Area Calculation Quiz

What is the formula for calculating the area of a parallelogram?

• Base times height

• Base plus height

• Base divided by height

• Base minus height

Why is the area formula for a parallelogram similar to that of a rectangle?

• Because they both have equal diagonals

• Because they both have right angles

• Because they both have four sides

• Because a parallelogram can be rearranged into a rectangle

How is the area of a triangle related to the area of a parallelogram?

• It is the same as the area of a parallelogram

• It is unrelated to the area of a parallelogram

• It is double the area of a parallelogram

• It is half the area of a parallelogram

What is necessary to calculate the area of a triangle?

• The perimeter

• Two angles and a side

• All three sides

• Base and height

How do you find the area of a trapezoid?

• Base plus height

• Base times height

• Base minus height

• One-half times the sum of the bases times the height

What is the base of the parallelogram formed by two trapezoids?

• The sum of the two bases of the trapezoid

• The height of the trapezoid

• The average of the two bases of the trapezoid

• The difference of the two bases of the trapezoid

What unique feature does a rhombus have that affects its area calculation?

• Perpendicular diagonals

• Equal angles

• Parallel sides

• Equal diagonals

How can the area of a rhombus be calculated using its diagonals?

• One-half the product of the diagonals

• The sum of the diagonals

• The difference of the diagonals

• The product of the diagonals

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of 5 inches and a height of 8 inches?

• 13 square inches

• 13 inches

• 40 square inches

• 40 inches

If a rhombus has diagonals of 10 yards and 14 yards, what is its area?

• 24 yards

• 70 square yards

• 24 square yards

• 140 square yards