Capacity Measurement: Interactive Quizzes for Year 3 Maths

Question 1

Which container can hold the most liquid?

Accepted Answer

A large bucket

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A small cup

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A medium jug

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A tiny spoon

Question 2

Which container holds more liquid, a cup or a spoon?

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Cup

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Spoon

Question 3

A jug contains 4 cups of water. How many spoons of water are in the jug if a spoon holds half a cup of liquid?

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16

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8

Answer

32

Question 4

Which of the following sequences correctly shows increasing capacity?

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Spoon, cup, jug

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Jug, cup, spoon

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Cup, jug, spoon

Question 5

A bottle of orange juice contains 1 litre of juice. How many cups of juice are in the bottle if a cup holds a quarter of a litre?

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4

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2

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8

Question 6

Which of the following is the smallest unit of capacity?

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Spoon

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Cup

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Jug

Question 7

Which of the following is the most suitable unit to measure the capacity of a bathtub?

Accepted Answer

Jug

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Spoon

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Cup

Question 8

If a cup holds 150ml of water, how many cups of water are needed to fill a jug that holds 600ml?

Accepted Answer

4 cups

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2 cups

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3 cups

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5 cups

Question 9

Arrange these containers from smallest to largest capacity: spoon, cup, jug, bowl.

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Spoon, cup, jug, bowl

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Bowl, jug, cup, spoon

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Cup, spoon, bowl, jug

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Jug, bowl, cup, spoon

Question 10

Which of these units is used to measure capacity?

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Litres

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Kilograms

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Centimetres

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Metres

Question 11

How many millilitres are in a jug that holds 1 litre of water?

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1000ml

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500ml

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750ml

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1500ml

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a way to measure capacity?

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Using a ruler

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Using a cup

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Using a measuring jug

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Using a spoon

Question 13

If a jug contains 600ml of water and you add 250ml of water, what is the new capacity of the jug?

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850ml

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350ml

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650ml

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1050ml

Question 14

We want to measure how much water fits into a bottle. Which tool would be the best to use?

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A cup

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A ruler

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A scale

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A thermometer

Question 15

Which of these things needs the most amount of water to do?

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Filling a bath

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Watering a plant

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Brushing your teeth

Question 16

If I have a bucket that holds 5 litres of water and a small watering can that holds 2 litres of water, how much water can I carry altogether?

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7 litres

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3 litres

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5 litres

Question 17

Which of these containers can hold the least amount of things?

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A tiny cup

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A bottle

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A bucket

Question 18

If I have a jug that holds 1 litre of water and I pour half of it into a glass, how much water is still in the jug?

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0.5 litres

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0.25 litres

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1 litre

Question 19

Which unit can we use to measure the capacity of a swimming pool?

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Litres

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Cups

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Spoons

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Millilitres

Question 20

A jug holds 500 millilitres of water. If we pour half of it into a glass, how much water is left in the jug?

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250 millilitres

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100 millilitres

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500 millilitres

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750 millilitres

Question 21

Which of these is NOT a tool we can use to measure capacity?

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A ruler

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A measuring cup

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A graduated cylinder

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A spoon

Question 22

A bathtub is filled with 10 litres of water. If we add 5 more litres of water, what is the total capacity of the bathtub now?

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15 litres

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5 litres

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10 litres

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20 litres

Question 23

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of flour. If we want to make half of the recipe, how much flour do we need?

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1/4 cup

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1/2 cup

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1 cup

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2 cups

Question 24

A water bottle is filled to the brim. If we pour out 1/4 of the water, what fraction of the water is left in the bottle?

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3/4

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1/2

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1/3

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1/4

Question 25

Which of these is NOT a unit of capacity?

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Kilogram

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Gallon

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Ounce

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Pint

Question 26

Which of these is NOT a unit used to measure how much liquid something can hold?

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Grams

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Milliliters

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Liters

Question 27

Which container can hold the most amount of liquid?

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A bathtub

Answer

A small cup

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A large jug

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A teaspoon

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a unit of capacity?

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Metres

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Litres

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Gallons

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Millilitres

Question 29

Which container has a bigger capacity: a bucket that holds 5 litres or a bottle that holds 2.5 litres?

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The bucket

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The bottle

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They have the same capacity

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Cannot be determined from the given information

Question 30

Which of these activities involves measuring capacity?

Accepted Answer

Filling a bottle with juice

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Weighing flour

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Measuring the length of a pencil

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Counting the number of books on a shelf

Question 31

Which of these containers is best for measuring a small amount of liquid, such as a teaspoon of medicine?

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A teaspoon

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A large bucket

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A measuring jug

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A graduated cylinder

Question 32

Which of these objects holds the most water?

Accepted Answer

A bucket

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A small cup

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A large cup

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A bowl

Question 33

Which of the following has the greatest capacity?

Accepted Answer

A large jug

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A small bowl

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A medium cup

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A small bottle

Question 34

Which of these items can you use to measure the amount of liquid in a container?

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a spoon

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a ruler

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a pencil

Question 35

If you have two containers that have the same shape but different sizes, which container will have more space to hold liquid?

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the larger one

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the smaller one

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they will have the same amount of space

Question 36

Which of these is NOT a way to measure the amount of liquid in a container?

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kilograms (kg)

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milliliters (ml)

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liters (l)

Question 37

Which of these containers can hold the least amount of liquid?

Accepted Answer

a glass

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a bathtub

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a bucket

Question 38

If you have a jug filled with 1 liter of water, what can you use to measure out half of the water?

Accepted Answer

a measuring jug

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a cup

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a spoon

Question 39

Which container can hold the most amount of water?

Accepted Answer

A bathtub

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A small teacup

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A big bowl

Question 40

A small bottle holds 2 cups of water. A large bottle holds 4 cups of water. How many more cups of water does the large bottle hold than the small bottle?

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2 cups

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1 cup

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3 cups

Question 41

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of milk. You only have a 1/4 cup measuring cup. How many times do you need to fill the 1/4 cup to get 1/2 cup?

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2 times

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1 time

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4 times

Question 42

You want to make a lemonade drink for your friends. You have a jug that holds 2 litres of water and a bottle of lemon juice that holds 1/2 litre. How many litres of lemonade can you make?

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1.5 litres

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1 litre

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2 litres

Question 43

Which of these activities does NOT involve measuring capacity?

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Counting the number of steps in a staircase

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Filling a glass of water

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Measuring flour for a recipe

Question 44

Which of these containers can hold the most water?

Accepted Answer

A large bucket

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A small cup

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A medium bowl

Question 45

A jug holds 1.5 litres of milk. I drink 0.5 litres of milk from the jug. How much milk is left in the jug?

Accepted Answer

1 litre

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0.5 litres

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1.5 litres

Question 46

Which container holds the greatest amount of liquid?

Accepted Answer

A bathtub

Answer

A small cup

Answer

A large bowl

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A teaspoon

Question 47

Which of these is not a unit of capacity?

Accepted Answer

Gram

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Cup

Answer

Liter

Answer

Tablespoon

Question 48

Which of these activities involves measuring capacity?

Accepted Answer

Filling a glass with milk

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Measuring the length of a pencil

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Weighing a bag of sugar

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Counting the number of books on a shelf

Question 49

True or False: A teaspoon can hold more liquid than a tablespoon.

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False

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True

Question 50

Which of these objects has the greatest capacity?

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A swimming pool

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A water bottle

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A bathtub

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A thimble

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT a way to measure capacity?

Accepted Answer

Grams

Answer

Milliliters

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Liters

Answer

Cups

Question 52

I have two glasses of water. One glass has 250ml of water and the other has 150ml of water. How much water is in both glasses together?

Accepted Answer

350ml

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100ml

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400ml

Question 53

I have a jug that holds 1 litre of water. I use the jug to fill a glass that holds 250ml of water. How many glasses can I fill with the jug?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

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8

Question 54

Which of these is about measuring capacity?

Accepted Answer

Filling a glass with water

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Weighing flour on a scale

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Measuring the length of a pencil

Question 55

I have a bottle that holds 1.5 litres of juice. I want to share the juice equally between 3 friends. How much juice will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

0.75 litres

Answer

0.5 litres

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1 litre