Measurement, area & perimeter

Perimeter

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1.
What does the perimeter of a shape mean?
1. Athe distance all the way around the shape
2. Bthe space inside the shape
3. Cthe number of corners
2.
A rectangle is 4 cm long and 2 cm wide. What is its perimeter?
cm
3.
A square has sides of 5 cm. What is its perimeter?
cm
4.
A triangle has sides of 2 cm, 3 cm and 4 cm. What is its perimeter?
cm
5.
To find the perimeter of a shape you add up all its sides.
True False
6.
A rectangle is 5 cm long and 2 cm wide. What is its perimeter?
cm
7.
A shape has 6 straight sides of 4 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm, 1 cm, 1 cm and 3 cm. What is its perimeter?
cm
8.
A rectangle is 8 cm long and 2 cm wide. What is its perimeter?
cm
9.
A square has sides of 3 cm. Another square is drawn beside it, also 3 cm on each side. What is the perimeter of ONE of the squares?
cm
10.
A regular pentagon has 5 equal sides of 2 cm each. What is its perimeter?
cm
11.
A rectangle is 6 cm long and 5 cm wide. What is its perimeter?
cm
12.
A square has a perimeter of 20 cm. How long is each side?
1. A4 cm
2. B5 cm
3. C10 cm
13.
A square has sides of 8 cm. What is its perimeter?
cm
14.
What is the perimeter of a square with sides of 9 cm?
cm
15.
What is the perimeter of a square with sides of 14 m?
m
16.
A rectangle is 18 cm long and 7 cm wide. What is its perimeter?
cm
17.
A rectangle is 13 m long and 4 m wide. What is its perimeter?
m
18.
A rectangle is 18 cm long and 16 cm wide. What is its perimeter?
cm
19.
A rectangle is 11 cm long and 9 cm wide. What is its perimeter?
cm
20.
What is the perimeter of a square with sides of 6 cm?
cm

Answer key

Measurement, area & perimeter — Perimeter

1.A. the distance all the way around the shape
2.12 cm
3.20 cm
4.9 cm
5.True
6.14 cm
7.14 cm
8.20 cm
9.12 cm
10.10 cm
11.22 cm
12.B. 5 cm
13.32 cm
14.36 cm
15.56 m
16.50 cm
17.34 m
18.68 cm
19.40 cm
20.24 cm