Holding millilitres

Holding millilitres

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This task is about volume and capacity.
a)
A plastic cube measures 2 cm by 2 cm by 2 cm. How many millilitres (ml) of water will it take to fill the cube?
 
(A)   2     (B)   3     (C)   6     (D)   8     (E)   16     
 
(F)   None of these. The cube will hold __________ millilitres.
 
 
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b)
An ice tray has 10 compartments. Each compartment measures 3 cm by 3 cm by 3 cm.
How many millilitres of water will it take to fill the ice tray?
 
(A)   9     (B)   27     (C)   37     (D)   90     (E)   270   
 
(F)   None of these. The ice tray will hold __________ millilitres.
 
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c)
A mould for home-made ice-blocks has 6 compartments. Each compartment measures 2 cm by 3 cm by 5 cm.
 
  i) 
How many millilitres of water will it take to fill the mould?
 
(A)   10     (B)   30     (C)   60     (D)   180     (E)   300     
 
(F)   None of these. The mould will hold __________ millilitres.
 
 
ii)
How many millilitres will be left from a full 1 litre jug after it has filled the mould? 
 
__________ ml
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement
Keywords: 
volume, capacity, conversion of units
Description of task: 
Students calculate the capacity, in millilitres, of three containers whose measurements are given in centimetres.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' understanding of volume and capacity (Measurement) and multiplicative strategies (Number strategies).
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Measurement sense, sets 6-7
Multiplicative thinking, sets 6-7
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y8 (06/2000)

a)

  

D

moderate

b)

  

E

difficult

c)

i)
ii)

D
820 [accept 1000 – answer to c) i)]

difficult
difficult
Diagnostic and formative information: 
 

Common error

Likely reason

Likely reason

c)ii)

90
70
40
etc

100 – answer to c)i)

Assumes 1 litre = 100 ml.