PSLE Maths · Area & volume
PSLE area & volume structured questions (problem sums), with worked answers
22 questions in the 2026 PSLE format. Each one has the full working and the habit it tests, so you can see exactly where marks go.
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Paper 2 ends with 10 structured questions worth 3 to 5 marks, 40 marks in all. Most are problem sums that need a heuristic, and an error in part (a) often costs part (b).
1Three identical rectangles are placed side by side to form one large rectangle5m2A decorative border is made of 4 identical semicircular tiles3m3Two rectangular containers P and Q hold water5m4A rectangular tank has a base 40 cm long and 30 cm wide4m5Tank P and Tank Q are rectangular containers4m6Two rectangular fish tanks, X and Y, contain water5m7Nadia glued some 1-cm wooden cubes together to form a cuboid3m8At Rivera's Laundry, two rectangular soaking tubs are used3m9At a community sports day, water was stored in two rectangular coolers, Cooler R and Cooler S5m10Two rectangular tanks, A and B, are used to hold water at a fish farm4m11Mr Tan had a rectangular piece of card5m12A circular lawn has a radius of 21 m5m13A rectangular wooden block is 6 cm long and 4 cm wide, and its height is h cm4m14Tap P was turned on at 14 10 to fill an empty cubical tank at a rate of 6 litres per minute3m15Two open rectangular watering trays, Tray A and Tray B, are placed side by side4m16Two rectangular containers, P and Q, hold water for a garden watering project4m17A square tile ABCD has sides of 10 cm4m18A rectangular metal plate measures 45 cm by 34 cm5m19Siti had a rectangular block of foam for a school project4m20Aisyah has two rectangular fish tanks, X and Y, each with a tap4m21Samira's rectangular aquarium has a base area of 2500 cm²4m22A closed rectangular container has the same base area from top to bottom4m
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