Level 5-6 Shapes - Volume and Capacity

1. The volume of a cuboid is calculated using .......

   • length + width + height
   • length x width x height
   • length x width²
   • length x width³

2. What is the volume of a cuboid with a length of 8 cm, a width of 4 cm and a height of 6 cm?

   • 180 cm³
   • 18 cm³
   • 192 cm³
   • 219 cm³

3. A cuboid has a length of 10 cm, a width of 5 cm and a height of 15 cm. What is its volume?

   • 250 cm³
   • 500 cm³
   • 750 cm³
   • 1,000 cm³

4. A cuboid has a volume of 72 cm³. Its length is 6 cm and its width is 4 cm. What is the height of the cuboid?

   • 3 cm
   • 4 cm
   • 6 cm
   • 7 cm

5. Two cuboids have the same volume. The first measures 10 cm x 3 cm x 4 cm. The second measures 5 cm x 4 cm x what?

   • 2 cm
   • 4 cm
   • 6 cm
   • 8 cm

6. The volume of a cube is 125 cm³. What is the length of each edge of the cube?

   • 2.5 cm
   • 5 cm
   • 12.5 cm
   • 25 cm

7. A tank has a length of 50 cm, a width of 60 cm and a height of 80 cm. How many litres of water can it hold?

   • 120 litres
   • 180 litres
   • 240 litres
   • 300 litres

8. An empty box can hold 100 smaller boxes each measuring 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm. How many litres of capacity does the empty box have?

   • 10 litres
   • 100 litres
   • 500 litres
   • 1,000 litres

9. The volume of a cylinder is calculated using .......

   • π r² x length
   • π r³ x length
   • r² x length
   • r³ x length

10. An oil drum (cylinder) measures 88 cm tall and has a diameter of 60 cm. Approximately how many litres can it hold?

    • 49 litres
    • 149 litres
    • 199 litres
    • 249 litres

Quiz written by Andy Lawson