PERIMETER AND AREA

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M7 Josh thinks of a number. PRACTICE QUESTIONS BY TOPIC

1 Here is a 1 cm square grid. Some of the grid is shaded.

He adds 4
[2018]
He multiplies his result by 3

Then he takes away 9

His final answer is 90

What number did Josh start with?

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1 mark

What is the area of the shaded shape?

cm2

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22 Here is a 1cm square grid.
[1 mark]
[2005] Some of the grid is shaded.
2 Here is a 1cm square grid. Some of the grid is shaded.
[2005]

1cm

1cm

What is the area of the shaded shape?

What is the area that is shaded? cm

cm2

cm2 12
[1 mark]
1 mark

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 53 Match each shape on the left to one with equal area
[2002] on the right.

One has been done for you.

2 marks

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4 Here is a set of 20 squares around a shaded space.
[2013]

(a) Explain why the shape is a hexagon.

Symmetry
1 mark

19 You can make patterns on square grids using 5 square tiles.

(b) What is the area of the hexagon?

What is the area of the shaded space?

cm2 1 10
mark
squares

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1 mark

[1 mark]
(c) On the centimetre square grid below, draw a triangle that has an
This pattern2 has one line of symmetry.
5 areaHere
of 2 cm
is a shaded shape on a 1 cm square grid.

[2012]

5
1 mark

What is the area of the shaded shape?

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cm2
Use 5 square tiles to draw a pattern on the grid below that has
10 more than one line of symmetry. [1 mark]

Total out of 3

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6 Here are some shapes on a 1cm square grid.
[2011]

B
A
C

D
E

What is the perimeter of shape A?

cm 13a

1 mark

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

13b

1 mark

[2 marks]

13 Total out of 4
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7 Here are five shapes on a regular grid.
[2012]
[2012]

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18 Calculate 52.85 + 143.6

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1 mark

Which shape has the longest perimeter?

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[2 marks]

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8 This shape is made from 4 shaded squares.
[2006]

15cm

Not
actual size

[2 marks]

Calculate the perimeter of the shape.

[1 mark]
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9 Here is a grid of regular hexagons.
[2007]
The shaded shape has an area of 3 hexagons and
a perimeter of 14cm.

Draw another shape on the grid which has

an area of 4 hexagons and a perimeter of 14cm.

1cm

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1 mark

[1 mark]

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10 Millie has some star-shaped tiles.
[2004]
Each edge of a tile is 5 centimetres long.

Not actual size

She puts two tiles together to make this shape.

(a) Explain why the shape is a hexagon.

Symmetry
1 mark

19 You can make patterns on square grids using 5 square tiles.

(b) What is the area of the hexagon?

Work out the perimeter of Millie’s shape.

cm2

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1 mark
cm 15

1 mark

[1 mark]
(c) On the centimetre square grid below, draw a triangle thatout
Total hasofan
4
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This pattern2 has one line of symmetry.
11 area of 2 cm
Here is a parallelogram on a 1 cm square grid.

[Extra]

5
1 mark

What is the area of the parallelogram?

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cm2
Use 5 square tiles to draw a pattern on the grid below that has
10 more than one line of symmetry.
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12 This shape is made out of four identical curves.
[2014]

Not
actual
size

The perimeter of the shape is 28 centimetres.

A new shape is made out of curves of the same size.

What is the perimeter of the new shape?

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your
working 15i

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2 marks

Total out of 4

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12 Liam has two rectangular tiles like this.
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[2000] Liam has two rectangular tiles like this.

[2000]

5 He makes this L shape.

He makes this L shape.

He makes this L shape.

He makes this L shape.

10

Whatisisthe
What the perimeter
perimeter of Liam’s
of Liam’s L shape?
L shape?
What is the perimeter of Liam’s L shape?
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14 The area of a rugby pitch is 6,108 square metres.
1 mark
[2016S] [1 mark]
A football pitch measures 112 metres long and 82 metres wide.
14 Total
the football pitch than the area ofTotal
How much larger is the area of14 the
rugby pitch?

14 Total

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your
method [2 marks]
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15 Lara has some identical rectangles.

[2009]
They are 7 centimetres long and 2 centimetres wide.

7cm

Not
2cm
actual size

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

What is the perimeter of the large rectangle?

cm 20a

1 mark

What is the area of the large rectangle?

cm2 20b

1 mark

[2 marks]

19 Total out of 6

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16 Lauren
Height inhas three
metres small
Height in equilateral triangles
metres Height and in metres
metres Height
[2001] one large equilateral triangle.
[2001]
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17 16 Lauren has three small equilateral triangles and
The small triangles have sides of 7 centimetres.
[2001] one large equilateral triangle.
[2001]
Lauren makes this shape.
The small triangles have sides of 7 centimetres.

Lauren makes this shape.

(a) Explain
(a) Explain why
why the
the shape
shape is
is aa hexagon.
hexagon.

Not actual size

Symmetry
Symmetry
1 mark
1 mark
10 19 Not actual size
19 You can
You can make
make patterns
patterns on
on square
square grids using 55 square
grids using square tiles.
tiles.

Calculate the perimeter of the shape.

(b) What
(b) What is
is the
the area of the
area of the hexagon?
hexagon?
Do not use a ruler.
Calculate the perimeter of the shape.

Do not use a ruler.

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cm 1 mark
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mark
cm
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1 mark

cm [220marks]
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(c) On the centimetre square grid below, draw a triangle that has an [2 [2
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This pattern one line
17 This
area
area ofpattern
of
Here2cm
2 cm has one
2has
is aa2triangle
triangle
line of symmetry.
symmetry.
on aa 11ofcm
cm square
square grid.
grid.
17 Here is on [2 marks]
[Extra]
[Extra]

21 Write in the missing number. cm

21 Write in the missing number.

55 404.09 ÷ = 8.5 21
1 mark
1 mark 1 mark

404.09 ÷ = 8.5 21

1 mark
What is
What is the
the area
area of
of the
the triangle?
triangle?

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cm
Use 55 square
Use square tiles
tiles to
to draw
draw aa pattern
pattern on
on the
the grid
grid below
below that
that has
has
10 more than
more than one
one line
line of
of symmetry.
symmetry.
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A square tile measures 20cm by 20cm.
[2017]
[2017]
[2017] A rectangular tile is 3cm longer
and 2cm narrower than the square tile.

20 1 3
Circle the fraction that is greater than but less than
2 4
5
A square
What is the difference in tilebetween
area measuresthe
20 cm by 20 cm.
A square tile measurestwo tiles?
20 cm by 20 cm.
A rectangular tile is 3 cm longer and 2 cm narrower
7 than2
Athe
rectangular 1 5 and 2 cm narrower
tile is 3 cm longer
square tile. 3 20
than the square tile.
8 5 3 8 6 1 mark
What is the difference in area between the two tiles?
What is the difference in area between the two tiles?

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[3 marks]

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19 Show
Show
your [3 m
your
method
[2010]
method
Not
15 7cm actual
size

cm2 2
cm
3 marks
3m
length

The perimeter of this rectangle is 50 centimetres.

cm

Calculate the length of the rectangle.

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19 What is the area of this shape?
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[2002] What is the area of this shape?

[2002]

Not to scale
Squares, Area

11 Look at this shape.

Complete the sentences.

The shape is a square so the sides must be

10 1 mark

The shape is a square so the angles must be

1 mark

cm 2 [222
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1215 21This shape is drawn
This shape on on
is drawn a centimetre
a centimetresquare grid.
square grid.

[Extra]

5 cm

Estimate the area

Estimate of the
the area shape.
of the shape.
10

cm2
19 Total
[1 mark]

cm2
1 mark
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22 Chen has some right-angled triangular tiles.
[2015]

13cm Not
5cm actual
size

12cm

He makes this shape with four of his triangular tiles and

three square tiles.

Not
actual
size

What is the perimeter of Chen’s shape?

Show
your
working
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The perimeter of a square is 72 centimetres.
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[2008] Not actual size

Not actual size

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

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

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What is the perimeter of one rectangle?

What is the perimeter of one rectangle?

What is the perimeter of one rectangle?

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method.
may get
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24i
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[2 marks]
2 marks
[Extra] Each longer side is 36 centimetres. cm cm 24ii

[2 marks]
2 marks
What is the length of each shorter side?

23 Total out of 6

23 Total out of 6

[2 marks]
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(c)
25 On the
On centimetre
the centimetre square
squaregrid below,draw
grid below, draw a triangle that
a parallelogram thathas
has an
This one
ofpattern2 has line of symmetry.
2
area an 2 cmof
area 8 cm
[Extra]

1 mark

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22 A white square is painted in one corner of a grey square.
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A white square is painted in one corner
Each side of the white square is half the length of
Use
a side
10 [2007] 5the
Each
of square
greyoftiles
side theto drawsquare
white
square. a pattern on the
is half the length
grid below that of
of a side hasthe grey
square.
more than one line of symmetry.

5
12cm Not actual size

15

12cm
1 mark

10 What is the area of the grey section?

What is the area of the grey section?
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(c)
27 On the
On centimetre
the centimetre square
squaregrid below,draw
grid below, draw a triangle
a triangle that has an
that has
This pattern has
2 5 cmone
2 line of symmetry.
areaan
of area
2 cmof
[Extra]

1 mark

[1 mark]
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26 Twelve rectangles, all the same size, are arranged to make
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square, as shown in same
the diagram.
[2000]
28 Twelve rectangles, all the 9 are arranged to make a square,
size,
as shown in the diagram.
10 [2000] Use 5 square tiles to draw a pattern on the grid below that has
more than one line of symmetry.

15

1 mark

10

Calculate
Y7/07/Ma/Levels 3–4/P1 the area of one of the rectangles.
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Calculate the area of one of the rectangles.

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 29 Calculate the area of the parallelogram?

[Extra]

5 cm
4 cm

24 Calculate 5% of £3600
5

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7 cm
£ 24

1 mark

cm2

[1 mark]

10 Calculate the area of the triangle?

30 Here
20 is an equilateral
25 Here is an triangle inside
equilateral a square.
triangle inside a square.
[2004] [2004]

5 cm 6 cm
Not
Notactual size
actual size

5
15
8 cm

Theofperimeter
The perimeter of the
the triangle triangle
is 48 is 48 centimetres.
centimetres.
cm2
What is the perimeter of the square?
Calculate the perimeter of the square?

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cm
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19 Total out of 5
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[Extra]

5 cm 6 cm

15
8 cm

cm2

[1 mark]

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32 The diagram shows 4 identical shaded triangles in a rectangle.
The diagram shows 4 identical shaded triangles in a rectangle.
32
[2001]
[2001]

5 Not actual size

The
Therectangle measures
rectangle 36 centimetres
measures by 24 by
36 centimetres centimetres.
24 centimetres.
10 Calculate the area of one shaded triangle.
Calculate the area of one shaded triangle.

Show
your method.
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33 Jody has some triangular tiles like this:
5 cm 4 cm
[Extra]
Not drawn accurately
5cm 4cm
Not drawn accurately
3 cm

5 3cm
I use two of these tiles to make different shapes.

IFor
useeach
two ofshape, work
these tiles out its
to make perimeter.
different shapes.
I use two of these tiles to make different shapes.
For each shape, work out its perimeter.
For each shape, work out its perimeter.

The perimeter of the

10 The perimeter
rectangle is: of the rectangle is:

The perimeter of the rectangle

cm is:
cm
1 mark

cm
1 mark

The perimeter of the

isosceles triangle is:
15 The perimeter of the isosceles triangle is:

cm triangle is:
The perimeter of the isosceles
cm
1 mark

cm
1 mark

The perimeter of the

quadrilateral is:
The perimeter of the quadrilateral is:

cm
The perimeter of the quadrilateral is:
cm
1 mark

cm [3 marks]
1 mark

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