Level 3-4 Shapes - Measuring Capacity

1. What are the abbreviations for litre and millilitre?

   • l and ml
   • le and me
   • lt and mt
   • lit and mil

2. A container that will hold a litre of milk is three quarters full. How many millilitres of milk are in the container?

   • 250
   • 500
   • 750
   • 1,250

3. Sophie drinks 500 millilitres of orange juice every day. How long will it take her to drink 20 litres?

   • 20 days
   • 40 days
   • 60 days
   • 80 days

4. A barrel of oil contains 159 litres. How many barrels will be required for 795 litres?

   • 3
   • 4
   • 5
   • 6

5. A litre of water weighs a kilogram. How many litres will there be in 5 tonnes of water?

   • 500
   • 1,000
   • 5,000
   • 50,000

6. You need to know the capacity of a watering can that is full of water and all you have to help you is a half litre jug. How do you find the approximate capacity of the watering can?

   • Count how many times you can fill the jug from the can
   • Estimate the weight of the can and multiply by two
   • Time how long it takes to fill the jug from the can
   • Guess

7. There are 1,000 litres of sand in a sandpit. If a bucket holds 11 litres, approximately how many buckets of sand are in the sandpit?

   • 91
   • 99
   • 100
   • 101

8. A level teaspoon is approximately 5 ml. How many level teaspoons in 1.5 litres?

   • 20
   • 30
   • 300
   • 3,000

9. Jake has three cups of tea every day but he never drinks an entire cup. On average he throws away 25 millilitres each cup. Approximately how much tea does he waste in a calendar month consisting of 30 days?

   • 75 ml
   • 750 ml
   • 1.25 litres
   • 2.25 litres

10. Hannah gives her pot plant 30 ml of water each day. How much water will the plant require in a year (365 days)?

    • 3,650 ml
    • 7,300 ml
    • 7.3 litres
    • 10.95 litres

Quiz written by Colin King