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Volume Word Problems Quizi

10 questions

5th - 5th Grade

Mathematics

Volume Word Problems Quizi is a Grade 5 mathematics worksheet that helps students calculate the volume of rectangular prisms using length, width, and height. Its 10 multiple-choice questions place volume in practical contexts, including a garage, sandbox, cereal boxes, jewelry box, fish tank, and other three-dimensional figures. Students also compare the volumes of two prisms, find a missing dimension when the volume is known, and use a base area and height to determine cubic units. This free printable worksheet with an answer key gives teachers a focused way to check whether students can apply the volume formula, interpret measurements, select appropriate cubic units, and distinguish volume from area. The multiple-choice format supports independent practice, review, homework, or a quick formative assessment. Students must show accurate multiplication and attend to units such as cubic feet, cubic inches, cubic centimeters, cubic yards, and cubic units while evaluating realistic word problems and numerical models.

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Volume Word Problems Quizi

Total questions: 10

Name
Class
Date
1.

A garage is shaped like a rectangular prism. What is the volume of the garage if the dimensions are 26ft wide, 21 ft long, and 15 ft. tall?

a)

8,190 cubic feet

b)

8,910 cubic feet

c)

1,980 cubic feet

d)

8,910 cubic feet

2.

Nabells sandbox is 7 feet wide, 5 feet long, and 2 feet deep. What is the volume of the sandbox?

a)

70 feet squared

b)

70 feet cubed

c)

14 cubic feet

d)

10 cubic feet

3.

A box of oat cereal measures 24 centimeters long by 5 centimeters wide by 25 centimeters high.

A box of rice cereal measures 26 centimeters long by 4 centimeters wide by 28 centimeters high.

Which box has the GREATER volume?

a)

Oat Cereal

b)

Rice Cereal

c)

They have the same volume.

4.

Marin has a jewlery box with a volume of 440 cubic inches.

The box is 5 inches high, and 11 inches long.

What is the width?

a)

24,200

b)

55 inches

c)

352 inches

d)

8 inches

5.

Find the volume of the rectangular prism.

a)

55 yd3

b)

121 yd3

c)

22 yd3

d)

330 yd3

6.

What is the total volume of the figure?

a)

12 units3

b)

16 units3

c)

32 units3

d)

25 units3

7.

What is the volume if the area of the base is 750in2750in^2  and the height is 25 in?

a)

1,800 cubed inches

b)

18,750 in318,750\ in^3  

c)

18,750 in218,750\ in^2  

d)

18,570 18,570\  

8.

Ms. Fleener's fish tank has a bottom area of 102 square centimeters. If the height of the fish tank is 12 centimeters, how many cubic centimeters of water does the fish tank hold?

a)

114 cubic centimeters

b)

1,020 cubic centimeters

c)

900 cubic centimeters

d)

1,224 cubic centimeters

9.

A box has a length of 7 centimeters, a width of 5 centimeters, and a height of 8 centimeters. What is the volume of the box?

a)

61 cubic centimeters

b)

96 cubic centimeters

c)

250 cubic centimeters

d)

280 cubic centimeters

10.
Sally has a cube she wants to find the volume of, the base is 6 cm, the height is 8 cm and the width is 12 cm. What's the volume?
a)
The volume is 576cubic cm.
b)
The volume is  50cubic cm.
c)
The volume is 100cubic cm.
d)
The volume is 70cubic cm.
Answer Key

Volume Word Problems Quizi

Total questions: 10

1.
a)

8,190 cubic feet

2.
b)

70 feet cubed

3.
a)

Oat Cereal

4.
d)

8 inches

5.
d)

330 yd3

6.
c)

32 units3

7.
b)

18,750 in318,750\ in^3  

8.
d)

1,224 cubic centimeters

9.
d)

280 cubic centimeters

10.
a) The volume is 576cubic cm.

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What does the Volume Word Problems Quizi worksheet cover?

This Grade 5 worksheet contains 10 multiple-choice problems on finding the volume of rectangular prisms by multiplying length, width, and height. Students also compare two prism volumes, determine a missing width from a known volume, and multiply a base area by height, while identifying answers in appropriate cubic units.

How can I use this worksheet to teach volume word problems?

Introduce the rectangular-prism volume formula before students solve the multiple-choice items, and have them label each measurement as length, width, or height. Ask students to estimate which cereal box or container should hold more before calculating, then explain how the garage, sandbox, jewelry box, and fish-tank scenarios use the same volume relationship. For missing-dimension questions, have students rearrange the formula and check the result by multiplying all three dimensions.

What mistakes should I watch for when students complete this volume worksheet?

Watch for students multiplying only two dimensions and reporting square units instead of cubic units, especially in the sandbox, cereal-box, and rectangular-prism questions. Students may also compare a single dimension rather than calculate both cereal-box volumes, or choose an incorrect width in the jewelry-box problem by failing to divide the total volume by the known height and length. Review whether students use the base area times height relationship correctly in the fish-tank and base-area items.

How do I assign and grade this volume worksheet?

The worksheet is available as a printable PDF and as a digital quiz on Wayground, and it includes a complete answer key for the 10 multiple-choice questions. For printable submissions, teachers can scan student work with the **Wayground for Teachers** app to support grading. The PDF option also gives schools a way to reduce screen use when appropriate.

How can I differentiate this volume worksheet for my students?

Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing and font size so the measurement-heavy word problems and answer choices are easier to read. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the volume questions into another language. These options can make the numerical scenarios, units, and multiple-choice responses more accessible without changing the volume skills being assessed.

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