottle?

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Solving simple word problems involving capacity

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A bottle contains $500$ ml of juice. Another bottle contains $750$ ml of juice. If you pour both into a large jug, how much juice will be in the jug in total?

$250$ ml

$1500$ ml

$1000$ ml

$1250$ ml

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A large water tank has a capacity of $2000$ liters. It currently holds $1500$ liters of water. How much more water is needed to fill the tank completely?

$3500$ liters

$500$ liters

$1500$ liters

$1000$ liters

73

A small cup holds $200$ ml of water. If you fill the cup 5 times and pour the water into a bowl, how much water will be in the bowl?

$1000$ ml

$800$ ml

$1200$ ml

$900$ ml

74

A jug contains $2$ liters of lemonade. If you want to pour it equally into 4 glasses, how much lemonade will each glass have in milliliters? (Remember: $1$ liter = $1000$ ml)

$500$ ml

$250$ ml

$800$ ml

$400$ ml

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A red bucket can hold $12$ liters of water. A blue bucket can hold $8$ liters of water. How much more water can the red bucket hold than the blue bucket?

$20$ liters

$2$ liters

$4$ liters

$6$ liters

76

Maria is making soup. She uses 2 cartons of chicken broth. Each carton contains $900$ ml of broth. She also adds $500$ ml of water. What is the total volume of liquid in her soup, in ml?

77

A car's fuel tank has a capacity of $50$ liters. It started a journey with a full tank. After driving for a few hours, there are $15$ liters of fuel left. How many milliliters of fuel were used during the journey? (Remember: $1$ liter = $1000$ ml)

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Representing capacity as a fraction, such as a half-liter

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A bottle contains $\frac{1}{2}$ of a liter of juice. How many milliliters (ml) of juice are in the bottle?

Hint: 1 liter = 1000 ml

1000 ml

500 ml

250 ml

750 ml

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A measuring cup has 250 ml of water. What fraction of a liter is this?

$\frac{1}{2}$ liter

$\frac{1}{3}$ liter

$\frac{1}{5}$ liter

$\frac{1}{4}$ liter

80

Which of the following represents the largest amount of liquid?

$\frac{1}{4}$ liter

$\frac{1}{2}$ liter

$\frac{3}{4}$ liter

1 liter

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Sam drinks $\frac{1}{4}$ of a liter of milk in the morning and another $\frac{1}{4}$ of a liter in the evening. How much milk does he drink in total?

$\frac{1}{4}$ liter

$\frac{1}{2}$ liter

$\frac{3}{4}$ liter

1 liter

82

A jug can hold 1 liter of water. It is currently $\frac{3}{4}$ full. How many milliliters (ml) of water are in the jug?

250 ml

500 ml

750 ml

100 ml

83

A 1-liter bottle of water is half full. You pour out 200 ml. How many milliliters (ml) of water are left in the bottle?

84

You have a measuring jug with $\frac{1}{4}$ liter of oil. How many more milliliters (ml) of oil do you need to add to have a full liter?

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