Reliance Foundation School, Lodhivali
Class 6 AREA AND PERIMETER
1.Jatin is finding the perimeter of a figure. Which of these could be the
figure?
2. In which of these situations will perimeter be calculated?
Option 1: Length of lace border needed to put around a rectangular
table cover.
Option 2: Length of rope required to fence three sides of a rectangular
backyard.
Option 3: Amount of water needed to fill a container.
Option 4: Amount of paint required to paint a wall.
3. Aditi wants to put decorative tape around the borders of a
rectangular cardboard which is 50 cm long and 45 cm wide. Which of
these expressions represents the length of tape, in cm, required to
cover its borders?
Option 1: (50×45) Option 2:
(50+45)
Option 3: 2(50×45) Option 4:
2(50+45)
4. A student has to form distinct rectangles by using coloured ribbon
and paste it on a sheet. If she uses 20 centimetres of ribbon for each
rectangle, how many distinct rectangles she can form of dimensions of
positive integers?
Option 1: 1 Option 2: 5
Option 3: 6 Option 4: 10
5. Arjun wants to fence his square backyard of side length 11 m using
rope. He makes 3 complete rounds using the rope to fence. What is the
total length of rope used?
Option 1: 44 m Option 2: 66 m
Option 3: 132 m Option 4: 363 m
6. The perimeter of a square is 2𝑘cm. If the perimeter of square
becomes ½
𝑘cm, how will the side length of the square change?
Option 1: It will become 4 times Option 2: It will
become 8 times Option 3: It will become one-fourth
Option 4: It will become one-
eighth
7. A wire of length 56 cm is made into the shape of a heptagon. What is
the side length of the heptagon?
Option 1: 7 cm Option 2: 8 cm
Option 3: 14 cm Option 4: 49 cm
8. The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 14 cm less than the perimeter
of a regular octagon. If the side length of the hexagon is (2𝑘+3) cm,
what is the side length of the octagon?
Option 1: (2𝑘+5) cm Option 2: (2𝑘−13)
cm
Option 3: ½(3𝑘+1) cm Option 4: (3/2 𝑘+4)
cm
9. Consider two shapes shown.
Given that the perimeter of the two shapes is equal, what is the value
of x?
Option 1: 5 Option 2: 8
Option 3: 10 Option 4: 16
10.
10. Consider the figure . Which of these has the same perimeter as
figure A?
Option 1: A rectangle of length 12 cm and breadth 6 cm.
Option 2: An equilateral triangle of side length 24 cm.
Option 3: A regular pentagon of side length 9 cm.
Option 4: A square of side length 36 cm.
11. What is the area of the following figure?
12. A farmer needs to buy seeds for a piece of agricultural land
represented on a rectangular grid as shown below.
He requires 4 bags of seeds for each square unit. What is the total
number of bags required for the land?
Option 1: 18.5 Option 2:
22.5
Option 3: 74 Option 4: 78
13. The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. Given that the length
of the rectangle is 8 cm, what is the area of the rectangle?
Option 1: 24 cm2 Option 2: 32 cm2
Option 3: 48 cm2 Option 4: 128 cm2
14. Observe the figure below:
What is the area of the shaded region?
Option 1: 14 cm2 Option 2: 28
cm2
Option 3: 301 cm2 Option 4:
949 cm2
