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6th grade Solid shapes: faces, edges, bases and the view from the front, side and top worksheet

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

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  1. Milo covers a box that is 10 cm long, 6 cm wide and 5 cm tall with stickers. Each sticker sheet covers 20 square cm and sheets do not overlap. How many sheets are needed?

  2. Pia covers a box that is 9 cm by 4 cm by 3 cm with a design. Each sticker sheet covers 6 square cm and sheets do not overlap. How many sheets are needed?

  3. Ren wraps a flat box that is 12 cm long, 5 cm wide and 2 cm tall. Each sticker sheet covers 4 square cm and sheets do not overlap. How many sheets are needed?

  4. Read this first

    Net of a square pyramid

    a square base with sides of 10 cm and four matching triangles. The total area of all five faces is 260 square cm.

  5. Tala measures a pyramid roof with a square base of 10 cm and a total cover of 260 square cm. How tall is each triangle face, in cm?

  6. Net of a square pyramid

    a square base with sides of 8 cm and four matching triangles. The total area of all five faces is 160 square cm.

  7. Zee measures a pyramid lamp with a square base of 8 cm and a total cover of 160 square cm. How tall is each triangle face, in cm?

  8. Net of a square pyramid

    a square base with sides of 6 cm and four matching triangles. The total area of all five faces is 120 square cm.

  9. Ari measures a pyramid tent with a square base of 6 cm and a total cover of 120 square cm. How tall is each triangle face, in cm?

  10. Net of a square pyramid

    a square base with sides of 4 cm and four matching triangles. The total area of all five faces is 56 square cm.

  11. Bo measures a pyramid hat with a square base of 4 cm and a total cover of 56 square cm. How tall is each triangle face, in cm?

  12. Esme's triangular prism net has two right triangles (legs 9 cm and 12 cm, long side 15 cm) and three rectangles 8 cm long. Which expression gives the surface area?

    • 2 × (½ × 9 × 12) + (9 + 12 + 15) × 8
    • (9 + 12 + 15) × 8
    • 2 × (9 × 12) + (9 + 12 + 15) × 8
    • 2 × (½ × 9 × 12) + (9 + 12 + 15) × 9

  13. Kira's triangular prism net has two right triangles (legs 20 cm and 21 cm, long side 29 cm) and three rectangles 3 cm long. Which expression gives the surface area?

    • (20 + 21 + 29) × 3
    • 2 × (20 × 21) + (20 + 21 + 29) × 3
    • 2 × (½ × 20 × 21) + (20 + 21 + 29) × 3
    • 2 × (½ × 20 × 21) + (20 + 21 + 29) × 20

  14. Luz's square pyramid net has a 5 cm square and four triangles, each with base 5 cm and height 6 cm. Which expression gives the surface area?

    • 5 × 5 + 4 × (½ × 5 × 5)
    • 5 × 5 + 4 × (½ × 5 × 6)
    • 5 × 5 + 4 × (5 × 6)
    • 4 × (½ × 5 × 6)
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Solid shapes: faces, edges, bases and the view from the front, side and top. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can tell which solid a net folds into from its pieces.
  • I can add the areas of the rectangles and triangles in a net to find the surface area of a box, a cube, a triangular prism or a square pyramid.
  • I can solve real problems: paper to wrap a gift, cardboard for a box with no lid, sheets to cover a box.
  • I can work backward from a total surface area to a missing height.

Standard: IXL parity (Nov 11) (related: 6.G.A.4)

Words to know

net: A solid unfolded flat so you can see every face.

face: One flat piece of a solid.

surface area: The area of all the faces added up, in square units.

prism: Two matching bases joined by rectangles.

pyramid: One base and triangles that meet at a point.

Common mistakes

Your child added only one face of each pair. A box has six faces, in three matching pairs, and the net shows all six.

Your child found how much the box holds. Volume counts cubes inside; surface area counts the squares on the outside.

Your child found one face of the cube. A cube has six matching faces, and the net shows all six.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with solid shapes: faces, edges, bases and the view from the front, side and top?

Your child added only one face of each pair. A box has six faces, in three matching pairs, and the net shows all six.

Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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