Area of a Parallelogram Vocabulary

Area of a Parallelogram Vocabulary​

Read the following statements and complete them with the correct answer. You will see questions where you will need to choose the definition, fill in the blank or answer true or false.

Multiple Choice

Area is...

• the distance around the outside of an object.

• the amount of space inside a closed two-dimensional figure.

• the amount of space inside a 3-D shape.

• is the length of the sides of a 2-D shape.

Multiple Choice

Decompose is.....

• the distance from the base to the opposite side of a shape.

• the decaying of matter.

• to break shapes into parts and make new shapes.

• finding the area of a shape using tiles.

Multiple Choice

Compose is...

• compost.

• the breaking down of an object.

• is posing a question.

• to make something new by combining parts.

Multiple Choice

The base of a parallelogram is...

• when the shape has a right angle.

• the side of the shape where you find the height of the shape

• what it you touch when you hold the shape.

• like home, 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a baseball game.

Poll

You can use the following formula to find the area of a rectangle.

• A= l + w + l + w

• A= l x w

• A = l x w x h

• A= b x h

Multiple Choice

The height of a parallelogram is the perpendicular _______ from a base to the opposite side of the parallelogram.

• distance

• angle

• type

• slope