Name ___________________________________________

1.

Area 2D Shapes

Terry is told to draw four different rectangles, each with a perimeter of 18 cm.
He draws these shapes.

A
B
C

(a)

His teacher says two of these are really the same.

Which two?
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(1)

(b)

What is the mathematical name given to two shapes which are exactly the same?
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(1)

(c)

On the grid draw another rectangle with a perimeter of 18 cm which is not exactly the
same as A, B, C or D.
(1)

(d)

What is the area of rectangle D?

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(1)

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2.

Lucy is investigating areas and perimeters of shapes.

She makes a square with a perimeter of 24cm.

N O T TO
SC ALE

(a)

Calculate the area of her square.

Area of square = ............................... cm (1)

Lucy makes a rectangle with a perimeter of 24cm.

The length is twice the width.

N O T TO
SC ALE

(b)

Calculate the area of her rectangle.

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Area of rectangle = ............................... cm (2)
3.

The diagram shows triangle PQR.

Q

9 cm
N o t to s c a le
P

6 cm

a) Calculate the area of triangle PQR.

State your units.

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Answer ........................................... (2)
b) Another triangle has a base of 15 cm and an area of 52 .5 cm
Calculate the height of the triangle

Answer ........................................... (3)

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4.

A parallelogram is drawn on a centimetre square grid.

Calculate the area of the parallelogram.

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Answer .................................................... cm 2
(2)

5.

28 cm

2 2 .5 c m

N o t d raw n
to s c a le

17 cm
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a) What is the name of this 2D shape? .. (1)

b) Calculate the area of this shape

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Answer .

(3)

6)

5m
D oor

4m

1m

N o t to
s c a le

3m
11m
The diagram shows the plan of the floor of a room.

(a)

Calculate the perimeter of the room.

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(3)

(b)

Wooden skirting board is fitted around the perimeter, but not across the doorway.
It costs 83p per metre. Calculate the cost of the skirting board needed for this room.
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(2)

(c)

Calculate the area of the floor of the room.

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(d)

Carpet tiles measure 1 m by 1 m.

They are sold in boxes each containing 12 tiles.
(i)

Each box costs 103.50.

How many boxes are needed to carpet this floor area?

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(ii)

What is their total cost?

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(4)

7.

7 cm

8 cm

x cm

D ia g ra m s
n o t d ra w n
a c c u ra te ly

6 cm

9 cm

The area of the parallelogram is equal to the area of the trapezium.

Find the value of x.
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(4)

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8.

This net will fold to make a three-dimensional shape.

2 .5 c m
B

2 cm

3 cm

2 cm

C
2 .5 c m

10 cm

(a) Calculate the surface area of the net. (Remember to state the units in your answer.)
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Answer...............................................(3)
9) This box has the shape of a cuboid. It has no lid.

2 cm
4 cm
3 cm

(a)

Find the surface area of the box.

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Answer ....................................................
(3)

(b) Another cuboid has a surface area of 640 000 cm 2.

Change this area into square metres.
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Answer .................................................... m2
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10.
a

N o t d ra w n a c c u ra te ly

The area of the trapezium is 20 m2. The parallel sides a and b are different lengths.
The perpendicular height h is 4 m. Find a possible pair of values for a and b.
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a =........ metres

b =........ metres

(3)

11) The diagram shows a series of paper sizes.

Rectangle E is half the area of rectangle D; rectangle F is half the area of rectangle E.
q cm

p cm

D
F

The length of rectangle D is p cm; the width is q cm. Write down an expression for
(i)

the length of rectangle E; .................................................................................

(ii)

the length of rectangle F; .................................................................................

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(iii)

the width of rectangle F; .................................................................................

(iv) the area of rectangle F; .................................................................................

(4)

12. A cylindrical pencil holder is shown below. The height is 15 cm and the diameter 6 cm.

P e n c ils

15 cm

6 cm

What is the surface area of the pencil holder?

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Answer (3)

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