Math 6 · Unit 11: 3D shapes · Cambridge Primary Maths Stage 6
11.2 Capacity and volume
15 questions · e.g. A cuboid is 5 cm × 4 cm × 3 cm. What is its volume?
Questions
1. A cuboid is 5 cm × 4 cm × 3 cm. What is its volume?
Check2. What is the volume of a cube with sides of 3 cm?
Check3. How many millilitres does 1 cm³ hold?
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5. A tank is 20 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm. How many litres does it hold?
Check6. Which unit measures volume?
Check7. A cuboid has volume 48 cm³, length 4 cm and width 3 cm. What is its height?
Check8. How many 1 cm cubes fill a box 2 cm × 2 cm × 5 cm?
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10. A jug holds 750 ml. How many jugs fill a 3-litre bucket?
Check11. Two cuboids: A is 2 × 3 × 4, B is 4 × 3 × 2. Which has more volume?
Check12. What is the difference between capacity and volume?
- They are opposites.
- Volume is only for liquids.
- Capacity is measured in cm.
- Capacity is what a container holds; volume is the space a solid takes up.
13. A cube has volume 64 cm³. How long is each side?
Check14. 250 ml is what fraction of a litre?
Check15. A fish tank 50 cm × 30 cm × 40 cm holds how many litres?
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