Created by Mary Keely
10 questions
5th Grade
Math
Updated Nov 2025
Volume of Cylinders and Prisms is a Grade 5 mathematics worksheet that helps students calculate the volume of three-dimensional figures. Across 10 multiple-choice questions, students find the volume of cylinders using V = πr²h with π = 3.14, rectangular prisms by multiplying three dimensions, and triangular prisms by multiplying a given base area by prism height. The items use centimeters, cubic centimeters, square units, and cubic units, giving students practice connecting calculations with correct volume units. This free printable worksheet with an answer key is useful for guided practice, independent work, homework, or a quick formative assessment. Its repeated examples with varied dimensions allow teachers to check whether students can select the appropriate formula, substitute measurements accurately, and distinguish cubic units from square units. The multiple-choice format also helps reveal common calculation and unit errors through the answer choices, while the digital version provides an additional way to assign the same practice.
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WorksheetsAnswer Key785 cm^3
192 cubic cm
120 sq. units
3014.4 cm^3
189 cubic cm
150 cubic units
1357.44 cm^3
400 cubic cm
187.5 cubic units
6280 cm^3
This Grade 5 worksheet contains 10 multiple-choice questions on calculating the volume of cylinders, rectangular prisms, and triangular prisms. Students use V = 3.14r²h for cylinders, multiply length × width × height for rectangular prisms, and multiply a triangular prism’s given base area by its height, reporting answers in cubic units.
Introduce the three volume strategies before students begin: square the cylinder’s radius and multiply by 3.14 and height, multiply the three dimensions of a rectangular prism, and multiply a triangular prism’s base area by its height. Work through one example from each shape, asking students to identify the measurements and expected cubic unit before completing the remaining multiple-choice items independently or with a partner.
Students may multiply a cylinder’s radius by itself incorrectly, use diameter instead of radius, or select an answer in square centimeters rather than cubic centimeters. For prisms, watch for skipped dimensions in rectangular-prism multiplication and confusion between a triangular prism’s base area and its prism height; the decimal result in the final triangular-prism item also requires careful multiplication.
Wayground provides this worksheet as a printable PDF and as a digital quiz, and it includes a complete answer key for all 10 multiple-choice questions. For printable submissions, scan student work with the Wayground for Teachers app to grade responses efficiently. The printable format can also support schools that are reducing screen time.
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