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KS1.M24 Measuring Weight and Capacity

STA NC-KS1-MATHS-STA · Calculators not allowed · about 30 minutes
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
Which is heavier: a small toy car or a big feather? Tick one.

Answer: ___
  • small toy car
  • big feather
2
Look at two bags. One bag has 3 apples. The other bag has 1 apple.

Which bag is heavier? Answer: ___
  • bag with 3 apples
  • bag with 1 apple
3
A bucket is empty. A cup is full of water.

Which holds more water? Answer: ___
  • bucket
  • cup
4
Priya has two boxes. Box A has 5 books. Box B has 5 feathers.

Which box is heavier? Answer: ___
  • Box A (5 books)
  • Box B (5 feathers)
5
Look at a see-saw scale. On the left is a teddy. On the right are two small stones.

The left side goes down. Which is heavier? Answer: ___
  • teddy
  • two small stones
6
Oliwia pours water from a jug into cups. She fills 4 cups. Each cup is 1 full cup.

How many full cups did she pour? Answer: ___
(1)
7
Which holds more water: a saucepan or a teaspoon? Tick one.

Answer: ___
  • saucepan
  • teaspoon
8
Callum has a cup with 2 small stones and a cup with 6 small stones.

Which cup is heavier? Answer: ___
  • cup with 2 stones
  • cup with 6 stones
9
Which is lighter: a full water bottle or an empty water bottle? Answer: ___
  • full water bottle
  • empty water bottle
10
There are two containers. One has 7 marbles. The other has 7 feathers.

Which is heavier? Answer: ___
  • container with 7 marbles
  • container with 7 feathers
11
A cup is half full of juice. A jug is empty.

Which has more juice? Answer: ___
  • cup half full
  • jug empty
12
There are 3 bowls of water. A is full, B is half full, C is empty.

Which bowl has the least water? Answer: ___
  • A
  • B
  • C
13
Match the pictures. Draw a line from the heavier item to the lighter item.

Picture 1: a big book. Picture 2: a pencil.

Answer: big book -> pencil
(1)
14
A teacher fills 5 small cups with water. She pours the 5 small cups into one jug.

How many small cups did she pour into the jug? Answer: ___
(1)
15
A bucket has 8 toy ducks. A tray has 4 toy ducks.

How many more ducks are in the bucket than on the tray? Answer: ___
(1)
16
Which is heavier: 10 small paper clips or 2 toy cars? Answer: ___
  • 10 small paper clips
  • 2 toy cars
17
Yusuf puts 9 small stones into a cup. Erin puts 9 small stones into a jug.

Which holds more stones? Answer: ___
  • cup
  • jug
  • they are the same
18
How many full buckets of water make 10 small cups if 1 bucket equals 5 cups? Answer: ___
(1)
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