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Topic 15 Practice Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which is the best estimate for the capacity of a soup bowl?

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a.
2 pints
b.
2 quarts
c.
2 cups
d.
2 gallons
 

 2. 

Which is the best estimate for the capacity of large shampoo bottle?

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a.
2 pints
b.
2 cups
c.
2 quarts
d.
2 gallons
 

 3. 

Which is the best estimate for the capacity of the fish tank?

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a.
10 gallons
b.
10 cups
c.
100 gallons
d.
1 cup
 

 4. 

Which is the best estimate for the capacity of the water jug?

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a.
1 quart
b.
1 pint
c.
1 cup
d.
1 gallon
 

 5. 

How many milliliters are there in 250 liters?
a.
25 mL
b.
2.5 mL
c.
250,000 mL
d.
0.25 mL
 

 6. 

Which of the following can hold about 2 liters of water?
a.
a lemonade pitcher
b.
a pond
c.
a coffee mug
d.
a medicine dropper
 

 7. 

Which is the best estimate of the capacity of a bottle of ketchup?
a.
7 milliliters
b.
720 milliliters
c.
720 liters
d.
7,200 liters
 

 8. 

Which is the best estimate of the capacity of a bathtub?
a.
5 milliliters
b.
50 milliliters
c.
5 liters
d.
50 liters
 

 9. 

Which is the best estimate of the mass of a ladybug?

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a.
  1 g
b.
10 g
c.
1 kg
d.
10 kg
 

 10. 

Which object would weigh closest to 1,000 pounds?
a.
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c.
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b.
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d.
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 11. 

Alex wants to divide 240 liters of tea equally in 3 containers. How many liters should he pour into each container?
a.
70
c.
90
b.
80
d.
95
 

 12. 

Becky pours 252 milliliters of juice in a glass and 532 milliliters of juice in a bottle. How many milliliters of juice has she poured in all?
a.
280
c.
784
b.
584
d.
874
 

 13. 

Bonnie bought a 750 milliliter carton of milk. After drinking some of the milk,  she had 255 milliliters left in the carton. How many milliliters of milk did she drink?
a.
255
c.
595
b.
495
d.
1005
 

 14. 

Which is the best estimate for the capacity of a family size drink bottle?

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a.
1 cup
b.
2 cups
c.
2 quarts
d.
2 gallons
 

 15. 

Which is the best estimate for the capacity of a pail?

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a.
1 quart
b.
1 pint
c.
1 gallon
d.
1 cup
 

 16. 

Which of the objects below best holds 1 quart?
a.
gas tank
b.
pitcher
c.
coffee mug
d.
pool
 

 17. 

Which is the best estimate of the capacity of a coffee mug?
a.
3 milliliters
b.
350 milliliters
c.
350 liters
d.
3 liters
 

 18. 

Which is the best estimate of the mass of a panda bear?

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a.
  1 g
b.
100 g
c.
1 kg
d.
100 kg
 

 19. 

Which is the most appropriate unit to measure the weight of a humpback whale?
a.
g
c.
oz
b.
kg
d.
qt
 

 20. 

Which object would weigh closest to 1 pound?
a.
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c.
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b.
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d.
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 21. 

Which best tells how much a digital clock might weigh?


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a.
1 ounce
b.
1 pound
c.
5 ounces
d.
5 pounds
 

 22. 

Matt wants to divide 120 liters of water equally in 6 containers. How many liters should he pour into each container?
a.
20
c.
40
b.
30
d.
45
 

 23. 

Roger bought a 850-milliliter bottle of juice. After drinking some of the juice, he had 419 milliliters left. How many milliliters of water did he drink?
a.
234 milliliters
c.
431 milliliters
b.
421 milliliters
d.
531 milliliters
 

 24. 

Eric has 5 highlighters. The mass of each highlighter is 11 grams. Which is the total mass of all the highlighters Eric has?
a.
16 grams
c.
55 grams
b.
20 grams
d.
60 grams
 

 25. 

Rick has 18 paper clips. The mass of each paper clip is 1 gram. Which is the total mass of all the paper clips Rick has?
a.
18 grams
c.
20 grams
b.
19 grams
d.
36 grams
 



 
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