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Math 4 · Unit 14: Area and perimeter · Cambridge Primary Maths Stage 4

14.2 Area and perimeter of rectangles

26 questions · e.g. A rectangle is 8 m by 3 m. Area? Perimeter?

Practice

Questions

  1. 1. Worked example: find the area of this rectangle. Count the squares in 5s.

    5 cm5 cm
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  2. 2. Join the dots carefully with a ruler. What shape have you made?

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  3. 3. The dots are joined with a ruler to make a rectangle 5 cm long and 2 cm wide. What is the perimeter of the shape?

    5 cm5 cm2 cm2 cm
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  4. 4. How many squares are in each row of this rectangle?

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  5. 5. Count in 3s to find how many squares altogether: 3, 6, 9, …

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  6. 6. Each square of the rectangle is 1 cm wide. Which is the correct area for the rectangle?

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  7. 7. How many squares are in each row of this rectangle?

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  8. 8. How many squares are there in each column of this rectangle?

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  9. 9. Look at this rectangle. Use the words length, row and squares to complete: The ___ of the rectangle is the same as the number of ___ in a ___.

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  10. 10. You draw a rectangle 8 cm long and 5 cm wide on 1 cm dot paper. What is its perimeter?

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  11. 11. How many squares are there in each row of this rectangle?

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  12. 12. Each square of this rectangle is 1 cm by 1 cm. Which is the correct area for the whole rectangle?

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  13. 13. Complete the sentences to describe the rectangle: ___ squares in each row and ___ in each column. The rectangle is ___ cm long and ___ cm wide. ___ rows of ___ makes ___ squares altogether. The area is ___ multiplied by ___, which is ___ cm².

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  14. 14. Calculate the area and perimeter of this rectangle using the measurements shown. Remember to record the units.

    8 m3 m
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  15. 15. Calculate the area and perimeter of this rectangle using the measurements shown. Remember to record the units.

    5 km2 km
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  16. 16. Calculate the area and perimeter of this rectangle using the measurements shown. Remember to record the units.

    10 mm8 mm
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  17. 17. Calculate the area and perimeter of this rectangle using the measurements shown. Remember to record the units.

    7 cm7 cm
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  18. 18. You draw a rectangle 5 cm long and 4 cm wide. What are its perimeter and area?

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  19. 19. Work out the missing lengths without measuring. What is the perimeter of this rectangle?

    3 m1 m
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  20. 20. Work out the missing lengths without measuring. What is the perimeter of this rectangle?

    6 km9 km
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