Lesson G16

G16 Area of triangles, parallelograms and trapezia; volume of prisms Quiz: AQA Maths, Unit 4

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the area of a triangle with base 8 cm and height 5 cm?

    • 20 cm²
    • 40 cm²
    • 13 cm²
    • 26 cm²
  2. What is the area of a parallelogram with base 10 cm and height 6 cm?

    • 120 cm²
    • 16 cm²
    • 60 cm²
    • 30 cm²
  3. A trapezium has parallel sides of 5 cm and 9 cm and a height of 4 cm. What is its area?

    • 28 cm²
    • 36 cm²
    • 56 cm²
    • 14 cm²
  4. What is the volume of a cuboid measuring 4 cm by 3 cm by 2 cm?

    • 48 cm³
    • 12 cm³
    • 24 cm³
    • 9 cm³
  5. A triangular prism has a cross-section of area 15 cm² and a length of 10 cm. What is its volume?

    • 150 cm³
    • 25 cm³
    • 75 cm³
    • 300 cm³
  6. What is the volume of a cylinder with radius 3 cm and height 10 cm, in terms of π?

    • 30π cm³
    • 90π cm³
    • 60π cm³
    • 9π cm³
  7. What is the area of a triangle with base 12 cm and perpendicular height 7 cm?

    • 19 cm²
    • 42 cm²
    • 24 cm²
    • 84 cm²
  8. Which formula gives the area of a trapezium with parallel sides a and b and height h?

    • ½(a + b)h
    • ½ab
    • abh
    • (a + b)h
  9. A right prism has a cross-section of area 6 cm² and a length of 8 cm. What is its volume?

    • 96 cm³
    • 48 cm³
    • 14 cm³
    • 24 cm³
  10. What is the area of a triangle with base 3.5 m and height 4 m?

    • 7.5 m²
    • 7 m²
    • 14 m²
    • 3.5 m²
  11. What is the volume of a cube with side 4 cm?

    • 48 cm³
    • 64 cm³
    • 16 cm³
    • 12 cm³
  12. What is the volume of a cuboid measuring 2.5 m by 1.2 m by 0.5 m?

    • 4.2 m³
    • 1.5 m³
    • 0.6 m³
    • 6 m³
  13. A parallelogram has an area of 48 cm² and a base of 8 cm. What is its height?

    • 56 cm
    • 384 cm
    • 40 cm
    • 6 cm
  14. A trapezium has an area of 60 cm² and parallel sides of 6 cm and 14 cm. What is its height?

    • 30 cm
    • 12 cm
    • 6 cm
    • 3 cm
  15. Which formula gives the volume of a cylinder?

    • πr²
    • πr²h
    • 2πrh
    • πdh
  16. A prism of length 12 cm has a cross-section of area 5 cm². What is its volume?

    • 60 cm³
    • 17 cm³
    • 120 cm³
    • 7 cm³
  17. A triangle has area 30 cm² and base 10 cm. What is its height?

    • 20 cm
    • 6 cm
    • 3 cm
    • 60 cm
  18. A swimming pool is 25 m long, 10 m wide and 2 m deep. What is its volume?

    • 250 m³
    • 1000 m³
    • 500 m³
    • 70 m³
  19. What is the area of a trapezium with parallel sides of 3 cm and 7 cm and a perpendicular height of 6 cm?

    • 21 cm²
    • 15 cm²
    • 60 cm²
    • 30 cm²
  20. Which solid has a constant cross-section along its length?

    • Pyramid
    • Prism
    • Cone
    • Sphere

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