Understanding Capacity and Volume

Which of these is the best unit to measure the amount of water in a large bottle?

• Litres

• Metres

• Kilograms

• Miles

A jug holds 2 litres of juice. How many millilitres is this?

• 200 millilitres

• 2,000 millilitres

• 20 millilitres

• 200,000 millilitres

Which container can hold the most water?

• A cup (9 oz)

• A bucket (352 oz)

• A bottle (35 oz)

• A mug (10 oz)

If you have a 1 litre bottle and pour out 300 millilitres, how much is left?

• 300 millilitres

• 700 millilitres

• 1,300 millilitres

• 100 millilitres

Which is the smallest amount?

• 1 litre

• 500 millilitres

• 2 litres

• 1,500 millilitres

You have two containers. One holds 750 millilitres, the other holds 1 pint. Which holds more?

• 750 millilitres

• 1 pint

Estimate: How much water do you think a bath can hold?

• 5 litres

• 50 litres

• 500 millilitres

• 500 litres

If you pour 400 millilitres of milk into a jug that already has 600 millilitres, how much milk is in the jug now?

• 1,000 millilitres

• 900 millilitres

• 800 millilitres

• 600 millilitres

Which is the correct way to write "half a litre" in millilitres?

• 50 millilitres

• 500 millilitres

• 5,000 millilitres

• 5 millilitres

A bottle has 1,200 millilitres of lemonade. You pour out 200 millilitres. How much is left?

• 1,000 millilitres

• 1,400 millilitres

• 1,100 millilitres

• 200 millilitres