Area of polygons Quiz

Match the following

• Area of Parallelogram

• Area of Rhombus/Kite

• Area of Regular Polygon

• Area of Triangle

• Area of Circle

Determine the area of the parallelogram.

• 6 square yards

• 5.5 square yards

• 3 square yards

• 3 yards

Answer explanation

To find the area of a parallelogram, multiply the base by the height.

The height is the length of the line from the base to the opposite side that intersects the base at a right angle.

Find the area of the parallelogram.

• 60 in

• 60 in²

• 50 in

• 50 in²

Determine the area of the parallelogram.

• 19.8 square inches

• 47.2 square inches

• 23.6 square inches

• 9.9 square inches

Answer explanation

To find the area of a parallelogram, multiply the base by the height.

The height is the length of the line from the base to the opposite side that intersects the base at a right angle.

• 4 km²
• 16 km²
• 64 km²
• 8 km²

Calculate the area of the triangle.

• 50 cm²

• 25 cm²

• 12.5 cm²

• 100 cm²

Area or triangle?

• 20 cm²
• 56 cm²
• 28 cm²
• 27 cm²

Determine the area of the trapezoid.

• 16 square inches

• 8 square inches

• 6 square inches

• 12 square inches

Answer explanation

To calculate the area of a trapezoid, add the top and bottom sides together...divide that number by 2...and multiply the product by the height.

A=1/2(base 1 + base 2)xHeight

Find the area of the trapezoid.

• 54.9 square miles

• 242.35 square miles

• 165.06 square miles

• 330.12 square miles

Answer explanation

To calculate the area of a trapezoid, add the top and bottom sides together...divide that number by 2...and multiply the product by the height.

A=1/2(base 1 + base 2)xHeight

What is the area of this trapezoid?

• 91 ft²

• 77 ft²

• 78 ft²

• 105 ft²