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Volume or Area? is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on distinguishing two and three dimensions, aligned to Common Core standard 5.MD.C.3. It prints 10 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Volume or Area?

5.MD.C.3

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Work out each answer.

1.Volume of a 8 by 3 by 2 box =
2.Area of a 3 by 9 rectangle =
3.Area of a 3 by 2 rectangle =
4.Area of a 6 by 6 rectangle =
5.Volume of a 6 by 3 by 2 box =
6.Area of a 9 by 5 rectangle =
7.Volume of a 3 by 9 by 2 box =
8.Area of a 6 by 5 rectangle =
9.Area of a 5 by 6 rectangle =
10.Volume of a 6 by 7 by 2 box =

LessonPrint · 5.MD.C.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Volume or Area?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.48 cubic units
  2. 2.27 square units
  3. 3.6 square units
  4. 4.36 square units
  5. 5.36 cubic units
  6. 6.45 square units
  7. 7.54 cubic units
  8. 8.30 square units
  9. 9.30 square units
  10. 10.84 cubic units

Questions about Volume or Area?

What does the Volume or Area? worksheet cover?

It practises distinguishing two and three dimensions — 10 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.MD.C.3: Understand what volume is. The instruction to pupils is “Work out each answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Volume or Area? practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.3 — 5.MD.C.3, in the Measurement & Data domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Volume or Area? is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.MD.C.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Volume or Area? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 10 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Volume or Area? can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Volume or Area? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Volume or Area?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.MD.C.3 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.