Grade 6 Unit 1 Lesson 6: Area of Parallelograms Quiz

Which of the following sets of parallelograms have the same area?

• A, B, and D

• A, B, and C

• B, C, and D

• A, C, and D

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

• Base + Height

• Base x Height / 2

• Base x Height

• 2 x (Base + Height)

Which pair of base and height produces the greatest area?

• 10 cm and 1.4 cm

• 4 cm and 3.5 cm

• 0.8 cm and 20 cm

• 6 cm and 2.25 cm

If the area of a parallelogram is 10 square units and the base is 5 units, what is the height?

• 1 unit

• 3 units

• 2 units

• 4 units

Given an area of 21 square units and a height of 7 units, what is the base of the parallelogram?

• 5 units

• 4 units

• 2 units

• 3 units

What is the area of a parallelogram-shaped building with a length of 86 meters and a height of 55 meters?

• 4740 square meters

• 4725 square meters

• 4735 square meters

• 4730 square meters

Which segments could represent the height if side M is the base?

• Segments A and B

• Segments E and F

• Segments C and D

• Segments G and H

How do you find the area of a shaded region within a rectangle?

• Divide the area of the outer shape by the inner shape

• Multiply the areas of all shapes

• Subtract the area of the inner shape from the outer shape

• Add the areas of all shapes

What is the area of a rectangle with dimensions 14 cm by 10 cm?

• 120 square centimeters

• 130 square centimeters

• 150 square centimeters

• 140 square centimeters

If two triangles are combined to form a rectangle, what is the area of the rectangle if each triangle has a base of 4 cm and a height of 12 cm?

• 48 square centimeters

• 72 square centimeters

• 96 square centimeters

• 24 square centimeters