L2-17 Use formulae to find volumes and surface areas of 3-D shapes including cylinders (formulae to be given for 3-D shapes other than cylinders) Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Maths, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. What is the volume of a cube with side 3 cm?

   • 27 cm³
   • 9 cm³
   • 18 cm³
   • 12 cm³

2. What is the volume of a cuboid measuring 4 cm by 5 cm by 2 cm?

   • 11 cm³
   • 18 cm³
   • 40 cm³
   • 22 cm³

3. What is the volume of a cylinder with radius 2 cm and height 10 cm? Use π ≈ 3.14.

   • 125.6 cm³
   • 31.4 cm³
   • 251.2 cm³
   • 62.8 cm³

4. How do you find the total surface area of a cuboid?

   • Length times width
   • Multiply all edges
   • Sum of faces
   • Base times height

5. Which unit is used for volume?

   • cm³
   • km/h
   • cm²
   • cm

6. Which formula gives the curved surface area of a cylinder?

   • πr²h
   • 2πr²
   • 2πrh
   • πr²

7. What is the surface area of a cube with side 2 cm?

   • 24 cm²
   • 8 cm²
   • 48 cm²
   • 12 cm²

8. A prism has a cross-section area of 15 cm² and a length of 4 cm. What is its volume?

   • 19 cm³
   • 75 cm³
   • 60 cm³
   • 30 cm³

9. What is the surface area of a cuboid 6 cm by 3 cm by 2 cm?

   • 108 cm²
   • 36 cm³
   • 72 cm²
   • 36 cm²

10. A water tank is a cuboid of 1 m by 0.5 m by 0.4 m. How much water does it hold? Use 1 m³ = 1000 litres.

    • 200 litres
    • 20 litres
    • 2000 litres
    • 0.2 litres

11. What is the volume of a cylinder with radius 5 cm and height 12 cm? Use π ≈ 3.14.

    • 471 cm³
    • 1884 cm³
    • 942 cm³
    • 188.4 cm³

12. A cube has volume 64 cm³. What is its edge length?

    • 32 cm
    • 4 cm
    • 16 cm
    • 8 cm

13. A box measures 10 cm by 8 cm by 5 cm. What is its volume?

    • 400 cm³
    • 130 cm³
    • 23 cm³
    • 800 cm³

14. What is the total surface area of a cylinder with radius 3 cm and height 5 cm? Use π ≈ 3.14.

    • 56.52 cm²
    • 150.72 cm²
    • 188.4 cm²
    • 94.2 cm²

15. A cylinder holds 1 litre (1000 cm³) and has radius 5 cm. What is its height? Use π ≈ 3.14.

    • about 6.4 cm
    • about 31.8 cm
    • about 2.5 cm
    • about 12.7 cm

16. A cube has side 3 cm and another has side 6 cm. What is the ratio of their volumes?

    • 1:6
    • 1:4
    • 1:8
    • 1:2

17. A cuboid has volume 60 cm³ and base area 12 cm². What is its height?

    • 12 cm
    • 48 cm
    • 72 cm
    • 5 cm

18. A cylinder has diameter 8 cm and height 10 cm. What is its volume? Use π ≈ 3.14.

    • 125.6 cm³
    • 804.8 cm³
    • 251.2 cm³
    • 502.4 cm³

19. A cube has volume 125 cm³. What is its surface area?

    • 25 cm²
    • 125 cm²
    • 150 cm²
    • 750 cm²

20. What is the volume of a cuboid measuring 2 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm?

    • 24 cubic centimetres
    • 48 cubic centimetres
    • 9 cubic centimetres
    • 12 cubic centimetres

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