Weight
Weight: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Adding Weights, Estimating Weight of Objects and, Weights of Different Objects
Important Questions on Weight
What is the most likely mass of a grain of rice?

Which of these is most likely to show a reading that is the same as .

What is the most likely mass of a piece of bread?

Which item from the given is the lightest? _____ (Write the letter)

Which item from the given is the heaviest? _____ (Write the letter)

Write the item letters in order from lightest to heaviest.

Write the letters of the items in order from lightest to heaviest.

Circle the best estimate for mass of the object.
The weight of the years student:

Circle the best estimate for mass of the object.
The weight of the sharpener:

Circle the best estimate for mass of the object.
The weight of the bottle:

Circle the best estimate for mass of the object.
The weight of the elephant:


Is a melon likely to have a mass of
Is a feather likely to have a mass of


Mouse is very light and it can run very fast. The mass of a mouse is about . A cat is much heavier with a mass of about .
How many mouse would it take to balance to one cat?

Mouse is very light and it can run very fast. The mass of a mouse is about . A cat is much heavier with a mass of about .
Five mouses would have a mass of . How many mouse would be needed to balance a weight?

Mice is very light and it can run very fast. The mass of a mice is about . A cat is much heavier with a mass of about .
If eight cats were weighed together, The weight of eight cats will show _____ on the scale.

When people go fishing, they usually hope to catch a big fish. This table shows some of the heaviest fish ever caught.
Fish | Mass |
Mekong giant catfish | |
Nile perch | |
White sturgeon | |
Chinook salmon | |
Alligator gar |
How much less than is the Mekong giant catfish?

When people go fishing, they usually hope to catch a big fish. This table shows some of the heaviest fish ever caught.
Fish | Mass |
Mekong giant catfish | |
Nile perch | |
White sturgeon | |
Chinook salmon | |
Alligator gar |
About how many Chinook salmon would it take to balance one Alligator gar?

When people go fishing, they usually hope to catch a big fish. This table shows some of the heaviest fish ever caught.
Fish | Mass |
Mekong giant catfish | |
Nile perch | |
White sturgeon | |
Chinook salmon | |
Alligator gar |
Imagine that the person who caught the Chinook salmon is standing on a scale while holding the fish. The scale shows . How heavy is the person?
