Capacity

19 Grade 1 Mathematics questions on Capacity, with worked marking schemes. 19 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

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   A container that is filled to the very top is said to be ___.

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2. Question 2

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   A glass is full of milk. If you drink some of the milk, the glass becomes ___.

   A. less full

   B. heavier

   C. fuller

   D. bigger

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   A. less full — drinking removes milk, so there is less in the glass than before. The glass itself does not change size.

3. Question 3

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   Which holds more water, a spoon or a mug?

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4. Question 4

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   Which one holds more water?

   A. both the same

   B. a bucket

   C. a spoon

   D. a cup

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5. Question 5

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   It takes $3$ cups to fill one jug. How many cups are needed to fill $2$ such jugs?

   A. $6$

   B. $9$

   C. $3$

   D. $5$

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   A. $6$ — two jugs need two lots of $3$ cups: $3+3=6$, which is $3\times 2$. B is $3\times 3$, one jug too many.

6. Question 6

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   Which holds less: a spoon or a jug?

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7. Question 7

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   It takes $6$ cups to fill a jerrican. If $2$ cups of water are already inside, how many more cups are needed to fill it?

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8. Question 8

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   Which holds the most water: a cup, a bottle or a tank?

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9. Question 9

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   Which one of these is used to measure water?

   A. a pencil

   B. a cup

   C. a ruler

   D. a rope

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   B. a cup — a cup is a container, so it can hold and measure water. A pencil, ruler and rope cannot hold liquid, though a ruler measures length.

10. Question 10

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    Which container holds the least water?

    A. a teaspoon

    B. a jug

    C. a bucket

    D. a drum

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11. Question 11

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    A cup that has no water in it is said to be ___.

    A. big

    B. half

    C. full

    D. empty

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    D. empty — a container with nothing in it is empty. 'Full' is its opposite, and 'big' describes size rather than how much is inside.

12. Question 12

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    A bottle holds $4$ cups of juice. How many cups do $2$ such bottles hold?

    A. $8$

    B. $4$

    C. $6$

    D. $2$

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13. Question 13

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    A big jerrican holds more water than a small bottle. True or false?

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14. Question 14

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    A jug is filled by $4$ cups of water. A basin is filled by $8$ cups of water. How many more cups does the basin hold than the jug?

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15. Question 15

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    Name one container we use to fetch water at home.

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    A container used to fetch water is a bucket (a jerrican, jug or pot are also correct). Final answer: a bucket.

16. Question 16

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    Which holds more water: a cup or a bucket?

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17. Question 17

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    Fill in (holds more/holds less): A drum ___ than a glass.

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18. Question 18

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    A pot holds $9$ cups of water. $5$ cups are poured out. How many cups of water remain in the pot?

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19. Question 19

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    Mama uses $2$ jugs of water to fill a sufuria. Each jug is $5$ cups. How many cups fill the sufuria?

    A. $5$

    B. $12$

    C. $10$

    D. $7$

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