CBSE Class 5 Mathematics Weight and Capacity Worksheet Set 01

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Question. Change 7 kg 67 g into grams: _____ g.
Answer: 7,067 g
Explanation: Since 1 kg = 1,000 g, 7 kg is 7,000 g. Adding the extra 67 g gives 7,000 + 67 = 7,067 g.

Question. A small packet of sugar weighs 5 g, which is equal to _____ milligrams.
Answer: 5,000 mg
Explanation: Every 1 gram has 1,000 milligrams. So, 5 grams is 5 × 1,000 = 5,000 milligrams.

Question. 10,760 g can be stated as _____ kg and 760 g.
Answer: 10
Explanation: Take out the thousands: 10,000 g makes 10 full kilograms, leaving 760 g remaining.

Question. 14,075 ml is equivalent to _____ litres and 75 ml.
Answer: 14
Explanation: There are 1,000 ml in 1 litre. So, 14,000 ml makes 14 litres, with 75 ml left over.

Question. 5,000 kg is equal to _____ quintals.
Answer: 50
Explanation: 1 quintal is 100 kg. Dividing 5,000 by 100 gives 50 quintals.

Question. Ramiz consumes two 500 ml bottles of water at school, which equals _____ litre altogether.
Answer: 1
Explanation: 500 ml + 500 ml = 1,000 ml. Since 1,000 ml makes 1 litre, he drank 1 whole litre.

Question. A piece of jewelry crafted by a goldsmith weighs 10 g 500 mg, which is _____ mg.
Answer: 10,500 mg
Explanation: 10 g is equal to 10,000 mg. Adding the extra 500 mg gives 10,000 + 500 = 10,500 mg.

Question. A juice vendor has 5 l of juice; he can pour _____ full glasses of 250 ml each before the container is empty.
Answer: 20
Explanation: 1 litre gives 4 glasses of 250 ml (because 250 × 4 = 1,000 ml). For 5 litres, he can fill 5 × 4 = 20 glasses.

True or False

Question. Anu noted that an iron wardrobe weighs 40 g.
Answer: False
Explanation: 40 grams is as light as a few coins! A heavy iron almirah weighs around 40 kilograms (kg), not grams.

Question. A standard bucket can hold a maximum of 20 ml of water.
Answer: False
Explanation: 20 ml is just a couple of spoonfuls of water. A bathing bucket holds about 20 litres (l).

Question. 10 kg 35 g is equal to 10,035 g in total.
Answer: True
Explanation: 10 kg = 10,000 g. When you add 35 g, it correctly equals 10,035 g.

Question. Five kilograms of tomatoes cost ₹73, therefore 10 kg of tomatoes will cost ₹146.
Answer: True
Explanation: 10 kg is double of 5 kg, so the price will also double: ₹73 × 2 = ₹146.

Question. An adult whale can weigh 40 times as much as an elephant weighing 5,000 kg.
Answer: True
Explanation: Multiplying 5,000 kg by 40 gives 2,00,000 kg, which is the weight of a giant blue whale.

Question. 4 L 50 ml is bigger than 4 L 500 ml.
Answer: False
Explanation: Both have 4 litres, but 500 ml is much more than 50 ml.

Question. Daisy claims that 1 L 400 ml equals 1,040 ml.
Answer: False
Explanation: 1 L = 1,000 ml. Adding 400 ml gives 1,400 ml, not 1,040 ml.

Question. To brew 2 cups of tea, we need 11 litres of water.
Answer: False
Explanation: 11 litres is enough water to fill a bucket! Two cups of tea only need around 300 to 500 ml.

Questions / Short Question Answers

Question. A restaurant proprietor uses 5 kg 200 g, 8 kg 900 g, and 12 kg 600 g of onions over 3 days. What is the total weight of onions used?
Answer: 26 kg 700 g
Explanation: First add the grams: 200 g + 900 g + 600 g = 1,700 g (which is 1 kg 700 g). Then add the kilograms: 5 + 8 + 12 + 1 = 26 kg. Total = 26 kg 700 g.

Question. Aarav lifts two baskets of apples weighing 2 kg 100 g and 3 kg 950 g. What is the combined mass of apples he lifted?
Answer: 6 kg 50 g
Explanation: Add grams: 100 g + 950 g = 1,050 g (1 kg 50 g). Add kilograms: 2 kg + 3 kg + 1 kg = 6 kg. The answer is 6 kg 50 g.

Question. A sack contains 10 kg of sand. If 4 kg 500 g of sand is removed, how much sand remains in the sack?
Answer: 5 kg 500 g
Explanation: Think of 10 kg as 9 kg 1,000 g. Subtract 4 kg 500 g: 9 kg − 4 kg = 5 kg, and 1,000 g − 500 g = 500 g.

Question. A rice sack weighs 9 kg 750 g. After some rice is consumed, it weighs 3 kg 700 g. How much rice was taken?
Answer: 6 kg 50 g
Explanation: Subtract the remaining weight from the starting weight: 9 kg 750 g − 3 kg 700 g = 6 kg 50 g.

Question. A delivery vehicle dropped off 17 kg 900 g of supplies in the morning and 12 kg 700 g in the afternoon. What was the total amount delivered?
Answer: 30 kg 600 g
Explanation: 900 g + 700 g = 1,600 g = 1 kg 600 g. Then 17 kg + 12 kg + 1 kg = 30 kg. Total = 30 kg 600 g.

Question. A carton of books weighs 14 kg 750 g. After removing some books, the carton weighs 10 kg 500 g. What is the mass of the books removed?
Answer: 4 kg 250 g
Explanation: Subtract the new weight from the old weight: 14 kg − 10 kg = 4 kg, and 750 g − 500 g = 250 g.

Question. In a Gurdwara kitchen, 65 kg of flour was purchased initially, and an extra 52 kg 500 g was added. If 42 kg 275 g was used for preparing langar, how much flour remains in the store?
Answer: 75 kg 225 g
Explanation: Total flour bought = 65 kg + 52 kg 500 g = 117 kg 500 g. Flour remaining = 117 kg 500 g − 42 kg 275 g = 75 kg 225 g.

Question. On his birthday, a generous king donates wheat grains equal to 10 times his weight. If he donated 800 kg this year, what is his present weight?
Answer: 80 kg
Explanation: Since the donation is 10 times his weight, divide the total grains by 10: 800 kg ÷ 10 = 80 kg.

Question. Harpreet's family packed watermelon (3 kg), pineapple (1 kg 750 g), apples (1 kg 250 g), and mangoes (2 kg) for an outing. Which fruit had the smallest weight?
Answer: Apples (1 kg 250 g)
Explanation: Comparing all weights in grams: Watermelon = 3,000 g, Mangoes = 2,000 g, Pineapple = 1,750 g, and Apples = 1,250 g. Apples are the lightest.

Question. A bottle of milk is poured equally into 8 cups of 360 ml each, leaving 120 ml in the bottle. What was the initial volume of milk in the bottle?
Answer: 3,000 ml (or 3 litres)
Explanation: Milk in 8 glasses = 8 × 360 ml = 2,880 ml. Adding the 120 ml left in the bottle gives 2,880 + 120 = 3,000 ml = 3 litres.

Question. In an oil mill, 8 L 400 ml of oil is distributed equally into 7 containers. How much oil does each container hold?
Answer: 1 L 200 ml
Explanation: 8 L 400 ml = 8,400 ml. Divide 8,400 by 7 to get 1,200 ml, which is 1 litre and 200 millilitres.

Question. If one jug can hold 1 L 75 ml of buttermilk, how much buttermilk can 8 such containers hold?
Answer: 8 L 600 ml
Explanation: Multiply litres and millilitres by 8: 1 L × 8 = 8 L, and 75 ml × 8 = 600 ml. Together, that makes 8 L 600 ml.

Question. Riya fills one 2 L bottle and four 500 ml bottles. Aarav fills three 750 ml bottles. Who collected more water and by how much?
Answer: Riya filled more water, by 1 L 750 ml.
Explanation: Riya filled 2 L + (4 × 500 ml = 2 L) = 4 L (4,000 ml). Aarav filled 3 × 750 ml = 2,250 ml. Difference = 4,000 ml − 2,250 ml = 1,750 ml = 1 L 750 ml.

Question. At a filling station, 1,800 L of diesel was sold to buses and 1,500 L to trucks. How much more fuel was bought for buses than trucks?
Answer: 300 L
Explanation: Subtract the truck fuel from the bus fuel: 1,800 L − 1,500 L = 300 L.

Question. A scrap merchant purchases 16 kg of old newspaper at ₹8 per kilogram. How much money did he pay?
Answer: ₹128
Explanation: Multiply the total weight by the price per kg: 16 × ₹8 = ₹128.

Vocabulary Activity - "Guess the Word"

Question. Guess the Word: I am a standard unit of measurement used to weigh heavy things like a bag of potatoes or your school bag. Exactly 1,000 grams make one of me. What am I?
Answer: Kilogram
Explanation: "Kilo" means one thousand! A kilogram is made of 1,000 grams and is written as "kg".

Question. Guess the Word: I am an extremely tiny unit of weight used to measure gold earrings or small amounts of medicine. 1,000 of me equal 1 single gram. What am I?
Answer: Milligram
Explanation: A milligram (mg) is super small and light, perfect for weighing spices, gold, and medicines.

Question. Guess the Word: I am the common metric unit used to measure the capacity of fluids like cooking oil, milk, and water inside bottles. What am I?
Answer: Litre
Explanation: Litre (l) is the standard unit for measuring liquids that fill cartons, jugs, and bottles.

Question. Guess the Word: I am a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, widely used in markets to weigh huge grain sacks. What am I?
Answer: Quintal
Explanation: When farmers sell large harvest sacks of wheat or rice, they group 100 kg together into 1 quintal.

Question. Guess the Word: I am a massive unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms or 10 quintals, used for weighing heavy vehicles and enormous animals. What am I?
Answer: Tonne
Explanation: A tonne (or metric ton) is very heavy! 1 tonne equals 1,000 kilograms.