STAAR-Based Assessment - Area, Perimeter and Area

1. Mary Beth builds a rectangular prism as shown below, using cubes with a side length of 1 inch.

What is the volume of the rectangular prism that Mary Beth built?

• 35 cubic inches

• 24 cubic inches

• 60 cubic inches

• 420 cubic inches

A student built a rectangular prism in class, using cubes. The edge of each cube was 1 centimeter. The student used 36 cubes to build the first layer. The rectangular prism had a total of five layers. What is the volume of the rectangular prism that the student built in cubic centimeters?

• 41 cubic centimeters

• 150 cubic centimeters

• 180 cubic centimeters

• 31 cubic centimeters

Gerardo is filling a small cube-shaped box with smaller cubes. He has started the first row, as shown below. How many cubic units will it take to fill the small box?

Felicity used unit cubes like the one shown to completely fill a rectangular prism. The rectangular prism had the dimensions shown below. How many of the unit cubes did Felicity need to completely fill the rectangular prism?

• 480 cubes

• 60 cubes

• 120 cubes

• 27 cubes

A student constructed a cube using smaller unit cubes with a side length of 1 inch. The volume of the cube the student built was 64 cubic inches. What is the length of the side of the cube the student constructed?

• 4 inches

• 16 inches

• 32 inches

• None of the above

Brayden is building a rectangular prism. He builds a base with 32 unit cubes, as shown. Brayden’s completed rectangular prism will have a volume of 128 unit cubes. How many layers will Brayden need to build to complete the rectangular prism?

• 2

• 4

• 64

• 96

Coach Hubbard’s track team has a storage container for their equipment. The container and its dimensions are shown below. What is the volume of the storage container in cubic feet?

• 244 cubic feet

• 49 cubic feet

• 294 cubic feet

• None of the above

9. Sam made a rectangular prism, using cubes with edges that measure 1 inch. The length of the prism’s base was 9 inches, and the width of the prism’s base was 6 inches. 

Sam built the rectangular prism without any gaps. Her completed prism was four layers tall. What is the volume of Sam’s rectangular prism?

Francisco built a cube, using smaller cubes with a side length of 1 centimeter. He used 125 cubic centimeters in all. Which cube did Francisco build (s = side length)?

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A trapezoid and its side lengths are shown. What is the perimeter of the trapezoid in centimeters?

• 15.4 cm

• 16.5 cm

• 21.7 cm

• 21.3 cm