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Lesson 8: Using Square Centimetres



 1. 

What is the area of one face of a thousands block?
a.
1 square centimetre
c.
100 square centimetres
b.
10 square centimetres
d.
1000 square centimetres
 

 2. 

What is the area of one face of a ones block?
a.
1 square centimetre
c.
100 square centimetres
b.
10 square centimetres
d.
1000 square centimetres
 

 3. 

What is the area of one face of a hundreds block?
a.
1 square centimetre
c.
100 square centimetres
b.
10 square centimetres
d.
1000 square centimetres
 

 4. 

A rectangular picture frame is 4 cm wide and 6 cm tall. What is the area of the picture frame?
a.
10 square centimetres
c.
24 square centimetres
b.
12 square centimetres
d.
36 square centimetres
 

 5. 

A book cover is 7 cm wide and 12 cm tall. What is the area of the book cover?
a.
19 square centimetres
c.
96 square centimetres
b.
84 square centimetres
d.
5 square centimetres
 

 6. 

A paper placemat has an area of 45 square centimetres. What could the dimensions of the placemat be?
a.
9 cm tall, 5 cm wide
c.
6 cm tall, 9 cm wide
b.
8 cm tall, 6 cm wide
d.
8 cm tall, 4 cm wide
 

 7. 

A picture has an area of 108 square centimetres. What could the dimensions of the picture be?
a.
11 cm wide, 9 cm tall
c.
12 cm wide, 8 cm tall
b.
10 cm wide, 12 cm tall
d.
12 cm wide, 9 cm tall
 

 8. 

Which of the following would you measure the area in square centimetres?
a.
a stamp
c.
a backyard
b.
a baseball field
d.
a park
 

 9. 

Carla has a picture frame that is a perfect square and has an area of 25 square centimetres.  How long is each side of the picture frame?
a.
4 cm
c.
6 cm
b.
5 cm
d.
7 cm
 

 10. 

Which of the following can NOT make an area of 24 square centimetres?
a.
6 cm wide, 5 cm tall
c.
2 cm wide, 12 cm tall
b.
3 cm wide, 8 cm tall
d.
4 cm wide, 6 cm tall
 



 
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