Math 8 · Unit 15: Distance, area and volume · Cambridge Lower Secondary Maths Stage 8

Questions

1. 1. Parallelogram base 8 cm, height 5 cm. Area?

   • 26 cm²
   • 40 cm²
   • 20 cm²
   • 13 cm²
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2. 2. Trapezium parallel sides 6 cm and 10 cm, height 4 cm. Area?

   • 240 cm²
   • 32 cm²
   • 64 cm²
   • 20 cm²
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3. 3. Parallelogram area 36 m², base 9 m. Height?

   • 324 m
   • 45 m
   • 27 m
   • 4 m
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4. 4. Why use the perpendicular height, not the slanted side?

   • area depends on the height at right angles to the base
   • the slanted side is always shorter
   • it doesn't matter
   • the slanted side is the height
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5. 5. A trapezium has parallel sides a = 3 cm and b = 7 cm, and height h = 5 cm. What is its area?

   • 105 cm²
   • 25 cm²
   • 50 cm²
   • 15 cm²
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6. 6. Parallelogram base 12 cm, height 7.5 cm. Area?

   • 84 cm²
   • 19.5 cm²
   • 45 cm²
   • 90 cm²
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7. 7. Trapezium area 30 cm², parallel sides 4 cm and 8 cm. Height?

   • 2.5 cm
   • 5 cm
   • 10 cm
   • 3.75 cm
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8. 8. A trapezium can be split into …

   • only squares
   • a pentagon
   • two circles
   • a rectangle and triangles
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9. 9. Parallelogram base 6 m, slanted side 5 m, height 4 m. Area?

   • 120 m²
   • 20 m²
   • 24 m²
   • 30 m²
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10. 10. A trapezium has parallel sides a = 2.5 m and b = 5.5 m, and height h = 3 m. What is its area?

    • 41.25 m²
    • 24 m²
    • 11 m²
    • 12 m²
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11. 11. Two identical trapezia fit together to make a …

    • parallelogram
    • triangle
    • kite
    • circle
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12. 12. Parallelogram and rectangle with the same base and height have …

    • the same perimeter
    • the same area
    • the same angles
    • different areas
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13. 13. A field is a trapezium with parallel sides 40 m and 60 m, 30 m apart. Area?

    • 3000 m²
    • 72 000 m²
    • 130 m²
    • 1500 m²
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14. 14. Parallelogram base 10, height h, area 45. h = ?

    • 55
    • 35
    • 450
    • 4.5
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15. 15. A trapezium has both 'parallel sides' a = 5 cm and b = 5 cm, and height h = 4 cm. What shape is it really?

    • a kite (area 40 cm²)
    • a circle
    • a parallelogram (area 20 cm²)
    • a triangle (area 10 cm²)
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