Last updated: October 22, 2026 · Written by the Math Made Easy math teachers
Looking for a surface area and nets quiz? Then this Grade 6 quiz on Unfolding Solids: Nets and Surface Area asks 10 multiple-choice questions with instant feedback.
Ten multiple-choice questions on nets and surface area of cubes, boxes, triangular prisms and pyramids. Choose one answer for each, then read the explanation. Count the faces before adding any areas.
Standards: 6.G.A.4 · Level: Grade 6
What this Unfolding Solids: Nets and Surface Area quiz checks
- A net is a flat pattern that folds into a solid.
- Surface area is the sum of the areas of all faces, in square units.
- A rectangular prism has 6 faces: SA = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh.
- A triangular prism has 2 triangles and 3 rectangles; a square pyramid has 1 square and 4 triangles.
The 10 questions of the quiz
- A cube measures 9 inches along each edge. How much area covers its outside?
- A box is 6 cm long, 4 cm wide and 2 cm tall. What is its surface area?
- Which solid does this net fold into?
- In which units is surface area measured?
- How many faces does a triangular prism have?
- A square pyramid has a base side of 6 in and a slant height of 5 in. What is its surface area?
- What is the surface area of the box shown by this net?
- A box with no lid is 10 in long, 6 in wide and 3 in tall. What is its outside surface area?
- Each edge of a cube is doubled. By what factor does the surface area change?
- Which description matches the net of a triangular prism?
After the quiz
Missed a question? Reread the Unfolding Solids: Nets and Surface Area lesson, then take the quiz again. Next, solve the Grade 6 worksheet on Unfolding Solids: Nets and Surface Area, one star first, then two and three stars. Finally, take the chapter test under real conditions, without notes and with a timer.