Capacity — Main Test
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About this resource
The Main test for the full KS1 capacity programme. Standard units (ml and l), reading scales, comparing and ordering with > and <, simple capacity problems.
What you'll learn
- Comparing & describing capacity DfE NC Maths KS1 measurement (Y1)
- Measuring with standard units DfE NC Maths KS1 measurement (Y2)
- Ordering & comparing amounts DfE NC Maths KS1 measurement (Y2)
Inside this resource
- 18 questions
For the student — how to do this
This test has 18 questions. You'll learn two new units: ml (millilitre — for small amounts, like medicine) and l (litre — for big amounts, like a bottle of milk).
1 litre = 1000 ml — like 1 metre = 100 cm.
For parents and carers
The schoolbook Y2 capacity assessment. Introduces the statutory standard units: millilitres (ml) and litres (l), with 1l = 1000ml. Covers reading scales (jugs marked at 100ml, 200ml etc.), comparing and ordering capacities, and recording with > < =.
Real-world references help: a typical drink carton is 200ml; a small water bottle is 500ml; a milk bottle is 1l (or 2l, 4-pint = ~2.27l).
For teachers and tutors
Full Y2 capacity assessment. Question distribution: standard units recognition (3), reading scales on measuring jugs (4), conversions ml↔l (3), comparing with > < = (4), real-world capacity estimation (4).
How to check the work
Auto-marked. Scale-reading questions are the most error-prone — pupils who struggle benefit from a real measuring jug at home with water (use food colouring for visibility).