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Volume & Surface Area (CIE IGCSE Maths: Core)

Exam Questions

2 hours28 questions
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A cuboid measures 5cm by 7cm by 9.5 cm.

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Work out the surface area of this cuboid.

............................................. cm2 

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The diagram shows a cuboid.

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i)
Work out the surface area of this cuboid.
.......................... cm2 [3]
ii)
Work out the volume of this cuboid.
.............................. cm[2]
iii)
Write down the dimensions of a different cuboid that has the same volume as this cuboid.

..................... cm by ..................... cm by ..................... cm [1]

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The diagram shows cuboid A and cuboid B.
Cuboid A has the same volume as cuboidspace B.

Calculate the height,h, of cuboid B.

h space equals ...................................... cm

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The length of the edge of a cube is 8 cm.

Calculate the surface area of this cube.

............................................. cm2 

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6 marks

A cuboid measures 5 cm by 4 cm by 2 cm.

i)
Calculate the volume of this cuboid.

Give the units of your answer.
[3]
ii)
On the 1 cm2 grid, draw an accurate net of this cuboid.
One face has been drawn for you.
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The diagram shows a cuboid measuring 15 cm by 12 cm by 4 cm.

Calculate the surface area of the cuboid.

............................................. cm2 

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These two cuboids have the same volume.

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Find the value of h.

h space= ................................................... 

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The diagram shows a solid cuboid made of identical cubes.

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Work out the number of cubes in the cuboid.

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A closed box in the shape of a cuboid has length 5 cm, width 4 cm and height 2 cm.

Calculate the volume of the box.

................................. cm3 

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Calculate the total surface area of the cuboid.

................................cm2 

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3 marks

The diagram shows a cuboid.

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Work out the surface area of this cuboid.

...............................cm2 

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1
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A plant pot is a cylinder with radius 15 cm and height 24 cm.

Calculate the volume of the pot.

.......................................... cm3

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2
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A cone has radius 4.5 cm and height 10.4 cm.

Calculate, in terms of pi, the volume of the cone.
[The volume, V, of a cone with radius r and height h is V equals 1 third pi r squared h]

.......................................... cm3 

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The diagram shows the net of a triangular prism on a 1cm2 grid.

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Write down the mathematical name for the type of triangle shown on the grid.

3b
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5 marks
i)
Measure the perpendicular height of the triangle.
............................................ cm [1]
ii)
Calculate the area of the triangle.
.......................................... cm2 [2]
iii)
Calculate the volume of the triangular prism.
.......................................... cm3 [2]

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A cube has a surface area of 384 cm2.

Find the length of one of its sides.

............................................ cm 

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The diagram shows a right-angled triangular prism.

Work out the volume of the prism.

.......................................... cm3 

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The radius of a sphere is 5.2cm.

Work out the surface area of this sphere.

[The surface area, A, of a sphere with radius r is space A space= 4pi r2.]

......................................... cm2 

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The volume of a cuboid is 180 cm3.
The base is a square of side length 6cm.

Calculate the height of this cuboid.

....................................... cm 

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A cylinder has a radius of 6 cm and a height of 17 cm.

Show that the volume of this cylinder is 1923 cm3, correct to 4 significant figures.

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A water tank in the shape of a cuboid has length 1.5 metres and width 1 metre.
The water in the tank is 60 centimetres deep.

Calculate the number of litres of water in the tank.

............................. litres 

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3 marks

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The diagram shows a solid cuboid with base area 7 cm2.
The volume of this cuboid is 21 cm3.

Work out the total surface area.

............................. cm2 

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11a
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A cylindrical glass has radius 3.6 cm and height 11 cm.
It is filled with water.

Calculate, in cubic centimetres, the volume of water it contains.

........................... cm3 

11b
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Write your answer to part (a) in litres.

......................... litres 

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The diagram shows a right-angled triangular prism.

On the 1 cm2 grid, complete the net of the prism.

One face has been drawn for you.

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Work out the surface area of the prism.

.......................................... cm

12c
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Work out the volume of the prism.

.......................................... cm3 

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A solid cylinder has radius 3cm and height 4.5cm.

Calculate the total surface area of the cylinder.

.......................................... cm2 

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A cube has a volume of 1000 cm3
.
Calculate the surface area of the cube.

......................................... cm2 

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Another glass is in the shape of a cylinder.
The cylinder has height 15cm and diameter 7cm.

Calculate the volume of the glass.

............................................. cm3 

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Nora makes a cake by putting a small cylinder of cake on top of a large cylinder of cake.

The radius of the large cylinder is 15cm.
The radius of the small cylinder is 8cm.
The height of each cylinder is 10cm.

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i)
Calculate the total volume of the cake.

................................cm3 [3]

ii)
Nora wraps a ribbon around the large cylinder.
The ribbon is 4 cm longer than needed to go all the way around this cylinder.

Calculate the length of this ribbon.

.............................. cm [3]

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The diagram shows a hollow metal pipe in the shape of a cylinder.

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i)
This diagram shows the cross-section of the pipe.
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Work out the shaded area.
............................cm2 [3]
ii)
The cylinder is 18cm long.

Work out the volume of the metal.
.........................cm3 [1]
iii)
Work out the curved surface area of the outside of the pipe.
.............................cm2 [3]

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