Grade 4 Performance Task

Grade 4 Performance Task

Area and Perimeter

Multiple Select

Which is the correct way to find the perimeter of a rectangle

• Count the squares on the inside of the shape

• Measure the length of all the sides and add them

• Multiply the length by the width

• Add the length and the width

• Add the length and the width and multiply by 2

Multiple Select

The area of a shape is

• The distance around the boundaries of the shape

• The total length around the shape

• The size of the surface of the shape

• All the space that is on the inside of the shape

• The total number of unit squares which cover the surface of the shape.

Multiple Select

Mrs. James has a rectangular vegetable garden with an area of 36 square metres. What are the possible dimensions (length and width) of the garden.

• 3m by 12 m

• 18 m by 18m

• 9m by 4 m

• 12m by 2m

• 18m by 2m

How can I find the area of the rectangle shown?

Multiple Select

How can I find the area of the rectangle shown?

• Add 2 cm and 4 cm then multiply the answer by 2.

• By counting the squares within the rectangle

• Add 2cm and 4cm.

• Multiply 2cm by 6 cm.

Which pair of rectangles have the same perimeter? The length of each square is I unit.

Multiple Select

Which pair of rectangles have the same perimeter?

Note: The length of each square is I unit

• Rectangles A and B

• Rectangles B and D

• Rectangles C and D

• Rectangles A and D

What do you notice about the area and perimeter of the following rectangles?

Multiple Select

What do you notice about the area and perimeter of the following rectangles?

• The rectangles have the same area.

• The rectangles have the same perimeter.

• The rectangles have the same area but different perimeter.

• The rectangles have the same perimeter but different areas.

Open Ended

Part 1b

What is the area of the plot of land? Show how you arrive at your answer.

Open Ended

Part 2a

How much wire will he need to fence the plot of land?

What is the question asking you to do?

Show how you figured it out and write your answer.

Open Ended

Part 2b

How much money would it cost to purchase the wire to make the fence?

The wire costs $500 per metre. Show working.

Multiple Choice

Part 3 Continued

How many square metres of land will be used to plant Tomatoes?

• 14 square metres

• 56 square metres

• 42 square metres

• 112 square metres

Multiple Choice

Part 3 Continued

How many square metres of land will be used to plant Sweet Pepper?

• 24 square metres

• 42 square metres

• 56 square metres

• 14 square metres

Multiple Choice

Part 3 Continued

How many square metres of land will be used to plant Carrots?

• 56 square metres

• 224 square metres

• 112 square metres

• 42 square metres

Multiple Choice

Part 3 Continued

How many square metres of land will be used to plant Cucumber?

• 102 square metres

• 114 square metres

• 56 square metres

• 112 square metres

Multiple Choice

Final Section

• 318 square metres

• 84 square metres

• 378 square metres

• 154 square metres