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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: Will all the juice fit in the jug?, Which cup holds more water?, Is the box of books too heavy to carry?, Which toy is the heaviest?

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

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

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

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

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

Sort: Which bottle holds the most milk?, How many scoops of sand fill the pail?, Which bag of apples is harder to lift?, Is the box of books too heavy to carry?

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

Sort: Is the bowl big enough for all the soup?, Can the little wagon carry the rock?, Which bottle holds the most milk?, Which cup holds more water?

How much it holdsHow heavy it is

LessonPrint · K.MD.A.1 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Holds More or Weighs More?

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.How much it holds: Will all the juice fit in the jug?, Which cup holds more water?; How heavy it is: Is the box of books too heavy to carry?, Which toy is the heaviest?
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.How much it holds: Which bottle holds the most milk?, 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?
  4. 4.How much it holds: Which bottle holds the most milk?, How many scoops of sand fill the pail?; How heavy it is: Which bag of apples is harder to lift?, Is the box of books too heavy to carry?
  5. 5.How much it holds: Is the bowl big enough for all the soup?, Which bottle holds the most milk?, Which cup holds more water?; How heavy it is: Can the little wagon carry the rock?

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