Area of Shapes

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

Which number represents the height?

• 5
• 4
• 10
• 19

Multiple Choice

Which number represents the base when used with the height 7 cm?

• 7 cm

• 9 cm

• 8 cm

Multiple Choice

What is the area of the parallelogram?

• 63 cm²

• 72 cm²

• 56 cm²

Multiple Choice

What is the area of the parallelogram?

• 15.6 cm²

• 30.6 cm²

• 13.26 cm²

• 79.56 cm²

Multiple Choice

What is the area of this shape?

• 6 m²
• 12 m²
• 3 m²
• 2.666 m²

Multiple Choice

If the area for this parallelogram is 21 square units, what is the height?

• 4
• 14
• 7
• 3

Can you convert this rectangle into a triangle???

Look at this picture..

• Can you now figure out two triangles?

• How do you think we can find the area of the triangle?

We can divide the rectangle into

two halves

to find the area of a triangle.

Points to remember:

• Base means bottom

• The height of any object is how much it measures from its top to its bottom.

• And make sure the height is a perpendicular line...!

Multiple Choice

What is the height of the given triangle?

• 21 mm

• 66 mm

• 33 mm

Multiple Choice

Identify the height.

• 24 in

• 25 in

• 7 in

Multiple Choice

Find the area of the triangle.

• 30 cm²

• 35 cm²

• 25 cm²

Poll

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