Chapter 12: Solid Geometry
Paper 1
This test paper contains 20 questions. Answer ALL the questions.
The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned.
You are allowed to use a scientific calculator that cannot be programmed.
1 It has 6 faces, of equal areas, 12 edges, of equal length and 8 vertices. What solid
is it?
A Cube
B Cone
C Cuboid
D Sphere
2 Diagram 1 shows the net of a solid.
DIAGRAM 1
What geometrical shape is obtained when the layout (net) is folded along the dotted
lines?
A Cuboid
B Cone
C Cube
D Pyramid
3 Diagram 2 is a cuboid.
20 cm
4 cm
2 cm
DIAGRAM 2
3
Find the volume, in cm , of the cuboid.
A 100
B 120
C 140
D 160
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4 Diagram 3 shows a cube with edges measuring 3 cm.
3 cm
DIAGRAM 3
3
Find the volume, in cm , of the cube.
A 9
B 12
C 21
D 27
5 Diagram 4 is a cylinder.
A
B
C
DIAGRAM 4
Among A, B, C and D, which is its height?
3
6 The volume of a cube is 1000 cm . Find the length, in cm, of its edge.
A 5
B 10
C 15
D 20
7 Find the volume, in cm3, of a cuboid measuring 3.5 cm by 1.5 cm by 2 cm.
A 6.5
B 7.5
C 8.5
D 10.5
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8 In Diagram 5, a length of wire measuring 24 cm is cut to make the frame of the
cube.
DIAGRAM 5
Find the volume, in cm3, of the cube.
A 2
B 8
C 10
D 16
9 A piece of wire measuring 100 cm was used to make a cuboid of dimensions 10 cm
by 5 cm by 3 cm. Determine the length, in cm, of the wire still left after the cuboid
was completed.
A 28
B 50
C 52
D 72
10 The edge of a cube measures 10 cm. Calculate the area, in cm2, of one of its faces.
A 10
B 20
C 100
D 1 000
11 A large mineral water bottle can hold 500 cm³ of water. Calculate how many
bottles it would take to fill up a tank measuring 20 cm by 15 cm by 10 cm.
A 3
B 4
C 5
D 6
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12 The length of a cuboid is 20 cm. If its width is 4 of its length and its height is 5
of its length, calculate the volume, in cm3, of the cuboid.
A 100
B 200
C 400
D 800
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3
13 The volume of a cube is 64 m . Find the length, in m, of its edges.
1
A 4
1
B 16
1
C 32
1
D 64
14 A tank in the shape of a cuboid measures 10 cm by 6 cm by x cm. When it is filled
with 60 cm³ of water, it is only half full. Find the value of x.
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
15 A match box measures 3 cm by 5 cm by 1 cm. Determine how many boxes of
matches can be put in a box measuring 50 cm by 30 cm by 10 cm.
A 200
B 400
C 600
D 1 000
16 In Diagram 6, the length of the wire used to make the cuboid frame is 220 cm.
2y cm
3y cm
6y cm
DIAGRAM 6
Find the value of y.
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5
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17 The volume of a cuboid is 126 cm³. If its height is 3 cm and its width is 6 cm,
calculate its length, in cm.
A 6
B 7
C 8
D 9
18 It takes 48 bottles of water to fill up a tank measuring 60 cm by 20 cm by h cm.
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If each bottle contains 1 000 cm of water, what is the value of h?
A 36
B 40
C 44
D 48
19 Diagram 7 shows a cube and a cuboid joined together.
DIAGRAM 7
If the edges of the cube is 6 cm, and the cuboid measures 9 cm by 2 cm by 1 cm,
calculate volume, in cm3, of the object.
A 200
B 234
C 268
D 302
20 A cuboid measures 16 cm by 8 cm by 4 cm. A cube with edges 3 cm is cut out
from the cuboid. Calculate the volume, in cm3, of the cuboid that is left.
A 325
B 350
C 385
D 485
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Paper 2
This test paper contains 10 questions. Answer ALL the questions.
The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned.
You are not allowed to use a calculator.
1 Diagram 1 is a cuboid.
6 cm
2 cm
4 cm
DIAGRAM 1
Find the volume of the cuboid shown below.
2 The edges of a cube measure 6 cm each. Calculate the volume of the cube.
3 The volume of a cube is 125 cm3. Determine the length of its edges.
4 The volume of a cuboid is 180 cm3. If its length is 15 cm and its width is
6 cm, calculate its height.
5 Water from a fully-filled tank is filled into 20 bottles, and each bottle is filled with
150 cm3 of water. If the length of the tank is 20 cm, and its width is 15 cm,
calculate its height.
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6 The volume of a cube is 343 m3. Determine the length of its edges.
7 A water tank is in the shape of a cube with edges 30 m. If 4 500 m3 water is filled
up in it, what is the height of the water?
8 Twenty boxes measuring 5 cm by 4 cm by 3 cm are placed in a container, and the
container is full. If the length and width of the container is 20 cm and 15 cm
respectively, calculate the height of the container.
9 The volume of a cuboid is 6 000 cm3. If its height is 10 cm, calculate the area of
the base of the cuboid.
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10 The volume of a cuboid is 36 m3. If its length is 2 m and its width is 3 m, find
the height of the cuboid.
