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CBSE · Class 3 · Mathematics

Filling and Lifting

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Show your working for Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
One jug fills 3 glasses. How many glasses do 4 jugs fill?
  1. 9
  2. 7
  3. 13
  4. 12
2.
How many half-litre bottles fill a 5-litre can?
  1. 11
  2. 8
  3. 10
  4. 12
3.
How many quarter-kilogram packets make 1 kilogram?
  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 2
  4. 4
4.
A bucket is filled with 14 cups of mug C, or 12 cups of mug A. Which mug is bigger?
  1. Mug A
  2. The bucket is smaller
  3. Mug C
  4. Both are the same
5.
How many half litres make 1 litre?
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 1
  4. 2
6.
Which of these is heavier than 1 kilogram?
  1. a chair
  2. a feather
  3. a paper boat
  4. an eraser
7.
2 erasers balance 1 pencil box. How many erasers balance 4 pencil boxes?
  1. 8
  2. 10
  3. 6
  4. 7
8.
Which of these holds more than 1 litre?
  1. a drum of water
  2. a bowl
  3. an ink bottle
  4. a cup
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
3 ladles of buttermilk fill one glass. How many ladles fill 7 glasses?
10.
How many quarter-litre cups make 6 litres?
11.
9 packets of half a kilogram of salt are bought. How much salt is that?
12.
Is an eraser heavier or lighter than 1 kilogram?
13.
Does an ink bottle hold more or less than 1 litre?
14.
A jug fills 8 glasses. How many jugs are needed to fill 16 glasses?
15.
A small toy balances 8 coins. How many coins balance 2 such toys?
16.
On a pan balance, a pencil is put on one pan and a watermelon on the other. Which pan goes down?
Section C — Word problems4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
For a party, one jug of lemonade fills 8 glasses. 13 children each want one glass. How many jugs must be made? How many glasses will be left over?
18.
Nani needs 8 kilograms of dal. The shop has only quarter-kilogram and half-kilogram packets. Write two ways she can buy exactly 8 kilograms.
19.
Sort these into “heavier than 1 kg” and “lighter than 1 kg”: a watermelon, a bucket of water, a feather, a pencil.
20.
A pot is filled using 10 cups of mug R, 12 cups of mug S or 8 cups of mug Q. Which mug is biggest? Which is smallest? Explain.
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QAnswerWorking
1(d) 124 × 3
2(c) 102 halves make 1 litre: 2 × 5
3(d) 44 quarters in each kilogram: 4 × 1
4(a) Mug Aa bigger mug needs fewer fillings
5(d) 2—
6(a) a chair—
7(a) 84 × 2
8(a) a drum of water—
9217 × 3
10244 × 6
114 and a half kilogramstwo halves make a kilogram
12Lighter—
13Less—
14216 ÷ 8
15162 × 8
16The pan with a watermelonthe heavier side goes down
172 jugs; 3 left over2 × 8 = 16
18e.g. 32 quarter-kilogram packets, or 16 half-kilogram packets, or a mix such as 14 half-kilogram and 4 quarter-kilogram packetstwo halves or four quarters make a kilogram
19heavier: a watermelon, a bucket of water; lighter: a feather, a pencil—
20Biggest: mug Q; smallest: mug S. A bigger mug fills the pot in fewer cups.—