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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?, Will the bath fill to the top?, How many scoops of sand fill the pail?, Can the little wagon carry the rock?

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

Sort: Is the bowl big enough for all the soup?, Can the little wagon carry the rock?, 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: Can the little wagon carry the rock?, Will the bath fill to the top?, Which bag of apples is harder to lift?, Which toy is the heaviest?

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

Sort: Will all the juice fit in the jug?, Is the bowl big enough for all the soup?, Which bottle holds the most milk?, Which toy is the heaviest?

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

Sort: Which bag of apples is harder to lift?, Which bottle holds the most milk?, Will the bath fill to the top?, Which toy is the heaviest?

How much it holdsHow heavy it is

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Answer key — Holds More or Weighs More?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

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

Questions about Holds More or Weighs More?

What does the Holds More or Weighs More? worksheet cover?

It practices telling a question about capacity from a question about weight — 5 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core K.MD.A.1: Describe how long or how heavy something is. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into the right box”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Holds More or Weighs More? practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.A.1 — K.MD.A.1, under Measurement & Data for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Holds More or Weighs More? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on K.MD.A.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Holds More or Weighs More? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 5 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Holds More or Weighs More? can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Holds More or Weighs More? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Holds More or Weighs More?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for K.MD.A.1

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