Book 5D Module 8

13 Knowing Volume

Write 1 to 4 in the boxes according to the volume of each object below.

(1 stands for the smallest and 4 stands for the largest.)
1. A bus A private car A ferry A motorcycle

2. A refrigerator A hairdryer An air conditioner A rice cooker

Circle the more suitable unit for measuring the volume of each object below.
3. A lipstick 4. A sofa

( cm3 / m3 ) ( cm3 / m3 )

5. A can of fish 6. An elephant

( cm / m / cm3 / m3 ) ( cm / m / cm3 / m3 )
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 Find the volume of each 3-D shape below. (The volume of each cube is 1 cm3.)
7. 8.

P Q

_____ cm3 _____ cm3

9. 10.

R S

_____ cm3 _____ cm3

11.
Among the 3-D shapes above,
( P / Q / R / S ) has the largest volume,
( P / Q / R / S ) has the smallest volume.

Calculate.

12. The volume of each is about 1000 cm3.

The set of musical instruments is about _____ as

big.
_______________
=
The volume of the set of musical instruments is about
______ cm3.

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 Book 5D Module 8

14 Finding Volume

Find the volume of the following 3-D shapes. Show your working.
1.
____________________
15 cm
____________________
The volume of the cuboid is ______ cm3.
9 cm
18 cm
2.
____________________
9 cm
____________________

9 cm
The volume of the cube is ______ cm3.
9 cm
3. 4 cm 4.
2 cm

2 cm 5 cm
7 cm
B
7 cm
2 cm
5 cm
3 cm A
3 cm 5 cm

4 cm

____________________
The volume of cuboid A is
_____ cm3.
____________________
The volume of cuboid B is
_____ cm3.
____________________
The volume of the whole 3-D shape
is _____ cm3.
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 Solve the following problems and show your working.
5. A cuboid display box is 20 cm long, 15 cm wide and 30 cm high. What is its
volume in cm3?

6. The storage cabinet on the right is made up of 3 cubic

cabinets each of edge 12 cm. What is the volume of the
storage cabinet in cm3?

7. A piece of cuboid paper clay is 4 cm high. Both its length and width are 3 times its
height. Find the volume of this piece of paper clay.

8. The volume of a cuboid food box is 960 cm3. If the food box is 16 cm long and
10 cm wide, what is its height in cm?

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