Instructions
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space provided. For multiple choice questions, circle the best answer. Good luck!
Part 1: Choose the Best Answer
- Which is used to measure how long a pencil is?
A) Scale B) Ruler C) Measuring Cup - Which unit would you use to measure the distance from your home to your school?
A) Centimeters (cm) B) Meters (m) C) Kilometers (km) - Which object is heavier?
A) A feather B) A brick - What unit would you use to measure the weight of an apple?
A) Grams (g) B) Kilograms (kg) - Capacity measures...
A) how heavy something is. B) how long something is. C) how much a container can hold. - Which container holds more water?
A) A swimming pool B) A teacup - A small carton of juice holds about 200 ______.
A) Milliliters (mL) B) Liters (L) - Which is the best tool to measure milk for a pancake recipe?
A) A ruler B) A measuring jug C) A weighing scale - The height of a classroom door is about 2 ______.
A) meters (m) B) centimeters (cm) - Which is lighter?
A) A school bus B) A bicycle - To weigh a watermelon, you would use ______.
A) grams (g) B) kilograms (kg) - Which holds less liquid?
A) A spoon B) A bucket - A large bottle of soda is often 2 ______.
A) Liters (L) B) Milliliters (mL) - A drop of rain is best measured in ______.
A) Liters (L) B) Milliliters (mL) - Fill in the blank: 1 meter = 100 .
- Fill in the blank: 1 kilogram = 1000 .
- Fill in the blank: 1 Liter = 1000 .
- Which is shorter?
A) Your finger B) Your arm - Which tool tells you your weight?
A) Thermometer B) Bathroom scale C) Measuring tape - Which is a measure of capacity?
A) Meter B) Gram C) Liter
Part 2: Answer the Questions
- List two objects you would measure using centimeters (cm).
- List two objects you would weigh using kilograms (kg).
- Look at a water bottle. Do you think its capacity is closer to 500 mL or 500 L?
- Name one container in your kitchen that holds MORE than 1 Liter.
- Name one container in your kitchen that holds LESS than 1 Liter.
- A fish tank holds 10 Liters of water. If you use a 2-Liter jug to fill it, how many times will you need to pour water from the jug?
- Put these in order from the one that holds the LEAST amount of liquid to the one that holds the MOST:
a bathtub, an eyedropper, a soup bowl - You are making a soup recipe that needs 3 cups of broth and 1 cup of cream. What is the total capacity of the liquid you need in cups?
- Why would you measure a large swimming pool in Liters (L) instead of Milliliters (mL)?
- Mia's water bottle has a capacity of 1 Liter. She drank half of the water. How many milliliters (mL) are left? (Hint: 1 L = 1000 mL)
Answer Key
Part 1
- B) Ruler
- C) Kilometers (km)
- B) A brick
- A) Grams (g)
- C) how much a container can hold.
- A) A swimming pool
- A) Milliliters (mL)
- B) A measuring jug
- A) meters (m)
- B) A bicycle
- B) kilograms (kg)
- A) A spoon
- A) Liters (L)
- B) Milliliters (mL)
- centimeters
- grams
- milliliters
- A) Your finger
- B) Bathroom scale
- C) Liter
Part 2
- (Answers will vary) Examples: pencil, book, eraser, crayon.
- (Answers will vary) Examples: a person, a dog, a bag of potatoes, a bicycle.
- 500 mL
- (Answers will vary) Examples: a large cooking pot, a pitcher, a large soda bottle.
- (Answers will vary) Examples: a coffee mug, a glass, a spoon, a small yogurt cup.
- 5 times (10 ÷ 2 = 5)
- eyedropper, soup bowl, bathtub
- 4 cups (3 + 1 = 4)
- Because a pool holds a very large amount of water, and using milliliters would result in a huge, impractical number. Liters are a bigger unit for bigger volumes.
- 500 mL (Half of 1000 is 500)