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MEGA Total Surface Area of Prisms

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the total surface area of the triangular prism shown? 
a)
468 in2
b)
540 in2
c)
576 in2
d)
700 in2
2.

Find the total surface area of this figure.

a)
148 cm²
b)
120 cm²
3.
Find the total surface area of the prism.
a)
48 square inches
b)
64 square inches
c)
88 square inches
d)
76 square inches
4.

Find the total surface area of the cube.

a)
150 cm2
b)
125 cm2
c)
60 cm2
d)
30 cm2
5.

Find the total surface area

a)
556 cm2
b)
278 cm2
c)
680 cm2
d)
340 cm2
6.

A rectangular brick has a length of 5 centimeters, a width of 9 centimeters and a height of 20 centimeters. What is the total surface area of that brick? 

a)
650 cm2
b)
600 cm2
c)
525 cm2
d)
450 cm2
7.
How do you find the AREA of a TRIANGLE?
a)
Height x Base divided by 4
b)
Length x Width
c)
1/3 (Length x width)
d)
1/2 (Base x height)
8.
What does "P" stand for in the surface area formulas?
a)
Perimeter of the area
b)
Parallel
c)
Perimeter of the Base
d)
Pi
9.

In the equation:
 S = Ph + 2B, why are you multiplying by 2?

a)
Just because it's the formula.
b)
It is multiplying B by 2 because there are two bases.
c)
It's just the number 2.
10.
What is surface area?
a)
The measure of the amount of space inside of a solid figure
b)
The sum of all the areas of all the shapes that cover the object
11.
Find the surface area of the figure.
a)
203.67
b)
145.39
c)
207.83
d)
202.52
12.
Lateral surface area is ________________
a)
The area of just the bases of the prism/cylinder
b)
The area of all the faces of the prism cylinder
c)
The area of the sides of the prism/cylinder
13.
B stands for ________________
a)
Area of the base
b)
Perimeter of the base
c)
Area of the prism/cylinder
d)
Perimeter of the prism/cylinder
14.
Total surface area is ______________
a)
The area of just the bases of the prism/cylinder
b)
The area of all the faces of the prism/cylinder
c)
Just the sides of the prism/cylinder
15.

In the equation: S = Ph + 2B, what does the B stand for?

a)
base
b)
area of base
16.
How do you find the AREA of a RECTANGLE ?
a)
You can not find the area of a triangle
b)
Length X Height divided by 2
c)
Length X Width
d)
Height X Width 
17.

Finding surface area is...

a)

...filling in a 3 dimensional shape.

b)

...wrapping the outside of a 3 dimensional shape.

18.
Find the total surface area of the prism.
a)
161 square feet
b)
1,700 square feet
c)
75 square feet
d)
186 square feet
19.
To calculate the amount of cardboard needed to make a cereal box, which of the following should you find: 
a)
Area
b)
Perimenter
c)

Total Surface Area

d)

Lateral Surface Area

20.

Jesse needs to wrap the present shown below. How much wrapping paper would he need?

a)
300 in2
b)
558 in2
c)
327 in2
d)
354 in2
21.

What is the height of the prism shown?

a)

3 m

b)

4 m

c)

5 m

d)

12 m

22.

In the formula for lateral surface area of a prism, what does the "h" stand for? 

a)

The area of the base.

b)

The height of the base.

c)

The height of the prism.

d)

The perimeter of the base.

23.

What is the total surface area for the prism shown in square meters?

a)

60 sq m

b)

72 sq m

c)

84 sq m

d)

96 sq m

24.

What are you being asked to solve for in the question shown?

a)

The volume of the box.

b)

The area of the base of the box.

c)

The lateral surface area of the box.

d)

The total surface area of the box.

25.

Jayden is painting the sides of his shed, including the doors, and needs to know how much paint to buy. How many square feet does he need to paint?

26.

Solve for lateral surface area.

a)

82 cm²

b)

360 cm²

c)

210 cm²

d)

1,500 cm²

27.

Find the lateral surface area of the figure shown.

a)

672 cm2

b)

480 cm2

c)

576 cm2

d)

864 cm2

28.

Find the lateral surface area of the rectangular prism. Use the top and bottom as the bases.

Hint: S = Ph

a)

S=24.84 ft2S=24.84\ ft^2

b)

S=21.12 ft2S=21.12\ ft^2

c)

S=31.72 ft2S=31.72\ ft^2

d)

S=8.7 ft2S=8.7\ ft^2

29.

Find the lateral surface area of the shape shown? Use the left and right sides as the bases.

a)

119.28 in2

b)

102.48 in2

c)

84 in2

d)

101.76 in2

30.

Mrs. Sandlin is painting a wooden box for decoration. She only wanted to paint the sides of the box. This box is 14 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. How much paint is she going to need?

a)

396 in2

b)

648 in2

c)

450 in2

d)

306 in2