Created by Bob Gingrich
18 questions
6th Grade
Math
This Grade 6 mathematics worksheet gives students practice finding the area of compound and composite shapes. Across 18 multiple-choice questions, students calculate areas of shaded regions and figures, including problems that require combining smaller regions, subtracting an interior or unshaded part, finding a missing overall base, and reporting answers to one decimal place. Diagrams use square units such as meters, inches, centimeters, feet, and generic units. The worksheet is designed for students who are building accuracy with area calculations across varied compound-shape diagrams. Its multiple-choice format helps teachers check whether students can select the correct operation, interpret dimensions, and distinguish area units from linear units. Use it for guided practice, independent work, review, or a quick assessment. This is a free printable worksheet with a complete answer key, and it is also available as a digital quiz on Wayground.
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This Grade 6 worksheet uses 18 multiple-choice questions to practise finding the area of composite figures and shaded regions. Students solve problems by combining regions, subtracting unshaded or interior parts when prompted, determining an overall base in one item, and rounding selected answers to one decimal place.
Begin by modelling how to split a compound figure into familiar regions and label the dimensions needed for each area. Then work through one shaded-region item that requires subtraction, asking students to explain why the smaller area is removed, before assigning the remaining multiple-choice questions for guided or independent practice. Use the answer choices to discuss why an area result must be expressed in square units.
Watch for students adding a region when the shaded area must be found by subtraction, or using a partial base instead of the entire base in the question that asks for it. Students may also confuse linear units with square units, select a distractor based on only one part of a figure, or round the decimal-area questions incorrectly instead of giving the answer to one decimal place.
The worksheet is available as a printable PDF and as a digital quiz on Wayground, and it includes a complete answer key for the 18 multiple-choice questions. For printable submissions, scan student work with the Wayground for Teachers app to help grade responses. The printable format can also support schools that are reducing screen time.
Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing and font size so the compound-shape diagrams, dimensions, and multiple-choice options are easier to read. You can also apply a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language when those options better support access to the area problems.
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