Plans and elevations worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.A solid has a plan view that is a circle, and a front elevation that is a triangle. Which solid is this?

2.The diagram shows a solid built from identical cubes. How many squares are in its plan view, the view looking straight down from above?

3.A warehouse stores identical cube-shaped crates. Its plan view is a 2 by 4 rectangle of crate positions, and every position is filled to a height of 3 crates, except one corner position, which has only 2 crates stacked on it because a delivery was incomplete. How many crates are there in total?

4.The diagram shows the plan, front elevation and side elevation of a solid. Which solid could this be?

5.A solid is built from centimetre cubes: a base layer of 2 rows of 3 cubes each (a 3 by 2 rectangle of cubes), with one extra cube placed on top of one corner cube of that base. Looking down from directly above (the plan view), how many squares are visible?

6.A cuboid measures 5 cm long (left to right), 3 cm deep (front to back) and 2 cm tall. Its front elevation is 5 cm wide by 2 cm high. Its side elevation is 3 cm wide by 2 cm high. What are the dimensions of its plan view, looking down from above?

7.The diagram shows a prism resting on a table. Which shape is its front elevation, the view looking at it from directly in front?

8.A shopkeeper builds a display from two cuboid boxes, shown in the diagram. She wants to cover the front of the display with coloured paper. Work out the total area of the front elevation, in square centimetres.

9.A solid is a single cube. Its plan view (from above), front elevation (from the front) and side elevation (from the side) are drawn separately. What shape is each of these three views?

10.The diagram shows the plan, front elevation and side elevation of a solid. Which of these solids matches all three views?

11.The diagram shows the plan of the base layer of a solid built from identical cubes. A second layer of cubes is added on top, filling the entire base layer to a height of 2 cubes everywhere. Work out how many squares are visible in the plan view of this solid.

12.A garden shed is shaped like a triangular prism: two identical vertical triangular end walls (the gable ends), joined by a sloping rectangular roof and a vertical rectangular back wall. Looking at the shed from directly above (the plan view), what shape is seen?

13.The diagram shows a cuboid. Work out the area of its front elevation, in square centimetres.

14.The diagram shows a solid resting on its side on a table. Work out which shape is its plan view, the view looking straight down from above.

15.The diagram shows a solid made from two cuboids joined together. Which shape is the front elevation of this solid?