Capacity

12 Grade 4 Mathematics questions on Capacity, with worked marking schemes. 12 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   A container has 5 l of juice. It is shared equally among 4 people. How much each?

   A. 1 l 500 ml

   B. 1 l 750 ml

   C. 1 l 250 ml

   D. 1 l 200 ml

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Express 6.5 l in millilitres.

   A. 650 ml

   B. 6,500 ml

   C. 6,050 ml

   D. 65,000 ml

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   2 l 750 ml + 1 l 600 ml = ___

   A. 4 l 450 ml

   B. 3 l 350 ml

   C. 4 l 250 ml

   D. 4 l 350 ml

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   D. $4$ l $350$ ml — the millilitres make $750+600=1,350$, which is more than a litre, so carry one litre across: $2+1+1=4$ litres and $350$ ml left. B comes from dropping that carry.

4. Question 4

   1 mark

   5 l 300 ml − 2 l 750 ml = ___

   A. 3 l 550 ml

   B. 2 l 550 ml

   C. 2 l 450 ml

   D. 3 l 450 ml

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5. Question 5

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   A jerrican holds $20$ litres of milk. How many millilitres of milk is this? (Remember $1$ litre $=1000$ ml.)

   A. $20$

   B. $2000$

   C. $200$

   D. $20000$

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   A barrel holds 20 l. 6 l 500 ml is used. How much remains?

   A. 14 l 500 ml

   B. 14 l 400 ml

   C. 13 l 500 ml

   D. 13 l 400 ml

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Convert 4,500 ml to litres and millilitres.

   A. 45 l 0 ml

   B. 45 l 50 ml

   C. 4 l 500 ml

   D. 4 l 50 ml

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   A bottle holds 1 l 250 ml. Find the capacity of 4 bottles.

   A. 4 l

   B. 5 l 250 ml

   C. 5 l

   D. 6 l

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   C. $5$ l — each bottle is $1,250$ ml, so four hold $1,250\times 4=5,000$ ml, which is exactly $5$ litres. B multiplies only the litres and leaves the millilitres unmultiplied.

9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Convert 3 l 200 ml to millilitres.

   A. 320 ml

   B. 32,000 ml

   C. 3,020 ml

   D. 3,200 ml

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10. Question 10

    2 marks

    A water tank at a school contains $45$ litres of water. The cook uses $18$ litres for cooking and $9$ litres for washing utensils. How many litres of water remain in the tank?

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    How many 250 ml cups can be filled from 3 l?

    A. 6

    B. 12

    C. 9

    D. 15

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12. Question 12

    1 mark

    Which is more: 2,800 ml or 2 l 850 ml?

    A. 2,800 ml

    B. Cannot compare

    C. 2 l 850 ml

    D. They are equal

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    C. $2$ l $850$ ml — put both in the same unit before comparing: $2$ l $850$ ml is $2,850$ ml, which is more than $2,800$ ml. The figures look similar until they are converted.

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