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Surface area and volume past paper questions

O Level Mathematics 4024 · Mensuration. Carry out calculations and solve problems involving the surface area and volume of a: cuboid prism cylinder sphere pyramid cone. Answers may be asked for in terms of π. The following formulas are given in the List of formulas: curved surface area of a cylinder curved surface area of a cone surface area of a sphere volume of a prism volume of a pyramid volume of a cylinder volume of a cone volume of a sphere. The term prism refers to any solid with a uniform cross-section, e.g. a cylindrical sector.

In Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024, Surface area and volume came up in 26 of the 46 papers on Paperstreak, for about 5 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Similarity, Compound shapes and parts of shapes, Right-angled triangles, Non-right-angled triangles.

31 questions, newest first

1. 4024/11/O/N/25 Question 12 · 3 marks
2. 4024/11/O/N/25 Question 17 part (a) · 4 marks
3. 4024/21/O/N/25 Question 3 part (a) · 2 marks
4. 4024/21/O/N/24 Question 6 part (a) · 3 marks
5. 4024/22/O/N/24 Question 3 parts (a(i)) (b) · 7 marks
6. 4024/21/M/J/24 Question 7 part (a) · 2 marks
7. 4024/22/M/J/24 Question 8 parts (a(i)) (a(iii)) · 7 marks
8. 4024/21/O/N/23 Question 9 parts (a(i)) (a(iii)) · 7 marks
9. 4024/12/M/J/23 Question 9 part (b) · 2 marks
10. 4024/21/M/J/23 Question 1 parts (a) (d(i)) · 2 marks
11. 4024/21/M/J/23 Question 11 part (b) · 3 marks
12. 4024/22/M/J/23 Question 8 part (b(ii)) · 5 marks
13. 4024/11/O/N/22 Question 23 · 7 marks
14. 4024/21/O/N/22 Question 11 part (b) · 5 marks
15. 4024/22/O/N/22 Question 3 parts (a) (e) · 5 marks
16. 4024/11/M/J/22 Question 4 part (a) · 2 marks
17. 4024/21/M/J/22 Question 4 parts (a) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) (c) · 9 marks
18. 4024/22/M/J/22 Question 4 parts (b) (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 9 marks
19. 4024/21/O/N/21 Question 10 part (b(ii)) · 2 marks
20. 4024/22/O/N/21 Question 8 part (a) · 3 marks
21. 4024/22/O/N/21 Question 9 parts (b) (d) · 6 marks
22. 4024/21/M/J/21 Question 3 part (e(ii)) · 3 marks
23. 4024/22/M/J/21 Question 9 parts (a) (b) · 5 marks
24. 4024/12/O/N/20 Question 14 part (c) · 2 marks
25. 4024/21/O/N/20 Question 5 parts (a) (b) · 7 marks
26. 4024/21/O/N/20 Question 7 part (b(i)) · 4 marks
27. 4024/22/O/N/20 Question 4 part (a(i)) · 4 marks
28. 4024/11/M/J/20 Question 24 · 3 marks
29. 4024/21/M/J/20 Question 5 part (b(i)) · 3 marks
30. 4024/22/M/J/20 Question 8 parts (a) (b) · 5 marks
31. 4024/22/M/J/20 Question 10 part (b) · 2 marks

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