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Free Grade 3 quizzes for Introducing Surface Area Common Errors: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Volume is how much space a 3D shape takes up. For a cuboid, multiply length × width × height. Surface area is the total area of all faces.

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Difficulty

Foundation

Estimated time

25 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

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  • UnderstandExplain introducing surface area common errors

    Explain introducing surface area common errors accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate introducing surface area common errors

    Calculate introducing surface area common errors accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare introducing surface area common errors

    Compare introducing surface area common errors accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • EvaluateJustify introducing surface area common errors

    Justify introducing surface area common errors accurately in a familiar context.

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Prerequisites

Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.

How Introducing Surface Area Common Errors works

Volume is how much space a 3D shape takes up. For a cuboid, multiply length × width × height. Surface area is the total area of all faces.

Key wordsvolumecubic unitssurface areafaceedge

12 practice questions

Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.

  1. 1.Find the volume of a cuboid 5 cm × 6 cm × 6 cm.[1]
  2. 2.Find the volume of a cuboid 10 cm × 8 cm × 7 cm.[1]
  3. 3.Find the volume of a cuboid 9 cm × 6 cm × 8 cm.[1]
  4. 4.Find the volume of a cuboid 4 cm × 10 cm × 4 cm.[1]
  5. 5.Find the volume of a cuboid 3 cm × 7 cm × 4 cm.[2]
  6. 6.Find the volume of a cuboid 8 cm × 8 cm × 2 cm.[2]
  7. 7.Find the volume of a cuboid 3 cm × 2 cm × 4 cm.[2]
  8. 8.Find the volume of a cuboid 2 cm × 8 cm × 9 cm.[2]
  9. 9.Find the surface area of a cuboid 7 cm × 10 cm × 9 cm.[3]
  10. 10.Find the surface area of a cuboid 4 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm.[3]
  11. 11.Find the surface area of a cuboid 5 cm × 9 cm × 7 cm.[3]
  12. 12.Find the surface area of a cuboid 4 cm × 4 cm × 6 cm.[3]
Show answers and working
  1. 1. 180 cm³

    Volume = length × width × height. 5 × 6 × 6 = 180 cm³.

  2. 2. 560 cm³

    Volume = length × width × height. 10 × 8 × 7 = 560 cm³.

  3. 3. 432 cm³

    Volume = length × width × height. 9 × 6 × 8 = 432 cm³.

  4. 4. 160 cm³

    Volume = length × width × height. 4 × 10 × 4 = 160 cm³.

  5. 5. 84 cm³

    Volume = length × width × height. 3 × 7 × 4 = 84 cm³.

  6. 6. 128 cm³

    Volume = length × width × height. 8 × 8 × 2 = 128 cm³.

  7. 7. 24 cm³

    Volume = length × width × height. 3 × 2 × 4 = 24 cm³.

  8. 8. 144 cm³

    Volume = length × width × height. 2 × 8 × 9 = 144 cm³.

  9. 9. 446 cm²

    Three pairs of faces: 70, 90, 63. 2 × (70 + 90 + 63) = 446 cm².

  10. 10. 130 cm²

    Three pairs of faces: 20, 25, 20. 2 × (20 + 25 + 20) = 130 cm².

  11. 11. 286 cm²

    Three pairs of faces: 45, 63, 35. 2 × (45 + 63 + 35) = 286 cm².

  12. 12. 128 cm²

    Three pairs of faces: 16, 24, 24. 2 × (16 + 24 + 24) = 128 cm².

Worked examples

Easy example

Find the volume of a cuboid 9 cm × 8 cm × 3 cm.

  1. Volume = length × width × height.
  2. 9 × 8 × 3 = 216 cm³.
  3. Answer: 216 cm³
Medium example

Find the volume of a cuboid 2 cm × 10 cm × 7 cm.

  1. Volume = length × width × height.
  2. 2 × 10 × 7 = 140 cm³.
  3. Answer: 140 cm³
Hard example

Find the surface area of a cuboid 5 cm × 5 cm × 4 cm.

  1. Three pairs of faces: 25, 20, 20.
  2. 2 × (25 + 20 + 20) = 130 cm².
  3. Answer: 130 cm²

Interactive practice

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Common mistakes

What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.

  • Adds the dimensions instead of multiplying.

    Correction: Volume = l × w × h.

  • Counts only three faces for surface area.

    Correction: A cuboid has six faces — three matching pairs.

Teacher tips

  • · Build cuboids from cubes before using the formula.

Parent tips

  • · Work out how many sugar cubes fit in a box.

Real-life applications

  • · Filling a fish tank, wrapping a present.

Assessment objectives

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COLLEGE-BOARD COL-365.1 — Mapped statement covering Introducing Surface Area Common Errors.AQA AQA-764.2 — Mapped statement covering Introducing Surface Area Common Errors.

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