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Area of a Parallelogram

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ana is helping her friend Omayra to wrap a gift. They have a rectangular piece of wrapping paper, and they need to cut it into a parallelogram shape. What is the base of this parallelogram?

a)

5 cm

b)

35 cm

c)

7 cm

d)

15 cm

2.

Kingston is helping his friend paint a mural on a wall shaped like a parallelogram. If they were finding the area of this wall, which value would they NOT use?

a)

2 m

b)

2.5 m

c)

1.8 m

3.

Mr. Mulkey is helping his friend Ms. Watts-Miles to find the area of a garden shaped like a parallelogram. What two values should they multiply to find the area, or in other words, what is the base and height?

a)

7 and 15

b)

5 and 15

c)

7 and 5

4.

Tyler is building a model of a parallelogram-shaped garden. What is the height of this parallelogram?

a)

7 cm

b)

5 cm

c)

15cm

d)

12 cm

5.

Yefri is planning to paint a wall in the shape of a parallelogram. Find the area of the wall.

(a)  

6.

The amount of units inside a closed figure; it is measured in square units.

a)

altitude

b)

decomposition

c)

triangle formula

d)

area

7.

Kourtni is designing a garden in the shape of a parallelogram. What is the area of the garden?

a)

13 cm2

b)

28.5 cm2

c)

45.6 cm2

d)

40 cm2

8.
Find the area of the parallelogram.
a)
12 units2
b)
10 units2
c)
13 units2
d)
6 units
9.

Area is measured in...

a)

cubic units

b)

square units

c)

units

d)

no units are needed

10.

The area for a parallelogram with a base of 2 inches and a height of 4 inches is...

a)

6 square inches

b)

8 inches

c)

6 inches

d)

8 square inches

11.

Given that the area of a parallelogram is 84 square feet, and the base is 7 ft long, find the height of the figure. 

a)
8 ft
b)
12 ft
c)
16 ft
d)
20 ft
12.
When finding the area of a parallelogram, you should-
a)
Add the base and height, then divide by two
b)
Multiply the base and height, then divide by two
c)
Find the sum of the base and height
d)
Find the product of the base and height
13.
The area of a paralleogram is 65cm2. If the base of this  paralleogram is 5 cm find the length of its base.
a)
12 cm
b)
14 cm
c)
13 cm
d)
15 cm
14.

Find and solve the missing dimension of this parallelogram:

Area = 49m2

Base = 7m

Height = ?

a)

7m

b)

42m

c)

343m

15.

Which is the correct area formula for Parallelograms?

a)
b)
c)
16.
Find the area.
a)
60 in
b)
60 in2
c)
50 in
d)
50 in2 
17.

JaMyiah has a rectangular flower garden that is 9 m long and 4 m wide. He needs to buy enough fertilizer to cover the garden. How much fertilizer does he need to buy?

a)

2.25 m2

b)

40 m2

c)

36 m2

d)

13 m2

18.

Find the missing measure of the parallelogram. 
HEIGHT = 20 feet
AREA = 100 feet2

a)
10 feet
b)

5 feet

c)
8 feet 
d)
12 feet
19.

Name this shape (check ALL that apply)

a)

Quadrilateral

b)

Paralleogram

c)

Rhombus

d)

Rectangle

e)

Square

20.
What is the area of the shape?
a)
35 units squared
b)
24 units squared
c)
not enough information
d)
22 units squared
21.

What is the area of JaDerrick's deck?

a)

28 square units

b)

48 square units

c)

100 square units

d)

140 square units

22.

The parallelogram has an area of  24 units224\ units^2 . Find the height.

a)

5 units5\ units  

b)

6 units6\ units  

c)

13 units13\ units  

d)

4 units4\ units