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Celeste International School

Grade 5 · Worksheet

Exploring measures

Area of rectangles & triangles

Name: ______________________________Date: ______________Score: ______ / 20
  1. 1.

    A rectangle is 8 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area?

  2. 2.

    A rectangle is 6 cm long and 4 cm wide. What is its area?

    cm²
  3. 3.

    A rectangle is 5 cm long and 3 cm wide. What is its area?

    cm²
  4. 4.

    A square has sides of 5 cm. What is its area?

    cm²
  5. 5.

    A square has sides of 6 cm. What is its area?

    cm²
  6. 6.

    Asok has a piece of paper 30 cm long and 21 cm wide. What is its area?

    cm²
  7. 7.

    A rectangle is 7 cm long and 3 cm wide. What is its area?

    cm²
  8. 8.

    Which calculation gives the area of a rectangle?

    1. Alength + width
    2. Blength × width
    3. Clength × 2 + width × 2
    4. Dlength ÷ width
  9. 9.

    A square is a type of rectangle.

    True False
  10. 10.

    Which of these is a unit of area?

    1. Acm
    2. Bcm²
    3. Ccm³
    4. Dkm
  11. 11.

    A rectangle is 10 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area?

  12. 12.

    A rectangle 8 m by 4 m is cut in half diagonally to make two triangles. What is the area of one triangle?

  13. 13.

    A rectangle 6 cm by 4 cm is cut in half diagonally. What is the area of one triangle?

    cm²
  14. 14.

    A rectangle 4 cm by 4 cm is cut in half diagonally. What is the area of one triangle?

    cm²
  15. 15.

    A rectangle 5 cm by 4 cm is cut in half diagonally. What is the area of one triangle?

    cm²
  16. 16.

    A rectangle 2 cm by 6 cm is cut in half diagonally. What is the area of one triangle?

    cm²
  17. 17.

    A rectangle 3 cm by 5 cm is cut in half diagonally. What is the area of one triangle?

    cm²
  18. 18.

    A rectangle has an area of 20 cm². It is cut in half diagonally to make two triangles. What is the area of one triangle?

    1. A40 cm²
    2. B10 cm²
    3. C20 cm²
    4. D5 cm²
  19. 19.

    When a rectangle is cut in half diagonally, each triangle has half the area of the rectangle.

    True False
  20. 20.

    Jo cuts a 5 cm square of dough in half to make a triangular biscuit. What is the area of one triangular biscuit?

    cm²
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Answer key

Exploring measures — Area of rectangles & triangles

  1. 1.32 m²
  2. 2.24 cm²
  3. 3.15 cm²
  4. 4.25 cm²
  5. 5.36 cm²
  6. 6.630 cm²
  7. 7.21 cm²
  8. 8.B. length × width
  9. 9.True
  10. 10.B. cm²
  11. 11.50 m²
  12. 12.16 m²
  13. 13.12 cm²
  14. 14.8 cm²
  15. 15.10 cm²
  16. 16.6 cm²
  17. 17.7.5 cm²
  18. 18.B. 10 cm²
  19. 19.True
  20. 20.12.5 cm²