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Surface area practice

Students practise finding surface area of rectangular and triangular prisms using nets and computing areas of rectangles and triangles. They answer mixed questions starting with calculation problems, then a net-identification question, and end with a short conceptual prompt. Level: 6th grade.

By Edform · Mathematics · Grade 6 · Published Oct 28, 2026 · New

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Questions

  1. A rectangular prism is 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2 inches high. What is its surface area?
  2. Which description could represent a net of a triangular prism?
  3. A triangular prism has triangular ends with a base of 8 centimeters and a height of 3 centimeters. What is the combined area of the two triangular ends?
  4. What does the surface area of a prism measure?
  5. Put these steps for finding the surface area of a rectangular prism in order.
  6. A triangular prism has a 3-4-5 right-triangle base and a length of 6 units. Put the calculation steps in order to find its surface area.
  7. Match each rectangular prism’s dimensions to its surface area.
  8. Complete the sentence.
  9. Choose the correct value to complete the sentence.
  10. Sort each feature into the type of prism it describes.

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