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Surface area and volume: Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) practice questions
Surface area and volume (C5.4, Core) is part of Mensuration (Core). STEM Exam Builder holds 161 past-paper questions on it for Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580), from papers set between 2010 and 2025, each with its mark scheme. 12 of them are in the sample set visitors can open in the builder.
What it covers
The questions are sorted into 24 skills; you can tick single skills in the builder:
- Equal volumes of a cone and sphere
- Equal volumes of different solids
- Recasting a solid into smaller solids
- Missing cuboid dimension from volume
- Volume of a cuboid from three dimensions
- Surface area of a cuboid
- Surface area of a trapezoidal prism
- Surface area of a triangular prism
- Height of a cylinder from its volume
- Radius of a sphere from its volume
- Volume of a cylinder
- Volume of a sphere from its radius
- Volume of a triangular prism
- Radius of a cone from its volume
- Radius of a cylinder from its volume
- Surface area of a cone
- Volume of a cone
- Surface area of a cylinder
- Surface area of a sphere or hemisphere
- Surface area of a pyramid
- Volume of a pyramid
- Side of a cube from its surface area
- Surface area of a curved prism
- Volume of a trapezoidal prism
Questions by paper
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| Paper 1 (Core, non-calculator) | 45 |
| Paper 2 (Extended, non-calculator) | 46 |
| Paper 3 (Core, calculator) | 26 |
| Paper 4 (Extended, calculator) | 44 |
Questions by level
Each question carries a level, C, B or A: the grade it is pitched at.
| Level | Questions |
|---|---|
| Level C | 30 |
| Level B | 81 |
| Level A | 50 |
Questions by year the paper was set
| Year | Questions |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 16 |
Try sample questions
These questions are in the sample set anyone can open in the builder without an account. Each opens with its mark scheme on the flip side.
The link opens the builder on Surface area and volume, Paper 2. Visitors can browse the sample set; building and downloading a paper needs a plan.