Area Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A rectangular garden is 8 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is its area?
80 square meters
26 square meters
13 square meters
40 square meters
2. A rectangle measures 4 units by 9 units, while a square has sides of 6 units. Which statement correctly compares their areas?
The rectangle's area is 3 square units greater
Their areas are equal
The square's area is 12 square units greater
The square's area is 2 square units greater
3. On a square grid, a shape covers 18 complete one-square-unit cells and six half-cells, with no overlaps. What is the shape's total area?
24 square units
12 square units
21 square units
18 square units
4. A circular tabletop has a diameter of 10 inches. What is its area?
100π square inches
25π square inches
10π square inches
5π square inches
5. Every length of a shape is multiplied by 3 to create a similar larger shape. By what factor does its area change?
It becomes 3 times as large
It becomes 6 times as large
It becomes 9 times as large
It becomes 12 times as large
6. What is the area of a circle with a radius of 3 units?
18π square units
6π square units
3π square units
9π square units
7. A triangle and a parallelogram have the same base and the same perpendicular height. How does the triangle's area compare with the parallelogram's area?
The triangle has half the area
They have the same area
The triangle has twice the area
Their areas cannot be compared from this information
8. A triangle has an area of 36 square centimeters and a base of 9 centimeters. What is its perpendicular height?
4 centimeters
6 centimeters
18 centimeters
8 centimeters
9. A rectangular lawn measures 15 meters by 12 meters. A 4-by-3-meter patio occupies one corner. What area remains as lawn?
192 square meters
168 square meters
176 square meters
165 square meters
10. A 10-by-7-meter rectangular floor contains a 2-by-3-meter section that will not be tiled. How many square meters will be tiled?
64 square meters
67 square meters
58 square meters
76 square meters
11. A rectangular banner has an area of 54 square feet and a width of 6 feet. What is its length?
60 feet
48 feet
9 feet
324 feet
12. Which unit is most appropriate for reporting the area of a desktop measured in centimeters?
Centimeters
Cubic centimeters
Square centimeters
Meters
13. A parallelogram has a base of 12 centimeters and a perpendicular height of 4 centimeters. What is its area?
48 square centimeters
16 square centimeters
24 square centimeters
32 square centimeters
14. A square has an area of 49 square centimeters. How long is each side?
24.5 centimeters
7 centimeters
14 centimeters
9 centimeters
15. Which expression gives the area of a triangle with base b and perpendicular height h?
b + h
bh
2b + 2h
bh ÷ 2
16. A trapezoid has parallel sides of 6 meters and 10 meters, with a perpendicular height of 5 meters. What is its area?
40 square meters
80 square meters
50 square meters
30 square meters