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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. 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?

  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?

  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?

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

  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?

  6. Ari covers a cube-shaped box with sides of 5 cm in sticker paper. How many square cm of paper is needed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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