3D shapes

Capacity & volume

Name: ______________________________Date: ______________Score: ______ / 20

1.
What does the capacity of a container mean?
1. AThe maximum amount it can hold
2. BThe amount of liquid in it right now
3. CHow heavy it is
4. DHow tall it is
2.
How many millilitres are there in 1 litre?
ml
3.
A jug has a capacity of 600 ml and holds 500 ml of water. How much more water is needed to fill it to capacity?
ml
4.
Write 12100 ml in litres.
litres
5.
Write 3.7 litres as a number of millilitres.
ml
6.
2.5 litres is the same as 2 litres 500 ml.
True False
7.
A fish tank has a capacity of 120 litres. It is half full. What is the volume of water in the tank?
litres
8.
Order these capacities from least to greatest.
Write the order (least to greatest) in the boxes:
- ?950 ml
- ?190 ml
- ?1040 ml
- ?630 ml
9.
190 ml is more than 1 litre.
True False
10.
The amount of milk actually poured into a jug is its...?
1. Avolume
2. Bcapacity
3. Cmass
4. Dheight
11.
Write 4300 ml in litres.
litres
12.
Which is the correct way to write 3700 ml?
1. A3 litres 700 ml
2. B37 litres
3. C3 litres 7 ml
4. D370 litres
13.
Chipo needs 2.3 litres of milk. How many millilitres is that?
ml
14.
A cuboid tank measures 7 cm by 7 cm by 4 cm. What is its volume?
cm³
15.
One bottle holds 20 litres and another holds 32 litres. Which holds more?
1. A20 litres
2. B32 litres
16.
One bottle holds 35 litres and another holds 12 litres. Which holds more?
1. A35 litres
2. B12 litres
17.
A cuboid tank measures 3 cm by 3 cm by 3 cm. What is its volume?
cm³
18.
A jug has 214 ml of juice and you add 50 ml more. How much is there now?
ml
19.
A cuboid tank measures 6 cm by 8 cm by 2 cm. What is its volume?
cm³
20.
One bottle holds 15 litres and another holds 30 litres. Which holds more?
1. A15 litres
2. B30 litres

Answer key

3D shapes — Capacity & volume

1.A. The maximum amount it can hold
2.1000 ml
3.100 ml
4.12.1 litres
5.3700 ml
6.True
7.60 litres
8.190 ml, 630 ml, 950 ml, 1040 ml
9.False
10.A. volume
11.4.3 litres
12.A. 3 litres 700 ml
13.2300 ml
14.196 cm³
15.B. 32 litres
16.A. 35 litres
17.27 cm³
18.264 ml
19.96 cm³
20.B. 30 litres