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area-perimeter-volume-surface-area-l2 MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Practice questions
Q1Which statement correctly distinguishes a right circular cylinder from a slant cylinder?
In a right circular cylinder, the circular bases are parallel and the axis meets them at a right angle. Equal base circles and square-unit surface area are still important, but they do not by themselves state the right-cylinder condition.
Q2A teacher wants students to first experience perimeter as boundary length before using the formula for a rectangle. Which classroom activity is most suitable?
Thread placed along the edge shows perimeter as the distance around a closed figure, matching NCERT/RBSE middle-stage mathematics. Filling cubes points to volume, covering squares points to area, and a cube net points to faces of a solid.
Q3A rectangular classroom display board is 8 cm long and 3 cm wide in a scale drawing. Which measurement gives the length of lace needed to cover its boundary once?
Lace around the boundary asks for perimeter, so add all four sides: 8 plus 3 plus 8 plus 3 equals 22 cm. Multiplying 8 and 3 gives area, and 11 cm counts only half the boundary.
Q4A rectangle is 9 cm by 4 cm. Which statements are true? I. Its area is 36 square cm. II. Its perimeter is 26 cm. III. The same number 36 must also be its perimeter.
Devika should choose C. The area is 36 square centimetres, but the perimeter is 2 times 13, or 26 centimetres. This question tests area-perimeter separation.
Q5A learner writes the area of a 6 cm by 4 cm rectangle as 24 cm. Which teacher response best addresses the error?
The learner has likely remembered multiplication but has not connected area with covering by square units. Using unit squares fixes the exact misconception; repeating the formula or accepting 24 cm leaves the unit error in place.
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6A student opens a cardboard cuboid box and lays all its faces flat without tearing any face. What is this flat arrangement called?
7A cube-shaped box has side 6 cm. It is open at the top and painted only on the outside faces. What area is painted?
8Match the classroom object with the best concept: 1. Thread around notebook 2. Grid covering a card 3. Unit cubes in a box 4. Net of a cuboid
9A rectangular classroom notice board has length 8 cm and breadth 3 cm in a scale drawing. Which measurement gives the boundary length of the drawing?
10A right circular cylinder has diameter 14 cm and height 10 cm. Using pi equal to 22 over 7, what is its curved surface area?
11Which unit is suitable for the volume of a cuboid made from small cubes?
12Assertion: A cylindrical bottle label that wraps only around the side uses curved surface area. Reason: The circular top and bottom are not covered by the label.
13Imran wants to put a rope around a rectangular garden. Which measurement is needed first?
14A cuboid tank is open at the top. Which faces are included when finding sheet needed to make it?
15For each task, decide whether the measurement needed is surface area or volume. How many tasks need volume: filling water in a cylindrical bottle, painting the outside of a cuboid, packing grain in a cubical box, pasting paper on the curved side of a tin?