Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (ICSE) · Mathematics
Chapter: Chapter 21 — Chapter 21: Surface Area, Volume and Capacity
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is the surface area formula for a cube? [1]
(A) 6 × side²
(B) side³
(C) 4 × side
(D) side × side
2. What is the volume formula for a cube? [1]
(A) side³
(B) 6 × side²
(C) 4 × side
(D) side × side
3. What is the volume formula for a cuboid? [1]
(A) length × breadth × height
(B) 2(lb+bh+hl)
(C) side³
(D) 6 × side²
4. What is the surface area formula for a cuboid? [1]
(A) 2(lb+bh+hl)
(B) length × breadth × height
(C) side³
(D) 6 × side²
5. What does capacity measure? [1]
(A) How much a container can hold
(B) The outer surface of a shape
(C) The weight of a shape
(D) The colour of a shape
6. How many cm³ are in 1 litre? [1]
(A) 1000
(B) 100
(C) 10
(D) 10000
7. What is the volume of a cube with side 3cm? [1]
(A) 27 cubic cm
(B) 9 cubic cm
(C) 18 cubic cm
(D) 6 cubic cm
8. Why learn surface area and volume? [1]
(A) For real-life tasks like paint and water calculations
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is the surface area formula for a cube? [1]
(A) 6 × side²
(B) side³
(C) 4 × side
(D) side × side
10. What is the volume formula for a cube? [1]
(A) side³
(B) 6 × side²
(C) 4 × side
(D) side × side
11. What is the volume formula for a cuboid? [1]
(A) length × breadth × height
(B) 2(lb+bh+hl)
(C) side³
(D) 6 × side²
12. What is the surface area formula for a cuboid? [1]
(A) 2(lb+bh+hl)
(B) length × breadth × height
(C) side³
(D) 6 × side²
13. What does capacity measure? [1]
(A) How much a container can hold
(B) The outer surface of a shape
(C) The weight of a shape
(D) The colour of a shape
14. How many cm³ are in 1 litre? [1]
(A) 1000
(B) 100
(C) 10
(D) 10000
15. What is the volume of a cube with side 3cm? [1]
(A) 27 cubic cm
(B) 9 cubic cm
(C) 18 cubic cm
(D) 6 cubic cm
16. Why learn surface area and volume? [1]
(A) For real-life tasks like paint and water calculations
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests