📐 Part 1: Understanding Area with Arrays

1. Look at this rectangle made of squares. Count the rows and columns, then write the multiplication sentence.

Number of rows: _______ Number of columns: _______

Multiplication sentence: _______ × _______ = _______

Area = _______ square units

2. Circle the correct multiplication sentence for a rectangle that is 5 squares wide and 3 squares tall:

5 + 3 = 8

5 × 3 = 15

5 - 3 = 2

5 ÷ 3 = 1.67

3. True or False: The area of a 4 × 6 rectangle is the same as a 6 × 4 rectangle.

True

False

Explain your answer: _________________________________________________

🔢 Part 2: Multiplication Facts and Area

4. Complete these multiplication sentences to find the area:

a) 7 × 4 = _______ square units

b) 9 × 3 = _______ square units

c) 6 × 8 = _______ square units

d) 5 × 5 = _______ square units

5. A rectangular garden bed is 8 metres long and 6 metres wide. What is its area?

Answer: _______ square metres

6. Which of these rectangles has the largest area? Check all that apply:

7 × 5 rectangle

6 × 6 rectangle

9 × 4 rectangle

8 × 3 rectangle

🎨 Part 3: Drawing and Creating Arrays

7. Draw a rectangle on the grid below that has an area of 24 square units. Label the dimensions.

My rectangle dimensions: _______ × _______ = 24

8. Draw another different rectangle that also has an area of 24 square units.

My second rectangle dimensions: _______ × _______ = 24

9. A classroom floor is covered with square tiles. There are 12 rows of tiles and 15 tiles in each row. How many tiles cover the floor?

Answer: _______ tiles

🏠 Part 4: Real-Life Area Problems

10. Match each situation with the correct multiplication sentence:

1. Carpet for a room 4m × 7m

2. Chocolate bar with 3 × 8 squares

3. Vegetable patch 5m × 5m

4. Photo frame 6cm × 9cm

A. 6 × 9 = 54

B. 4 × 7 = 28

C. 5 × 5 = 25

D. 3 × 8 = 24

11. Mrs Chen wants to tile her bathroom floor. The floor is 3 metres long and 2 metres wide. Each tile covers 1 square metre. How many tiles does she need?

12. Fill in the blanks: When we calculate area using multiplication, we multiply the _________ by the _________ to find how many _________ units fit inside the shape.

13. A rectangular swimming pool is 25 metres long and 10 metres wide. What is the area of the pool's surface?