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WorksheetsMeasuring Capacity or Weight
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Fran has a flower garden. She needs a watering can that will hold to quarts of water so she can water her plants. Which does need to know to make sure she has the correct watering can?
The capacity of the can
The weight of the can
Mr. Silva is packing his suitcase. He wants to make sure it weighs less than 50 pounds. Which should Mr. Silva measure?
The capacity of the suitcase
The weight of the suitcase
Blake wants to set up a lemonade stand. He makes 3 gallons of lemonade. How will Blake likely sell the lemonade?
By the cup
By the pound
Maureen wants to know how much her wading pool will hold. Which measurement unit should she use?
pounds
gallons
Mr. Rayford wants to fill his kitchen sink with soapy water. Which is important for him to know?
the weight of the sink
the capacity of the sink
Ramon is using pints as a measuring unit. Which is he measuring?
capacity
weight
Perry has a 10 pound sack of potatoes. What does he know about the sack.
The capacity of the sack.
The weight of the sack.
Ronda pours one gallon of milk into a large jug and finds that all of the milk fills the jug. Which is Ronda measuring?
The weight of the jug.
The capacity of the jug.
Ken wants to measure how much a garbage can will hold. Which unit of measurement is he most likely to use?
pounds
tons
pints
gallons
A bicycle rider takes a break and drinks some water from a bottle. Which is the unit most likely to be used to measure the capacity of the bottle?
pounds
cups
tons
