The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Checking understanding of area”, from the unit “Perimeter, area and volume” (Year 8 Maths) by Oak National Academy.
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12 questions
The ___ is the size of the surface and states the number of unit squares needed to completely cover that surface.
Which of these units are a measure of area?
The area of the rectangle is ___ m^2.
Which line segments are perpendicular to each other?
For which shape can the area be calculated by doing {1}\over{2} \times base \times perpendicular height?
Select the rectangle with the largest area.
The area of the rectangle is ___ units^2.
The area of the parallelogram is ___ units^2.
The area of the triangle is ___ units^2.
A ___ is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel opposite sides.
The formula A= {1}\over{2} \times (a + b) \times h can be used to calculate area of a trapezium. Which calculation is correct for finding the area of the trapezium?
This compound shape is made from a rectangle and a triangle. Its area is ___ units^2.
