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Holds More or Weighs More? is a free printable Kindergarten math worksheet on telling a question about capacity from a question about weight, aligned to Common Core standard K.MD.A.1. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Holds More or Weighs More?

K.MD.A.1

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Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: Which bag of apples is harder to lift?, Which cup holds more water?, Which toy is the heaviest?, How many scoops of sand fill the pail?

How much it holdsHow heavy it is
2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: Will all the juice fit in the jug?, Can you pick up the sack of flour?, Is the box of books too heavy to carry?, Which pumpkin weighs more?

How much it holdsHow heavy it is
3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: Which cup holds more water?, Which toy is the heaviest?, Can you pick up the sack of flour?, Which pumpkin weighs more?

How much it holdsHow heavy it is
4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: Which bag of apples is harder to lift?, Which cup holds more water?, How many scoops of sand fill the pail?, Which bottle holds the most milk?

How much it holdsHow heavy it is
5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: Which pumpkin weighs more?, Which toy is the heaviest?, Can you pick up the sack of flour?, Will the bath fill to the top?

How much it holdsHow heavy it is

LessonPrint · K.MD.A.1 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Holds More or Weighs More?

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.How much it holds: Which cup holds more water?, How many scoops of sand fill the pail?; How heavy it is: Which bag of apples is harder to lift?, Which toy is the heaviest?
  2. 2.How much it holds: Will all the juice fit in the jug?; How heavy it is: Can you pick up the sack of flour?, Is the box of books too heavy to carry?, Which pumpkin weighs more?
  3. 3.How much it holds: Which cup holds more water?; How heavy it is: Which toy is the heaviest?, Can you pick up the sack of flour?, Which pumpkin weighs more?
  4. 4.How much it holds: Which cup holds more water?, How many scoops of sand fill the pail?, Which bottle holds the most milk?; How heavy it is: Which bag of apples is harder to lift?
  5. 5.How much it holds: Will the bath fill to the top?; How heavy it is: Which pumpkin weighs more?, Which toy is the heaviest?, Can you pick up the sack of flour?

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K.MD.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.