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Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Working Out Capacity (Questions)

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Year 1 children will be given practical problems to solve on capacity. Capacity is the amount which can be held by a container. Often this term is used when we are talking about liquids, but it can apply to many other things too. Early understanding of capacity usually focuses on using language such as full, empty, half full, quarter full, more and less.

Playing this quiz will help your child to solve practical problems of capacity.

Can you use the right capacity words?

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This basket is ___ of apples.

[ ]	empty
[ ]	full
[ ]	washed
[ ]	lost

This box is ___ .

[ ]	blue
[ ]	half full
[ ]	full
[ ]	empty

This glass is ____ .

[ ]	empty
[ ]	half full
[ ]	full
[ ]	broken

All these containers can hold the same amount of liquid even though they are different ___ .

[ ]	shapes and sizes
[ ]	colours
[ ]	materials
[ ]	liquids

These bottles have the same ___ .

[ ]	plastic
[ ]	liquid
[ ]	owner
[ ]	capacity

Which of these statements is true?

[ ]	The container on the left has a smaller capacity
[ ]	The container on the left holds more than the container on the right
[ ]	The container on the right has a larger capacity
[ ]	The container on the right holds more than the container on the left.

Which basket has the smallest capacity?

[ ]	They all have the same capacity
[ ]	The one in the middle
[ ]	The one on the left
[ ]	The one on the right

A truck has a smaller capacity than ______ .

[ ]	a lake
[ ]	a tea cup
[ ]	a shampoo bottle
[ ]	a plastic bag

This jug has about the same capacity as ___ .

[ ]	a bath
[ ]	an egg cup
[ ]	a bottle of lemonade
[ ]	a swimming pool

10.

Capacity is all about ___ .

[ ]	playing with liquid
[ ]	how much a container can hold
[ ]	drinking juice
[ ]	plastic bottles

Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Working Out Capacity (Answers)

This basket is ___ of apples.

[ ]	empty
[x]	full
[ ]	washed
[ ]	lost

There are a lot of apples in this basket!

This box is ___ .

[ ]	blue
[ ]	half full
[ ]	full
[x]	empty

There is nothing at all inside the box, so it is empty

This glass is ____ .

[ ]	empty
[x]	half full
[ ]	full
[ ]	broken

The liquid only half fills the glass

All these containers can hold the same amount of liquid even though they are different ___ .

[x]	shapes and sizes
[ ]	colours
[ ]	materials
[ ]	liquids

Even though it might look impossible, they all hold the same amount of liquid!

These bottles have the same ___ .

[ ]	plastic
[ ]	liquid
[ ]	owner
[x]	capacity

They are the same size and shape and hold the same amount of liquid

Which of these statements is true?

[ ]	The container on the left has a smaller capacity
[x]	The container on the left holds more than the container on the right
[ ]	The container on the right has a larger capacity
[ ]	The container on the right holds more than the container on the left.

The box is much bigger and so holds more

Which basket has the smallest capacity?

[ ]	They all have the same capacity
[ ]	The one in the middle
[ ]	The one on the left
[x]	The one on the right

The one on the right is the smallest and will have the smallest capacity

A truck has a smaller capacity than ______ .

[x]	a lake
[ ]	a tea cup
[ ]	a shampoo bottle
[ ]	a plastic bag

A lake has a much bigger capacity than the truck

This jug has about the same capacity as ___ .

[ ]	a bath
[ ]	an egg cup
[x]	a bottle of lemonade
[ ]	a swimming pool

You could pour a bottle of lemonade into the jug - they are about the same

10.

Capacity is all about ___ .

[ ]	playing with liquid
[x]	how much a container can hold
[ ]	drinking juice
[ ]	plastic bottles

It's all about how much something can hold!