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SHS Core Mathematics · Year 1

Perimeter, Area and Volume practice questions

SI and imperial referents for measurement, and finding the perimeter and area of regular, composite and irregular 2-D shapes and the volume of prisms.

27 questions in this topic: 12 recall, 12 applying skills and concepts and 3 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.

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  1. Question 1Strategic thinking

    The perimeter of a parallelogram is 48 cm, and two of its sides are 16 cm each. Using P = 2(a + b), the length of each of the other sides is

    • a8 cm
    • b16 cm
    • c24 cm
    • d32 cm
  2. Question 2Skills & concepts

    A cuboid has a square base of side 4 m and a height of 10 m. The area of the two square (base) faces combined is

    • a32 m²
    • b16 m²
    • c40 m²
    • d160 m²
  3. Question 3Skills & concepts

    A kite has diagonals of 72 m and 89 m, and adjacent side lengths of 51 m and 64 m. Using Perimeter = 2(a + b), the perimeter of the kite is

    • a230 m
    • b115 m
    • c161 m
    • d3204 m
  4. Question 4Skills & concepts

    A triangular prism has a base area of 64 cm² and a height (length) of 7 cm. Its volume is

    • a448 cm³
    • b71 cm³
    • c224 cm³
    • d57 cm³
  5. Question 5Recall

    A parallelogram is a quadrilateral in which

    • aopposite sides are parallel and equal in length
    • ball four sides are equal but no sides are parallel
    • conly one pair of opposite sides is parallel
    • dall four angles must be right angles

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