Geometry · Guided Practice

Volume

12 questions with answers and video solutions. Try each one before revealing the answer.

1
Find the volume of a cylinder with base radius 6 mm and height 1 cm.
2
Calculate the volume of a cone with base radius 3 cm and vertical height 5 cm
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
3
Find the volume of a hemisphere with diameter 8 cm.
Give your answer in its simplest form in terms of π.\displaystyle \pi.
4
Find the diameter of a sphere with a volume of 9 cubic metres.
5
A pyramid with base area 12 cm2 has volume 36 cm3.
Calculate its height.
6
2016 P2 Q7
5 Marks

A carton is in the shape of a large cone with a small cone removed.

Carton made from large cone with small cone removed

The large cone has diameter of 32 cm and height 24 cm.
The small cone has diameter of 18 cm and height 13.5 cm.
Calculate the volume of the carton.
Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.

7
2017 P2 Q6
5 Marks

A spherical sweet is made by coating a caramel sphere evenly with chocolate.
The diameter of the sweet is 24 mm and the thickness of the chocolate coating is 3 mm.

Spherical sweet cross-section

Calculate the volume of the chocolate coating.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

8
2018 P1 Q17
3 Marks

A square based pyramid is shown in the diagram below.

Square based pyramid

The square base has length 6 centimetres.
The volume is 138 cubic centimetres.
Calculate the height of the pyramid.

9
2021 P1 Q14

The diagram shows a hemisphere relative to the coordinate axes.

Hemisphere relative to coordinate axes

•  A is the point (6,0,0)
•  C is the midpoint of diameter OA
•  B is vertically below C

Calculate the volume of the hemisphere.
Give your answer in its simplest form in terms of π.\displaystyle \pi.

10
2023 P2 Q9
4 Marks

A concrete block is in the shape of a large pyramid with a small pyramid removed.

Concrete block in the shape of a truncated pyramid

The large pyramid has a square base of length 90 centimetres.
The small pyramid has a square base of length 40 centimetres and a height of 48 centimetres.
The block has height 60 centimetres.
Calculate the volume of the block.

11
2024 P2 Q7
4 Marks

A paperweight is in the shape of a cuboid.
It consists of a hemisphere of red glass surrounded by clear glass.

Cuboid paperweight with hemisphere

The cuboid has height 4 centimetres and a square base of length 7 centimetres.
The hemisphere has diameter 6 centimetres.
Calculate the volume of clear glass in the paperweight.
Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.

12
2025 P2 Q2
3 Marks

A shop sells footballs in the shape of a sphere with diameter 21 centimetres.

Football sphere

Calculate the volume of the football.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

Practice questions courtesy of Maths.scot. Full written solutions are on his site — the links above go straight to them.