Lesson 4 of 8 · Grades 3 to 5
Practice: Capacity and volume
Ten questions on capacity and volume: changing between millilitres and litres, counting cups, pints, quarts and gallons, and choosing a sensible unit for a container.
How to use this page
This page gives you ten more questions on the same idea as the lesson "Capacity and volume". Work through them at your own speed. Write your answer down or say it out loud before you open the answer box, so you give yourself a real chance to think.
If a question feels hard, go back to the lesson and look at the worked example again. Getting a question wrong is useful; it shows you the part that needs one more look.
Practice questions
Answer all ten questions in your notebook or in your head. Then open each answer to check your work.
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How many millilitres are in 3 litres?
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3,000 millilitres. 3 × 1,000 = 3,000 mL.
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How many quarts are in one gallon?
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4 quarts. One gallon is four quarts.
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A glass holds 250 mL. How many glasses fill a 1 L bottle?
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4 glasses. 1,000 ÷ 250 = 4.
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How many cups are in one quart?
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4 cups. One quart is four cups.
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A bucket holds 5 L. How many millilitres is that?
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5,000 millilitres. 5 × 1,000 = 5,000 mL.
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A recipe needs 3 cups of milk. Write that in pints and cups.
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1 pt 1 cup. 3 cups is 2 cups plus 1 cup.
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A bottle holds 1,500 mL. Write that in litres and millilitres.
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1 L 500 mL. 1,500 mL is 1,000 mL plus 500 mL.
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How many cups are in one gallon?
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16 cups. One gallon is sixteen cups.
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A jug holds 2 L 400 mL. How many millilitres is that?
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2,400 millilitres. 2,000 + 400 = 2,400 mL.
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Which is more, 3 pints or 1 gallon?
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1 gallon. It is 8 pints, which is more than 3 pints.