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Area & Volume

8 exam-style questions on area of 2D shapes and volume/surface area of 3D solids.

3 Easy 3 Medium 2 Hard
Q1Easy2 marks

Find the area of a circle with radius \( 5 \) cm. Leave your answer in terms of \( \pi \).

\( \pi r^2 = 25\pi \) cm².

Q2Easy3 marks

A rectangle measures \( 8 \) cm by \( 5 \) cm. Find its area and perimeter.

Area \( = 40 \) cm². Perimeter \( = 26 \) cm.

Q3Easy3 marks

Find the volume of a cuboid \( 4 \) cm × \( 3 \) cm × \( 6 \) cm.

\( 4 \times 3 \times 6 = 72 \) cm³.

Q4Medium4 marks

A cylinder has radius \( 3 \) cm and height \( 10 \) cm. Find its volume in terms of \( \pi \).

\( V = \pi r^2 h = 90\pi \) cm³.

Q5Medium4 marks

A triangle has base \( 12 \) cm and height \( 7 \) cm. Find its area.

\( \dfrac{1}{2} \times 12 \times 7 = 42 \) cm².

Q6Medium4 marks

The circumference of a circle is \( 31.4 \) cm. Taking \( \pi = 3.14 \), find the radius.

\( C = 2\pi r \) ⇒ \( r = \dfrac{31.4}{2 \times 3.14} = 5 \) cm.

Q7Hard5 marks

A cone has base radius \( 4 \) cm and height \( 9 \) cm. Find its volume in terms of \( \pi \).

\( V = \dfrac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h = \dfrac{1}{3}\pi \times 16 \times 9 = 48\pi \) cm³.

Q8Hard5 marks

A sphere has radius \( 3 \) cm. Find its surface area in terms of \( \pi \).

\( 4\pi r^2 = 4\pi \times 9 = 36\pi \) cm².