Year 7 Math Test
Volume and Capacity
STUDENT NAME: ____________________________
Section A – Multiple Choice
Q1. The volume of the rectangular prism below
(in cm3) is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
9 cm3
14cm3
18 cm3
20 cm3
24 cm3
Q3. The volume of a biscuit box with length 8 cm,
width 5 cm and height 5 cm is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
18 cm3
36 cm3
156 cm3
184 cm3
200 cm3
Q5. A milk carton is 30cm long, 10cm wide and
50cm high. How much milk can it hold?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
90mL
1500mL
15000cm3
15000mL
9mLs3
Q7. 520 L is equal to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
0.0052 mL
0.520 mL
5.20 mL
5200 mL
520 000 mL
Q2. The volume of the following shape (in mm 3)
is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
629 mm3
705 mm3
7018 mm3
70518 mm3
81507 mm3
Q4. To find the volume of a rectangular prism the
best formula to use is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Volume = base x height
Volume = length x width
Volume = base + height
Volume = length + height
Volume = ½ x base x height
Q6. How many L are there in 9.8kL?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
980L
9,800L
980,000L
9,800,000L
None, it is a trick question
Q8. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Volume is the measurement of the
outside of a cube.
B. Volume is the measurement of the inside
of a cube
C. Perimeter is the measurement of the
inside of a cube
D. Area is the measurement of the inside of
a cube
E. None of the above are correct
Section B – Short Answer
Question 1
Find the volume (in cm3) of each of the following solid shapes.
Assume the cubes making up the shapes each have a volume of 1 cm 3.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Question 2
Calculate the volume of the following prisms.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Section C – Worded Problems
REMEMBER TO DRAW OR RE-WRITE THE PROBLEM!
Question 1
Mrs Parker comes over to visit Miss Richards and brings over 12 DVDs and a 1L box
of popcorn.
a) If each DVD has a height of 15cm, a width of 2cm and a length of 10cm, what
is the volume of space that the DVDs would take up when stacked on top of
one another?
b) Convert 1L into metres cubed (cm3)
c) If the 1L box of popcorn had a length of 50cm and a width of 25cm, how tall
was the box?