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How much can you drink?
Why do you think Chintu does not take the challenge? 
Do you think you can take the challenge?
Teacher’s Note: Children should understand that if one takes a bigger 
glass then we may drink a fewer number of glasses. So one may not 
take the challenge.
Filling and Filling and 
Lifting Lifting
11 11
Chintu reads the poster and tells Shambhu:
NO! 
I cannot drink 
6 glasses!!
You need to drink 
6 of these bigger 
glasses of juice to get 
your money back.
I can drink 6 
of these 
smaller 
glasses. 
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How much can you drink?
Why do you think Chintu does not take the challenge? 
Do you think you can take the challenge?
Teacher’s Note: Children should understand that if one takes a bigger 
glass then we may drink a fewer number of glasses. So one may not 
take the challenge.
Filling and Filling and 
Lifting Lifting
11 11
Chintu reads the poster and tells Shambhu:
NO! 
I cannot drink 
6 glasses!!
You need to drink 
6 of these bigger 
glasses of juice to get 
your money back.
I can drink 6 
of these 
smaller 
glasses. 
140
Maths Mela | Class 3
Whose glass holds more? 
Ritu’s elder sister finds out who 
drinks the most milk like this.
She pours the content of the 
glasses in three same-sized 
glasses.
Nita and Monu visit Ritu’s house. Ritu’s mother gives them 
milk in different  glasses. Who do you think gets the most milk?
Ritu’s 
glass
Monu’s 
glass
Nita’s 
glass
1. Who drank the most milk?
2. Who drank the least milk?
I drink so 
much milk.
I drink more 
milk than you.
I drink milk in 
a big glass.
Ritu’s glass
Monu’s glass
Nita’s glass
Let us Discuss
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How much can you drink?
Why do you think Chintu does not take the challenge? 
Do you think you can take the challenge?
Teacher’s Note: Children should understand that if one takes a bigger 
glass then we may drink a fewer number of glasses. So one may not 
take the challenge.
Filling and Filling and 
Lifting Lifting
11 11
Chintu reads the poster and tells Shambhu:
NO! 
I cannot drink 
6 glasses!!
You need to drink 
6 of these bigger 
glasses of juice to get 
your money back.
I can drink 6 
of these 
smaller 
glasses. 
140
Maths Mela | Class 3
Whose glass holds more? 
Ritu’s elder sister finds out who 
drinks the most milk like this.
She pours the content of the 
glasses in three same-sized 
glasses.
Nita and Monu visit Ritu’s house. Ritu’s mother gives them 
milk in different  glasses. Who do you think gets the most milk?
Ritu’s 
glass
Monu’s 
glass
Nita’s 
glass
1. Who drank the most milk?
2. Who drank the least milk?
I drink so 
much milk.
I drink more 
milk than you.
I drink milk in 
a big glass.
Ritu’s glass
Monu’s glass
Nita’s glass
Let us Discuss
141
Filling and Lifting
Get three vessels (like a small bowl , glass , and bottle ) 
of different sizes from your home. Guess: how many small bowls 
will fill the glass? How many glasses will fill the bottle? First 
guess and then pour water from one vessel into another to check 
if your guess is correct.
Vessel My guess for the number 
of small bowls
How many bowls
Glass
Bottle
3. Fill in the blanks with ‘more’ or ‘less’.
 a. Nita’s glass holds ............. milk than Monu’s glass. 
 b. Monu’s glass holds ............. milk than Nita’s glass.
 c. Ritu’s glass holds ............. milk than Nita’s glass. 
4. Tick 
ü
 the right name.
 a. Nita/Monu/Ritu’s glass holds the most milk.
 b. Nita/Monu/Ritu’s glass holds the least milk.
1. Fill in the blanks with ‘the most’ or ‘the least’.
 a. The glass holds ............. water. 
 b. The bottle holds ............. water.
2.  Name the vessels that are used in your home that can store 
more water than your bottle.
Let us Do
Teacher’s Note: Children may get different vessels but they should be 
able to draw conclusions about their capacity.
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How much can you drink?
Why do you think Chintu does not take the challenge? 
Do you think you can take the challenge?
Teacher’s Note: Children should understand that if one takes a bigger 
glass then we may drink a fewer number of glasses. So one may not 
take the challenge.
Filling and Filling and 
Lifting Lifting
11 11
Chintu reads the poster and tells Shambhu:
NO! 
I cannot drink 
6 glasses!!
You need to drink 
6 of these bigger 
glasses of juice to get 
your money back.
I can drink 6 
of these 
smaller 
glasses. 
140
Maths Mela | Class 3
Whose glass holds more? 
Ritu’s elder sister finds out who 
drinks the most milk like this.
She pours the content of the 
glasses in three same-sized 
glasses.
Nita and Monu visit Ritu’s house. Ritu’s mother gives them 
milk in different  glasses. Who do you think gets the most milk?
Ritu’s 
glass
Monu’s 
glass
Nita’s 
glass
1. Who drank the most milk?
2. Who drank the least milk?
I drink so 
much milk.
I drink more 
milk than you.
I drink milk in 
a big glass.
Ritu’s glass
Monu’s glass
Nita’s glass
Let us Discuss
141
Filling and Lifting
Get three vessels (like a small bowl , glass , and bottle ) 
of different sizes from your home. Guess: how many small bowls 
will fill the glass? How many glasses will fill the bottle? First 
guess and then pour water from one vessel into another to check 
if your guess is correct.
Vessel My guess for the number 
of small bowls
How many bowls
Glass
Bottle
3. Fill in the blanks with ‘more’ or ‘less’.
 a. Nita’s glass holds ............. milk than Monu’s glass. 
 b. Monu’s glass holds ............. milk than Nita’s glass.
 c. Ritu’s glass holds ............. milk than Nita’s glass. 
4. Tick 
ü
 the right name.
 a. Nita/Monu/Ritu’s glass holds the most milk.
 b. Nita/Monu/Ritu’s glass holds the least milk.
1. Fill in the blanks with ‘the most’ or ‘the least’.
 a. The glass holds ............. water. 
 b. The bottle holds ............. water.
2.  Name the vessels that are used in your home that can store 
more water than your bottle.
Let us Do
Teacher’s Note: Children may get different vessels but they should be 
able to draw conclusions about their capacity.
142
Maths Mela | Class 3
1.  How many ladles fill the bowl? .............
2.  How many glasses can be filled by the jug? .............
3. What will you use to fill half of the glass? 
4.  Which of these would you use for distributing the 
lemonade in glasses? Why? 
5. How many glasses can be filled with 3 jugs of  lemonade? 
6. How many ladles are needed to fill 4 glasses?
7.  Can you use a ladle, bowl or a glass to find out how 
much lemonade a jug can hold?
Teacher’s Note: Let children discuss how many times they will have 
to pour using each thing. Discuss how utensils with less capacity can 
be used to fill a utensil of larger capacity and how utensils with larger 
capacity can fill a number of utensils of smaller capacity. Let them 
conclude that in both cases the quantity remains the same.
Let us Do
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How much can you drink?
Why do you think Chintu does not take the challenge? 
Do you think you can take the challenge?
Teacher’s Note: Children should understand that if one takes a bigger 
glass then we may drink a fewer number of glasses. So one may not 
take the challenge.
Filling and Filling and 
Lifting Lifting
11 11
Chintu reads the poster and tells Shambhu:
NO! 
I cannot drink 
6 glasses!!
You need to drink 
6 of these bigger 
glasses of juice to get 
your money back.
I can drink 6 
of these 
smaller 
glasses. 
140
Maths Mela | Class 3
Whose glass holds more? 
Ritu’s elder sister finds out who 
drinks the most milk like this.
She pours the content of the 
glasses in three same-sized 
glasses.
Nita and Monu visit Ritu’s house. Ritu’s mother gives them 
milk in different  glasses. Who do you think gets the most milk?
Ritu’s 
glass
Monu’s 
glass
Nita’s 
glass
1. Who drank the most milk?
2. Who drank the least milk?
I drink so 
much milk.
I drink more 
milk than you.
I drink milk in 
a big glass.
Ritu’s glass
Monu’s glass
Nita’s glass
Let us Discuss
141
Filling and Lifting
Get three vessels (like a small bowl , glass , and bottle ) 
of different sizes from your home. Guess: how many small bowls 
will fill the glass? How many glasses will fill the bottle? First 
guess and then pour water from one vessel into another to check 
if your guess is correct.
Vessel My guess for the number 
of small bowls
How many bowls
Glass
Bottle
3. Fill in the blanks with ‘more’ or ‘less’.
 a. Nita’s glass holds ............. milk than Monu’s glass. 
 b. Monu’s glass holds ............. milk than Nita’s glass.
 c. Ritu’s glass holds ............. milk than Nita’s glass. 
4. Tick 
ü
 the right name.
 a. Nita/Monu/Ritu’s glass holds the most milk.
 b. Nita/Monu/Ritu’s glass holds the least milk.
1. Fill in the blanks with ‘the most’ or ‘the least’.
 a. The glass holds ............. water. 
 b. The bottle holds ............. water.
2.  Name the vessels that are used in your home that can store 
more water than your bottle.
Let us Do
Teacher’s Note: Children may get different vessels but they should be 
able to draw conclusions about their capacity.
142
Maths Mela | Class 3
1.  How many ladles fill the bowl? .............
2.  How many glasses can be filled by the jug? .............
3. What will you use to fill half of the glass? 
4.  Which of these would you use for distributing the 
lemonade in glasses? Why? 
5. How many glasses can be filled with 3 jugs of  lemonade? 
6. How many ladles are needed to fill 4 glasses?
7.  Can you use a ladle, bowl or a glass to find out how 
much lemonade a jug can hold?
Teacher’s Note: Let children discuss how many times they will have 
to pour using each thing. Discuss how utensils with less capacity can 
be used to fill a utensil of larger capacity and how utensils with larger 
capacity can fill a number of utensils of smaller capacity. Let them 
conclude that in both cases the quantity remains the same.
Let us Do
143
Filling and Lifting
I have a bottle which holds 
1 litre of water. 
Nita pours water from the bottle into the jug. The jug is 
exactly 1 litre. 
1. Tick 
ü
 the appropriate word in the sentences given below.
 a) The glass holds more than/less than 1 litre.
 b) The bowl holds more than/less than 1 litre.
 c) The jug holds more than/less than/exactly 1 litre.
A Measuring Bottle 
Nita sees the milkman pour milk using a measuring 
cup everyday.
Why do you think milkmen use measuring cups 
for giving milk? Discuss with your parents, 
grandparents and in your class.
Teacher’s Note: Encourage children to do the above activities in 
the class. Discuss children’s findings in the class. Children ma y get 
different answers depending on the vessels they choose. Teacher can get 
a few vessels and ask them to guess if each will hold 1 litre or more or 
less than a litre.
Let us use this 1 litre bottle to 
find out how much the jug, glass, 
bowl and ladle can hold. 
This is a measuring cup for 
measuring 1 litre of milk.
Let us Discuss