Grade 6 Math: Volume and Surface Area
A worksheet for 6th graders to practice calculating the volume and surface area of various 3D shapes.
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Volume and Surface Area Practice
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for full credit.
1. Find the volume of the rectangular prism shown below.
Volume =
2. A storage box has a length of 10 inches, a width of 4 inches, and a height of 6 inches. What is its volume?
3. Calculate the surface area of a rectangular prism with the following dimensions: length = 7 m, width = 3 m, height = 2 m.
4. A gift box is 9 cm long, 5 cm wide, and 2 cm high. How much wrapping paper is needed to cover the entire box (surface area)?
5. Volume is measured in square units.
True
False
6. Surface area is the amount of space a 3D object occupies.
True
False
7. Which formula is used to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism?
V = l + w + h
V = l × w × h
V = 2(l + w + h)
V = l × w + h
8. What is the unit for surface area?
cubic units
linear units
square units
none of the above
9. The amount of space inside a 3D object is called its .
10. The sum of the areas of all the faces of a 3D object is its .