Area and Perimeter Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. An L-shaped floor can be viewed as an 8-metre by 6-metre rectangle with a 3-metre by 2-metre section removed. What is the floor's area?
42 square metres
36 square metres
44 square metres
54 square metres
2. Two identical 4-metre by 3-metre rectangles are joined edge to edge along one full 3-metre side. What is the perimeter of the combined shape?
28 metres
22 metres
24 metres
14 metres
3. A parallelogram is pushed sideways so that it becomes more slanted, but its base and perpendicular height do not change. What happens to its area?
It decreases because the slanted sides move closer together.
It increases because the shape becomes longer.
It stays the same because the base and perpendicular height are unchanged.
It doubles because the slant adds another triangular region.
4. A rectangular garden has an area of 54 square metres and a length of 9 metres. How much fencing is needed to enclose it?
15 metres
27 metres
30 metres
36 metres
5. A square has an area of 49 square centimetres. What is its perimeter?
14 centimetres
49 centimetres
196 centimetres
28 centimetres
6. A rectangular room is 8 metres long and 5 metres wide. What is its area?
40 square metres
26 square metres
13 square metres
80 square metres
7. A rectangle is 2 metres long and 150 centimetres wide. What is its area in square metres?
300 square metres
3 square metres
1.5 square metres
3.5 square metres
8. A triangular banner has a base of 10 centimetres and a perpendicular height of 6 centimetres. What is its area?
16 square centimetres
30 square centimetres
60 square centimetres
32 square centimetres
9. An L-shaped patio starts as an 8-metre by 6-metre rectangle. A 3-metre by 2-metre piece is removed from its top-right corner. What is the patio's perimeter?
28 metres
24 metres
32 metres
42 metres
10. The length and width of a rectangle are both doubled. How do its area and perimeter change?
Both the area and perimeter double.
Both the area and perimeter quadruple.
The area quadruples, while the perimeter doubles.
The area doubles, while the perimeter quadruples.
11. A rectangular mural has an area of 80 square metres and is 8 metres wide. What is its perimeter?
20 metres
160 metres
40 metres
36 metres
12. A square playground has an area of 144 square metres. How much fencing would surround it?
12 metres
48 metres
144 metres
36 metres
13. A rectangular picture frame measures 7 inches by 3 inches. What is its perimeter?
21 inches
10 inches
20 inches
42 inches
14. A triangular garden has side lengths of 7 metres, 8 metres, and 9 metres. What is its perimeter?
24 metres
28 metres
31.5 metres
63 metres
15. Carpet will cover a rectangular floor that is 12 feet long and 9 feet wide. How much carpet is needed?
42 feet
21 square feet
216 square feet
108 square feet
16. A 3-metre by 12-metre rectangle and a 6-metre by 6-metre square both have an area of 36 square metres. How do their perimeters compare?
The rectangle's perimeter is 12 metres greater.
The square's perimeter is 6 metres greater.
Their perimeters are equal.
The rectangle's perimeter is 6 metres greater.