1. What is the area of a rectangle of length 6 cm and breadth 4 cm?
- A24 sq cm
- B10 sq cm
- C20 sq cm
- D12 sq cm
Show answer
Answer: A) 24 sq cm
Area of rectangle = length x breadth = 6 x 4 = 24 sq cm.
Class 6 Area of Rectangles and Squares — practice questions with answers
Mensuration · 5 sample questions from the school syllabus. Try each one, then open the answer and the worked solution.
2. How many squares of side 1 cm fit inside a rectangle of length 7 cm and breadth 3 cm?
- A21
- B10
- C20
- D12
Show answer
Answer: A) 21
Each unit square has area 1 sq cm. Area of rectangle = 7 x 3 = 21 sq cm, so 21 unit squares fit.
3. A square plot has a side of 30 m. A farmer wants to fence it AND grow grass on the whole plot.
The grass must cover the entire surface inside the plot.
How many square metres of grass does he need?
The grass must cover the entire surface inside the plot.
How many square metres of grass does he need?
- A990
- B1800
- C900
- D810
Show answer
Answer: C) 900
Grass covers the area = side x side = 30 x 30 = 900 sq m. (The fencing is the perimeter and is not asked here.)
4. A square sheet of side 14 cm is cut into four equal smaller squares.
What is the area of each smaller square?
What is the area of each smaller square?
- A49 sq cm
- B98 sq cm
- C196 sq cm
- D28 sq cm
Show answer
Answer: A) 49 sq cm
Big square area = 14 x 14 = 196 sq cm. Four equal squares means each = 196 / 4 = 49 sq cm.
5. A rectangular room is 12 m long and 8 m wide.
A 1 m wide path is built all around the OUTSIDE of the room.
What is the area of just the path?
A 1 m wide path is built all around the OUTSIDE of the room.
What is the area of just the path?
- A44 sq m
- B96 sq m
- C140 sq m
- D40 sq m
Show answer
Answer: A) 44 sq m
Outer rectangle = (12 + 2) x (8 + 2) = 14 x 10 = 140 sq m. Room area = 12 x 8 = 96 sq m. Path area = 140 - 96 = 44 sq m.
Practise all 50 questions free →
10 free questions a day without an account — unlimited with a free account.