Solid shapes: faces, edges, bases and the view from the front, side and top

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Net of a box: six rectangles. Milo wraps a gift box that is 4 cm long, 3 cm wide and 2 cm tall (the bow is optional). What is the area of the whole net, in square cm?

   52
2. 2.

   Pia covers a box that is 6 cm long, 5 cm wide and 2 cm tall with paper. What is the area of the whole net, in square cm?

   104
3. 3.

   Ren paints a pencil case shaped like a box, 8 cm long, 3 cm wide and 2 cm tall. What is the area of the whole net, in square cm?

   92
4. 4.

   Tala wraps a cube-shaped gift with sides of 3 cm. How many square cm of paper cover it, with no overlap?

   54
5. 5.

   Net of a cube: six squares, each 4 cm by 4 cm. Zee paints a toy cube with sides of 4 cm. What is the area to paint, in square cm?

   96
6. 6.

   Bo makes a giant cube with sides of 7 cm. What is the area of its six faces, in square cm?

   294
7. 7.

   Esme unfolds a paper tent and sees its net. The net has 2 triangles and 3 rectangles. Which solid is it?

   • A triangular pyramid, because its faces are triangles.
   • A rectangular prism, because it has rectangle faces in a row.
   • A cube, because it has several matching flat faces to fold.
   • A triangular prism, with 2 triangle ends and 3 sides.
8. 8.

   Jun cuts open a paper roof. The net has 1 square and 4 triangles. Which solid is it?

   • A square pyramid: 4 triangles fold up from the square.
   • A square prism, because it has a square face and square ends.
   • A cone, because the sides come to a point at the top.
   • A triangular pyramid, because it has just triangles for faces.
9. 9.

   Kira unfolds a gift box. The net has 2 pentagons and 5 rectangles. Which solid is it?

   • A pentagonal pyramid, because it has a pentagon face.
   • A hexagonal prism, because it has 6 side rectangles.
   • A rectangular prism, because most of its faces are rectangles.
   • A pentagonal prism, with 2 pentagon ends and 5 sides.
10. 10.

    Luz flattens a paper tower. The net has 1 hexagon and 6 triangles. Which solid is it?

    • A hexagonal pyramid: 6 triangles fold up from the hexagon.
    • A triangular pyramid, because it has triangles for sides.
    • A cone, because the sides come up to a point at the top.
    • A hexagonal prism, because it has a hexagon face in it.