Grade 6 Mathematics – Area Quiz

1. A rectangle has a length of 5cm and a width of 7cm, what is its area?

12cm
35square metres
35square centimeters
12m
Explanation:

2. Find the area of a square whose sides measure 6cm by 6 cm

1cm
36
18
12
Explanation:

3. The length and the height of a triangle measures 12 cm and 8 cm respectively, what is the area of the triangle

48
96
20
0.14
Explanation:

4. The area of a rectangle is 72 sq units. One side length is 9 units. What is the other side length?

9 units
7 units
8 units
10 units
Explanation:

5. The area of a rectangle is 63 sq. inches. One side length is 7 inches. What is the other side length?

6 in.
7 in.
10 in.
9 in.
Explanation:

6. What is the area of a square with a length of 4 cm?

16 cm
8 cm
8 square cm
16 square cm
Explanation:

7. Find the area of a rectangle with a base of 9 m and a height of 3.5 m.

31.5 m2
0.315 m2
3.15 m2
315 m2
Explanation:

8. What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 12 inches and a width of 5 inches?

60
60 square inches
17square inches
17
Explanation:

9. What is the area of a square with a side length of 6 feet?

36 feet
10 square feet
24 square feet
36 square feet
Explanation:

10. What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of 12.5 meters and a height of 2.5 meters?

31.25 square meters
50 square meters
31.25
15 square meters
Explanation:

11. What is the area of a square with a side length of 22.5 inches?

90 square inches
26.5 square inches
506.25 square inches
45 square inches
Explanation:

12. What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of 5.6 km and a height of 2.3 km?

7.9 square km
31.36 square km
12.88 square km
12.88
Explanation:

13. What is the area of a rectangle with a width of 15.5 inches and a length of 20.2 inches?

35.7 inches
313.1 square inches
35.7 square inches
313.1
Explanation:

14. What does area mean?

the amount of space inside a shape
half the distance around a shape
the amount of space outside a shape
the distance around a shape
Explanation:

15. How do you find the area of a rectangle?

Length + Length + Length + Length
Length + Width
Width x Width
Length x Width
Explanation:

16. Find the area of a square with sides 7 cm long.

28 cm2
16 cm2
42 cm2
49 cm2
Explanation:

17. he area of a square is 9 sq. cm. One side length is 3 cm. What is the other side length?

3 cm
4 cm
7 cm
2 cm
Explanation:

18. A garden has an area of 45 feet 2. The length of one side is 9 feet. What is the length of the other side?

5 feet2
405 feet2
405 feet
5 feet
Explanation:

19. How do you find the AREA of a TRIANGLE?

Length x Width
1/3 (Length x width)
1/2 (Length x width)
Base x Height
Explanation:

20. Find the area of a triangle with a height of 4 mm and a base of 6 mm?

24 mm squared
6 mm squared
5 mm squared
12 mm squared
Explanation:

21. What is the area of a triangle with a height of 10 m and a base of 6 m?

16 mm squared
35 mm squared
30 mm squared
60 mm squared
Explanation:

22. Which one is a formula for area of a triangle?

A = bh/2
A = b + h
A = bh
A = b - h
Explanation:

23. Find the area of the triangle with a base of 7 km and height of 5.4 km.

35 km2
19.8 km2
18.9 km2
37.8 km2
Explanation:

24. What is the area of a triangle with a base of 9 cm and a height of 4 cm?

6 cm squared
36 cm squared
8 cm squared
18 cm squared
Explanation:

25. What is the height of a triangle with a base of 12 in and an area of 72 square in?

24 inches
12 inches
8 inches
6 inches
Explanation:

26. What is the area of a triangle with a base of 15 cm and a height of 7 cm?

55.15 cm squared
26.25 cm squared
105 cm squared
52.5 cm squared
Explanation:

27. Area is measured in?

square units
inches
feet
centimeters
Explanation:

28. Jason wants to mow his rectangular lawn. If his lawn is 15 feet by 25 feet how many square feet does he have to mow?

400 ft2
40 ft2
80 ft2
375 ft2
Explanation:

29. What is the formula for finding the area of a rectangle?

2 x (Length + Width)
Width x Height
Length + Width
Length x Height
Explanation:

The formula for finding the area of a rectangle is Length x Width. This is because the area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width.

30. How do you find the area of a square?

Length x Width
2 x Side
Side x Side
Side + Side
Explanation:

To find the area of a square, you simply multiply the length of one of its sides by itself.

31. What is the formula for finding the area of a triangle?

Base x Height
Height x Base / 2
Length x Width
Side x Side x Side
Explanation:

The formula for finding the area of a triangle is 1/2 x Base x Height. This is because the area of a triangle is calculated by multiplying the base by the height and then dividing by 2.

32. How do you find the area of a circle?

Radius x Diameter
3.14 x Radius^2
2 x Radius
3.14 x Radius
Explanation:

To find the area of a circle, you multiply 3.14 by the square of the radius.

33. How do you find the area of a trapezium?

Base1 x Base2
Height x Base1
Height x (Base1 + Base2) / 2
Base1 + Base2
Explanation:

To find the area of a trapezium, you multiply the sum of the two bases by the height and then divide by 2.

34. What is the formula for finding the area of a rhombus?

Base x Height
Side^2
Diagonal1 x Diagonal2 / 2
Diagonal1 x Diagonal2
Explanation:

The formula for finding the area of a rhombus is to multiply the product of its diagonals and then divide by 2.

35. How do you find the area of a sector of a circle?

Angle / 360 x 3.14 x Radius^2
2 x 3.14 x Radius
Radius x Diameter
3.14 x Radius^2
Explanation:

To find the area of a sector of a circle, you multiply the fraction of the circle's circumference that the sector covers by the area of the circle.

36. What is the formula for finding the lateral surface area of a cylinder?

2 x 3.14 x Radius
3.14 x Radius^2
Height x Radius
2 x 3.14 x Height x Radius
Explanation:

The lateral surface area of a cylinder is calculated by multiplying the circumference of the base by the height of the cylinder.

37. How do you find the area of a trapezoidal prism?

3.14 x Radius^2
2 x (Base1 + Base2) x Height
Base1 x Base2
Height x (Base1 + Base2)
Explanation:

To find the area of a trapezoidal prism, you calculate the sum of the areas of the two trapezoidal faces and the four rectangular faces.

38. What is the formula for finding the area of a rectangle?

Length x Width
Length x Height
2 x (Length + Height)
Length + Height
Explanation:

The formula for finding the area of a rectangle is Length x Width. This is because the area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width.

39. Which unit is commonly used to measure the area of land in Kenya?

Hectares
Meters
Acres
Kilometers
Explanation:

Acres is the unit commonly used to measure the area of land in Kenya. It is a unit of measurement for land area that is commonly used in agriculture and real estate.

40. What is the formula for finding the area of a triangle?

1/2 x Base x Height
Base x Height
Base x Width
Base + Height
Explanation:

The formula for finding the area of a triangle is 1/2 x Base x Height. This is because the area of a triangle is calculated by multiplying the base by the height and then dividing by 2.

41. Which shape has an area formula of πr^2?

Rectangle
Triangle
Square
Circle
Explanation:

42. What is the formula for finding the area of a square?

4 x Side
2 x Side
Side x Side
Length x Width
Explanation:

The formula for finding the area of a square is Side x Side. This is because all sides of a square are equal, so you can simply square the length of one side to find the area.

43. How many square meters are in a hectare?

10,000 sqm
1000 sqm
100 sqm
10 sqm
Explanation:

There are 10,000 square meters in a hectare. A hectare is a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters, so 1 hectare is equivalent to 10,000 square meters.