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Checking and securing understanding of area for compound shapes

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Checking and securing understanding of area for compound shapes”, from the unit “2D and 3D shape: compound shapes” (Year 10 Maths) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. The area is the size of the surface and states the number of unit ___ needed to completely cover that surface.
  2. The area of this rectangle is ___ cm².
  3. The area of this parallelogram is ___ cm².
  4. The area of this triangle is ___ cm².
  5. The length of the edge marked 'b' is ___ cm.
  6. Which of these shapes has a different area to the other three?
  7. A composite rectilinear shape is a composite shape made from ___.
  8. Laura uses the calculation 3 × 1.5 + 11 × 4 to work out the area of this composite rectilinear shape. Which diagram shows the way that Laura has subdivided the shape?
  9. This compound rectilinear shape has been completed to make a rectangle. The additional rectangle has an area of ___ cm².
  10. This compound rectilinear shape has been completed to make a rectangle. Which of the following calculations are correct for finding the area of this composite rectilinear shape?
  11. By rearranging the area, this compound shape is equivalent to ...
  12. The area of this compound shape is ___ cm².

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