Multiple Choice Questions
Unit C3
Areas and Volumes
For each of these questions, choose the option (A, B, C or D) that is TRUE.

Diagrams NOT drawn to scale.

1

The perimeter of the entire diagram is

  • (A)
    16 cm
  • (B)
    28 cm
  • (C)
    33 cm
  • (D)
    39 cm
2

Which of the following words BEST describes a quadrilateral with all its sides equal?

  • (A)
    Rhombus
  • (B)
    Rectangle
  • (C)
    Parallelogram
  • (D)
    Trapezium
3

The area of the trapezium ABCD above is

  • (A)
    8 cm²
  • (B)
    10 cm²
  • (C)
    16 cm²
  • (D)
    30 cm²
4

The area of the trapezium above is 22 cm².

What is the value of x ?

  • (A)
    3
  • (B)
  • (C)
    4
  • (D)
5

A circular hole with diameter 6 cm is cut out of a circular piece of cardboard with a diameter of 12 cm.

The area of the remaining cardboard, in cm², is

  • (A)
    6π
  • (B)
    27π
  • (C)
    36π
  • (D)
    108π
6

What is the surface area of a cuboid of sides 2 cm, 3 cm and 5 cm?

  • (A)
    30 cm²
  • (B)
    31 cm²
  • (C)
    60 cm²
  • (D)
    62 cm²
7

A sphere has diameter 6 cm. The surface area of the sphere is

  • (A)
    12π cm²
  • (B)
    36π cm²
  • (C)
    144π cm²
  • (D)
    144π² cm²
8

The volume of a cuboid of sides m, 20 cm, 10 cm is

  • (A)
    100 cm³
  • (B)
    1000 cm³
  • (C)
    10 000 cm³
  • (D)
    100 000 cm³
9

A rectangular tank is 100 cm long, 30 cm wide and 12 cm deep.
The volume of liquid it will hold is

  • (A)
    3.6 litres
  • (B)
    36 litres
  • (C)
    360 litres
  • (D)
    3600 litres
10

The width of a block of wood with rectangular cross-section is x cm. Its height is its width and its length is 4 times its height. What is its volume in cm³?

  • (A)
  • (B)
  • (C)
  • (D)
11

A cube has volume 125 cm³. What is the area of one of its faces?

  • (A)
    5 cm²
  • (B)
    25 cm²
  • (C)
    150 cm²
  • (D)
    300 cm²
12

A cylinder has base radius 5 cm and height 10 cm.

What is the volume of the cylinder?

  • (A)
    50π cm³
  • (B)
    100π cm³
  • (C)
    250π cm³
  • (D)
    500π cm³
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