Question 1

Rectangles & ______________________ share the exact same formula to calculate area.

Accepted Answer

Parallelograms

Answer

Trapezoids

Answer

Circles

Answer

Triangles

Question 2

Identify the height of this shape.

Accepted Answer

1.8 m

Answer

2.5

Answer

2 m

Question 3

Calculate the area of this parallelogram.

Accepted Answer

4.5 m squared

Answer

4.3 m squared

Answer

5 m squared

Question 4

Identify the height of this triangle.

Accepted Answer

12 units

Answer

10 units

Answer

5 units

Answer

13 units

Question 5

TRUE OR FALSE:   Side X can be considered the base of this triangle.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Answer

FALSE

Question 6

Which 2 sides of this shape can be considered the height?

Accepted Answer

x & y

Answer

z & y

Answer

z & x

Question 7

To find the area of a triangle, you multiply the base times the height and divide by 2.  What is the best explanation for why this works?

Accepted Answer

A triangle is really 1/2 of a rectangle.  ...so we use the rectangle formula and divide it in half.

Answer

A rectangle is exactly 1/2 of a triangle.

Answer

A triangle and a rectangle area  exactly the same shape.

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