University of Cagayan Valley Name: ___________________________

Tuguegarao City Course & Yr: _____________________

Score: ____________Date:___________

Subject: SOLID MENSURATION Preliminary Examination

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the best answer by shading the circle which corresponds to the letter of
your choice. ERASURES SHALL BE CONSIDERED INCORRECT.

1. The area which is the square of its edges is that of a _____________

a. Rectangle
b. Triangle
c. Square
d. Parallelogram

2. What plane figure has a perimeter equal to twice the sum of its length and width?
a. Rectangle
b. Triangle
c. Square
d. Parallelogram

3. One-half the product of its base and height is the area of a ______________.
a. Rectangle
b. Triangle
c. Square
d. Parallelogram

4. It states that “the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares
of its two legs.”
a. Circumference
b. Pie
c. Pythagorean Theorem
d. Trigonometry

5. It is equivalent to twice the product of pie and the radius of a circle.

a. Circumference
b. Pie
c. Pythagorean Theorem
d. Trigonometry

6. The area of a triangular-shaped mat is 18 sq. ft. and its base is 3 ft. find the height.
a. 9 ft.
b.10 ft.
c. 11 ft.
d. 12 ft.

7. Find the area of an acute triangle with a base of 15 inches and a height of 4 inches.
a. 30 sq. in.
b. 35 sq. in.
c. 40 sq. in.
d. 45 sq. in.

8.Given a rectangle with the area of 30 sq. in. and its length is 6 in. Find its width.
a. 4 in.
b.5 in.
c. 6 in.
d.7 in.
9. A window glass is 4 ft. 2 in. by 2 ft. 10 in. Find its area.
a. 10.23 sq.ft.
b.11.81 sq.ft.
c. 12.45 sq.ft
d.13.26 sq. ft.
10. A parking lot needs 800 sq. km. of land area. Should its length be twice its width, what are its
dimensions?
a. 80 km x 10 km.
b. 40 km x 20 km.
c. 10 km X 60 km.
d. 20 km x 50 km.

11.It is a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel.

a. circle
b. triangle
c. trapezoid
d. parallelogram

12. Find the area of a trapezoid with bases of 10 inches and 14 inches respectively and a height of 5
inches.
a. 50 in2
b. 55 in2
c. 60 in2
d. 65 in2

13. The area of a parallelogram is 24 sq.cm. and the base is 4 cm. Find the height.
a. 6 cm.
b. 8 cm.
c. 10 cm.
d. 12 cm.

14. Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of 12 cm. And a height of 5 cm.
a. 50 in2
b. 55 in2
c. 60 in2
d. 65 in2

15. It is defined as a set of points, each of which is equidistant from a fixed point called the center.
a. parabolic segment
b. hyperbola
c. ellipse
d. circle

16. It is the line joining the center of a circle to any points on the circle.
a. diameter
b. radius
c. sector of a circle
d. segment of a circle

17. The area of a circle is 120 sq. in.What is its circumference?

a. 39.23 in.
b.39.53 in.
c. 38.43 in
d.38.83 in.

18. What is the area of the largest circle that can be cut from a square of edge 5 inches?
a.19.63 sq. in
b.18.56 sq. in.
c.17.28 sq. in.
d.16.45 sq. in.
19. The section of a certain solid is bounded by two concentric circles whose radii are 6.1 ft and 4.1
ft. Find the area of this section.
a. 65.05 sq. ft.
b. 64.09 sq. ft.
c. 64.50 sq. ft.
d. 65.68 sq. ft.
 20. A straight line and a plane are ____________ if they cannot meet however far both are
produced.
a. Parallel
b. Perpendicular
c. Straight
d. Parallel lines

21. When a straight line is drawn from a point to a plane, its intersection with the plane is called
its ____
a. angle
b. projection of a line
c. foot
d. projection of a point

22. It refers to the amount of divergence of two intersecting planes.

a. polyhedral angle
b. edges
c. face angle
d. dihedral angle

23. The intersection of the bounding planes of a polyhedron.

a. polyhedral angle
b. edges
c. face angles
d. dihedral angles

24. Any limited portion of space bounded by surfaces

a. section
b. polyhedron
c. vertices
d. solid

25. It refers to the plane figure cut from a solid by passing a plane through it.
a. section
b. polyhedron
c. vertices
d. solid

26. The intersection of the edges of the bounding planes of a polyhedron are called ________.
a. section
b. polyhedron
c. vertices
d. solid

PRACTICAL PROBLEM 1: For items 28-33, imagine a cube measuring three units on an edge,
and having its total surface painted blue. Without the aid of a figure, answer the following questions.

27. How many times must you cut completely through the cube to make cubes which measures one
unit on an edge?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8

28. How many cubes in item no 28 will have three blue faces?
a. 1
b. 6
c. 8
d. 12
 29. How many cubes in item no. 28 will have one blue face?
a. 1
b. 6
c. 8
d. 12

30. How many cubes in item no.28 will have no blue faces?\
a. 1
b. 6
c. 8
d. 12

31. How many cubes in item no.28 are there in all?

a. 9
b. 12
c. 18
d. 27

PRACTICAL PROBLEM 2: Imagine a block of wood to measure two feet by three feet by four feet and
have its total surface area painted red. without the aid of a figure, answer the following questions:

32. How many times must you cut completely through the block to make cubes which measure one
foot on an edge?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 12

33. How many cubes are there in all in item no. 34?
a. 6
b. 12
c. 24
d. 36

34. What is the total surface area of the cube in item no. 33?
a. 3.3528
b. 13.3528
c. 3.441
d. 13.441

35. What is the volume, in cubic feet, of the largest cube of wood that can be cut from a log of
circular cross section whose radius is 12.7 inches?
a. 3.3528
b. 13.3528
c. 3.441
d. 13.441

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!
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