How it works
Read the mark the top of the water or the needle reaches.
Litres measure how much liquid. Kilograms and grams measure how heavy.
An estimate is close, not exact.
Worked examples
A scale
- The needle points to the 9 on a kilogram scale.
- Read the number it points to.
- The scale shows 9 kg.
Between marks
- The scale marks go up in fives. The needle is on the second mark.
- Count: 5, 10.
- The scale shows 10 kg.
A jug
- Water in a jug reaches the 3 mark.
- Read where the top of the water is.
- There are 3 litres.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- The bars show how many liters are in each jug. How many liters are in Jug A? ___
- How many more liters are in Jug B than in Jug A? ___
- How many liters do the two jugs hold together? ___
- The dot shows where a scale pointer stops. How many kilograms is it? ___
- The dot shows where a scale pointer stops. How many grams is it? ___