Perimeter, Area Level 3/4 Questions 1-14

Level 4 Questions 15-29

Level 5 Questions 30-46
Level 6 Questions 47-60

Volume, S.A.
Level 5 Questions 61-64
Level 6 Questions 65-69
Explanation of numbers under the marks.
20.7b
Question 20 . Year ’07 Paper B/2
If ‘a’ then Paper A/1
If ‘ba’ or ‘aa’ then question has been adapted.

If no numbers present then either not a SAT’s question or not identified yet.
1 A field measures 89.5m by 60m. 8 9 .5 m
What is the perimeter of the field?

60m

m 1 mark

1 cm
2 Draw a rectangle whose perimeter is 18
1 cm
centimetres (cm).

You must use the lines of the grid.

1 mark

3 What is the perimeter of a square whose area is 49cm2?

cm 1 mark

4 Draw one line from each shape to the rectangle which has the same area.

One is done for you.

2 marks
5.99a
5 Match each shape on the left to one with equal area on the right.

One has been done for you.

2 marks
5.2a

6 Leon’s grid has two shaded shapes.

Leon says,

“Shape A has a larger area than shape B.”

Explain how he could have worked this out.

1 mark
7.96b

7 Here are some shapes on a grid. A B C

Which shapes have the same area?

Which shape has the largest area?

2 marks
8.98a

D E F
8 A line starts at A and goes along the dotted lines to B.
It divides the grid in halves.

A A

B B
Divide the area of this grid into halves. Start at
A and go along the dotted lines to B.
2 marks
8.96a

9 Here is a centimeter square grid.

On the grid draw:-
a) a shape which has an area of 10 squares;
b) a rectangle which has a perimeter of 10 centimeters.

Not to scale

2 marks
10.98b

10 The area of the small shaded square is 1 square centimeter.

What is the area of the larger shaded square? cm²

Draw a triangle on the grid which has an area of 2cm².

Not to scale

1cm²

2 marks
10.97ba
11 Here is a set of 20 squares around a shaded space.

What is the area of the shaded space?

squares
1 mark
10.13b

12 This ring is made of regular pentagons, with sides of 5 centimeters.

5cm
What is the length of the inner edge of the ring?

cm

What is the length of the outer edge of the ring?

cm
2 marks
12.97a

13 Estimate the percentage of this rectangle that is shaded. %

The rectangle measures 12cm in length and 5cm wide.

What is the area of the shaded part?

cm² 2 marks

14 The ratio of length to width of this rectangle is 2:1.

4cm

Find the length of the rectangle.

cm

Find the area of the rectangle.

cm² 2 marks
15 On the grid, draw a rectangle which has the same area as this shaded pentagon.

Use a ruler.

1 mark
11.0b

16 Here is a 1cm square grid.

Some of the grid is shaded.

What is the area that is shaded?

cm²
1 mark
12.5b

17 Here are five shapes on a regular grid. A B C

Which shape has the longest perimeter?

D
1 mark
13.12
 18 Here are some shapes on a 1cm square grid. B

What is the perimeter of shape A?

A C

cm E

Write the letter of the shape that has the smallest area.

2 marks
13.11

19 Millie has some star-shaped tiles. 5 cm

5 cm

Each edge of a tile is 5 centimetresN long.

o t a c tu a l s iz e N o t a c tu a l s iz e

She puts two tiles together to make this shape.

Work out the perimeter of Millie’s shape.

cm
1 mark

15.4a

20 Here are some shapes drawn on a grid.

Write the letters of the two shapes

that are equal in area.

...............................

and ...............................

1 mark
21 This plan of a garden is made of rectangles and triangles. 4m
The area of each rectangle is 12 square metres.

What is the area of the whole garden?

m² 3m

The perimeter of the garden is 34 metres.

What is the length of the longest side of each triangle?
m
2 marks
17.97a

22 Here is a shaded shape on a 1cm square grid.

Not to scale

What is the area of the shaded shape? 1cm

1cm

cm²
1 mark
18.12b

23 Liam has two rectangular tiles like this.

11 cm

He makes this L shape.

5cm

What is the perimeter of Liam’s L shape?

cm
1 mark
19.0a
24 Rebecca has rectangular tiles like this.

Not to scale

She makes a larger rectangle using 4 of the tiles.

What is the area of the larger rectangle?

cm² 2 marks

15cm
25 This shape is made from 4 shaded squares.

Calculate the perimeter of the shape. Not

a c tu a l s iz e

15cm

Show
y o u r w o r k in g . Not
You m ay get a c tu a l s iz e
a m a rk .

cm 2 marks
19.6a

26 On the grid draw a triangle with the same area as the shaded rectangle.

Use a ruler.

1 mark
19.99a
27 A white square is painted in one corner of a grey square. Not actual size

Each side of the white square is half the length of a

side of the grey square. 12cm

What is the area of the grey section? 12cm

2 marks
26.7b

cm²

28 What is the ratio of the area of the parallelogram compared to the area of the hexagon?

:
1 mark

29 Work out the area of each shape.

(a) Rectangle

cm²

(b) Triangle

cm²
1 cm

1 cm

2 marks
30 Here is a triangle drawn on a square grid.

Draw a rectangle on the grid with the same area as the triangle.

Use a ruler.

1 mark
15.6b

31 Here are two similar triangles.

The white triangle sides are half the

length of the grey triangles.

What is the ratio of the large triangles area

compared to the small triangles area?

: 2 marks

32 Kim has some rectangular tiles.

4cm

9cm

Each one is 4 centimetres by 9 centimetres.

She makes a design with them. h e ig h t

Calculate the width, height and perimeter of her

design.
w id th

width height perimeter

cm cm cm 3 marks
16.0a
33 Kate has some rectangles.

They each measure 16 centimetres by 50 centimetres.

50 cm
Not actual size

She makes this design with four of the rectangles.

16 cm

Work out the lengths x and y and the

perimeter of the design. x

x = cm

y = cm

perimeter = cm 3 marks

34 Lara has some identical rectangles.

7 cm
They are 7 centimetres long and 2 centimetres wide. Not
2 cm
a c tu a l s iz e

She uses five of her rectangles to make the large rectangle below.

What is the perimeter of the large rectangle? cm

What is the area of the large rectangle? cm²

2 marks
20.9a
35 An isosceles triangle has a perimeter of 12cm. One of its sides is 5cm.
What could the length of each of the other two sides be?

Two different answers are possible. Give both answers.

cm and cm

cm and cm
2 marks
20.3

36 Lauren has three small equilateral triangles and one large equilateral triangle.

The small triangles have sides of 7 centimetres. 7 cm

Lauren makes this shape.

Calculate the perimeter of the shape.

Do not use a ruler.

N o t a c tu a l s iz e

cm
1 mark
20.1b

37 The perimeter of this rectangle is 50 centimetres.

7cm

Calculate the length of the rectangle. length

cm
1 mark
21.10
38 Lindy has 4 triangles, all the same size.

13cm 12cm

5cm

She uses them to make a star.

N o t to s c a le

Calculate the perimeter of the star.

Sh ow
your m e th o d .
You m ay get
a m a rk .
cm
2 marks
20.99b

4cm
39 What is the area of this shape? N o t to s c a le

10cm

7cm

10cm

Show
y o u r m e th o d .
You m ay get
a m a rk .

cm 2

2 marks
22.2b
 8cm
40 Alfie has some rectangles. 3cm

He makes this shape using three of the rectangles.

What is the perimeter of Alfie’s shape?

cm
2 marks
23.13a

41 Here is a rectangle with a width of 15.7 centimetres. Not actual size

15.7cm

The perimeter of this rectangle is 85 centimetres. length

Calculate the length of the rectangle.

cm 2 marks
24.5b
42 The perimeter of a square is 72 centimetres.

The square is cut in half to make two identical rectangles.

What is the perimeter of one rectangle?

Show
y o u r m e th o d .
You m ay get
a m a rk .

cm

2
marks
24.8b

43 This is a centimetre grid.

Draw 3 more lines to make a parallelogram with an area of 10cm2

Use a ruler.

1 mark
25.1a

44 Here is an equilateral triangle inside a square.

The perimeter of the triangle is 48 centimetres. Not actual size

What is the perimeter of the square?

cm 2 marks
25.4
45 Here is a rectangle with six identical shaded squares inside it.

The width of the rectangle is 7.2 centimetres.

7 .2 c m N o t a c tu a l s iz e

le n g th

Calculate the perimeter of the rectangle.

Show
y o u r m e th o d .
You m ay get
a m a rk .

cm

2 marks

46 Mr Jones has two sizes of square paving stones.

He uses them to make a path.

s m a ll
la r g e

1 .5 5 m

3 .7 2 m

The path measures 1.55 metres by 3.72 metres.

Calculate the area of the small paving stones.

Show
y o u r m e th o d .
You m ay get
a m a rk .
2 marks
21.99a
m²
 47 The following quadrilaterals all have a perimeter of 36cm

Here is a table to show the length of each side.

Complete the table. Side lengths

One quadrilateral is
square 9cm 9cm 9cm 9cm
done for you.

rectangle 3cm

rhombus 9cm
2 marks
3.13a
kite 10cm

48 Here is a T-shape made from 3 identical rectangles. 12cm

The area of the T-shape is 90cm²

Work out the value of x.

Not to scale

x cm

cm
2 marks
4.12a

49 The diagrams show a rectangle divided into different parts.

On each, shade the area represented by the expression.

The first one is done for you.

d
ac
c

a b

d d
ad +bd b(c+d)
c c 1 mark
6.11a

a b a b
50 Megan says,
‘If two rectangles have the same perimeter they must have the same area.’

Is she correct. Circle yes or no. Yes No

Explain how you know.

2 marks
8.13a

51 The diagram shows a square of side length 12cm.

Inside the square are 8 congruent trapeziums and a
shaded square.
The side length of the shaded square is 6cm.
12cm

What is the area of one of the trapeziums?

Not full size

cm
2 marks
7.11b

52 Here is a centimetre grid.

Draw two more lines to make a quadrilateral with an area of 18cm²
Use a ruler.

1 mark
8.2
 53 The diagram shows 4 identical shaded triangles in a rectangle.
36cm
The rectangle measures 36 centimetres by 24 centimetres.

Calculate the area of one shaded triangle.

24cm

Not to scale

cm²
2marks

10.1

54 Twelve rectangles, all the same size, are arranged to make a square,
as shown in the diagram.
50cm

Calculate the area of one of the rectangles.

40cm

cm²
2marks

10.0

5.5cm
55 Here is a trapezium with a height of 10 centimetres.

10cm
The parallel sides are 5.5cm long and 10.5cm long.
Find the area of the trapezium.
10.5cm

cm²
2 marks
12.13b
56 The grid below is made of right-angled triangles like this. 5cm
3cm

Shade triangles on the grid to make a quadrilateral. 4cm

Your quadrilateral must have an area of 24cm² and a perimeter of 26cm.

4cm

3cm

2 marks
13.12a

57 Jenny and Alan each have a rectangle made out of paper.

One side is 10cm.
The other side is n cm.

(a) They write expressions for the perimeter of the rectangle.

Jenny writes 2n + 20
Alan writes 2(n + 10)

Tick ( ) the true statement below.

Jenny is correct and Alan is wrong.
Jenny is wrong and Alan is correct.
Both Jenny and Alan are correct.
Both Jenny and Alan are wrong.

(b) Alan cuts his rectangle, then puts the two halves side by side.

What is the perimeter of Alan’s new rectangle?

Write your expression as simply as possible. 3 marks
14.0a
KS3.L4-6
58 The diagram shows three identical isosceles triangles inside a square.
All of the shapes touch neatly at the edges and corners, and none overlap.

Calculate the shaded area of the square.

12cm

cm²
12cm
Write the shaded area as a fraction of the total area.
Write the fraction in the simplest form.

2 marks

59 The shape shown below was made by joining square and semi-circular tiles together.

14cm

Calculate the perimeter of the shape.

22
Perimeter of circle = π x d, where π = and d is the diameter.
7

Show your method

Perimeter
2 marks
60 The photograph shows a crop circle that was
made in Mexico. People flattened crops to
make a pattern inside a circle.

Some people are planning to make a crop circle.

Here is what they plan to do:

• They will make a circle of radius 28m.

• They will flatten about 60% of the area of the circle.
28m
• Together, they can flatten 231m² in one hour.

About how many hours do the people plan to spend making the crop circle?

You will need to use this formula:

22
The area of a circle is × (radius)2
7

3 marks
13.12ba
61 This cube is made from centimeter cubes.

It is 4cm by 3cm by 2cm. 3cm

What is the volume of the cuboid?

2cm
4cm

Another cuboid is made from centimeter cubes.

It has a volume of 30cm³
What could the length, height and width be?

length height width

2 marks
13.99a
KS2.L3-5

62 Look at the cuboid drawn on the grid.

It is made from 12 cubes.

On the grid below, draw a different cuboid made from 12 cubes.

2 marks
KS3.L4-6
16.9b
63 You can make only four different cuboids with 16 cubes.

(a) Which of the cuboids A and D has the larger

surface area?
Tick ( ) the correct answer below.

Cuboid A Cuboid D

Both the same

Explain how you know.

(b) Which cuboid has the largest volume?

Tick ( ) the correct answer below.

Cuboid A Cuboid B Cuboid C Cuboid D

All the same

(c) How many of cuboid D make a cube of dimensions 4 x 4 x 4?

(d) You can make only six different cuboids with 24 cubes.
Complete the table to show the dimensions.
Two have been done for you.

3 marks
16.4a
KS3.L4-6

64 The drawing shows 2 cuboids that have the same volume.

(a) What is the volume of cuboid A?

Remember to state your units.

(b) Work out the value of the length

marked x

cm
3 marks
13.2b
KS3.L4-6
65 Here is a drawing of a cube on an isometric grid.

Draw a cuboid that has:

• the same volume

• half the height.

2 marks
13.13a

66 A cuboid has a square base. It is twice as tall as it is wide.

Its volume is 250 cubic centimetres.

Calculate the width of the cuboid.

Not actual size

cm
2 marks
9.1
67 Cleo has 24 centimetre cubes.
She uses all 24 cubes to make a cuboid with
dimensions 6cm, 2cm and 2cm.
Write the dimensions of a different cuboid
she can make using all 24 cubes.

cm, cm and cm

Jon has 20 centimetre cubes.

He wants to make a cube with edges that are 3cm long. How many more centimetre
cubes does he need?
more
2 marks
10.12a

68 Amit has some small cubes.

The edge of each cube is 1.5 centimetres.

He makes a larger cube out of the small cubes. The volume

3
of this larger cube is 216 cm .

How many small cubes does he use?

2 marks
16,0

69 Look at the cube.

The area of a face of the cube is 9x²

Write an expression for the total surface

area of the cube.
Write your answer as simply as possible.
1 mark
KS3.L4-6
25.7a

Write an expression for the volume of the cube. 1 mark