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Checking and securing understanding of surface area of cuboids

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Checking and securing understanding of surface area of cuboids”, from the unit “2D and 3D shape: surface area and volume (pyramids, spheres and cones)” (Year 11 Maths) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. A prism is a __________ with a base that is a polygon and a parallel opposite face that is identical. The corresponding edges of the two polygons are joined by parallelograms.
  2. Which of these 3D solids is a prism?
  3. A set of cuboids each have a volume of 240 cm³. Match each base of a cuboid to the correct height.
  4. The volume of this prism is ___ cm³.
  5. The volume of this triangular prism is ___ cm³.
  6. The volume of this prism is 280 cm³. The height of the prism is ___ cm.
  7. The surface area is the __________ area of all the surfaces of a closed 3D shape.
  8. Here is a net of a cube. Which calculations correctly give the surface area of the cube?
  9. Here is a net of a cuboid. What is the surface area of the cuboid?
  10. The diagram shows the plan view and front and side elevations of a cuboid. The surface area of the cuboid is ___m².
  11. The diagram shows an isometric drawing of a cuboid. The surface area of the cuboid is ___ m².
  12. Starting with the cuboid with the smallest surface area, put these cuboids in order of surface area size.

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