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Area Counting Practice
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Area Counting Practice
Use square units to describe area. For drawing questions, each grid square represents 1 cm².
Understanding Area
1.What does the area of a flat shape tell you?
- The distance all the way around its edge
- The amount of surface it covers
- Its height above the ground
- The weight of the shape
2.Which unit is most suitable for describing the area of a small picture card?
- Centimetres (cm)
- Square centimetres (cm²)
- Millilitres (mL)
- Kilograms (kg)
Count the Square Units
Each grid shows a rectangle made from equal square units.
3.A rectangle is 4 squares across and 3 squares down. How many square units cover it?
4.A rectangle has 5 rows with 2 squares in each row. Find its area in square units.
5.A tile pattern is 7 squares long and 2 squares wide. What is the total area in square units?
Draw Rectangles with a Given Area
Draw each rectangle on its square grid. More than one correct arrangement may be possible.
6.Draw a rectangle that covers exactly 15 grid squares. Write its side lengths in squares.
7.Make a different rectangle that also covers exactly 15 grid squares. Give its side lengths in squares.
Compare Areas
8.Select every rectangle with an area of 18 square units.
- A rectangle 3 squares by 6 squares
- A rectangle 2 squares by 8 squares
- A rectangle 9 squares by 2 squares
- A rectangle 4 squares by 5 squares
- A rectangle 1 square by 18 squares
9.Explain how you can tell that two rectangles made from equal-sized squares have the same area.
10.Why should you use equal-sized squares with no gaps or overlaps when counting area?
Area in Everyday Situations
11.Match each surface to the reason someone might measure its area.
- A. Kitchen floor
- B. Vegetable patch
- C. Noticeboard
- D. Patio
- E. Wrapping paper sheet
- F. Desk top
- 2. Estimate how many seedlings will fit
- 4. Calculate how many paving stones are needed
- 5. Check whether it will cover a gift box
- 6. Choose a protective mat that will fit
- 3. Find the amount of cork sheet to cover it
- 1. Work out how much paint is needed to cover it
12.Which method gives the area of a rectangular surface?
- Add the lengths of all four sides
- Count the equal square units covering its surface
- Measure just one side
- Compare its mass with another object
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