Rectangle Properties Quiz

Which of the following statements is true about rectangles?

• All rectangles have the same area.

• Rectangles can have the same perimeter but different areas.

• All rectangles have the same perimeter.

• Rectangles cannot have different areas.

Aiden is building a rectangular garden that is 8 feet long and 6 feet wide. What is the perimeter of the garden?

• 28 sq feet

• 28 feet

• 48 feet

• 48 sq feet

Makayla is building a rectangular garden with dimensions 4 feet by 2 feet. She says that the perimeter of the garden is 12 feet.  Is she right?

• Yes

• No

Aiden is wrapping a rectangular gift box that measures 8 cm in length and 4 cm in width. What is the perimeter of the gift box?

• 12 cm

• 32 cm

• 24 cm

• 20 cm

Zoe is training for a marathon and decides to run around the Ossining football field, which has a length of 120 yards and a width of 53 yards. How many yards would Zoe have to run to complete one lap around the field?

• 346 yards

• 173 yards

• 6,396 yards

• 2,840 yards

Mrs. Cotten wants our class to make a class mural. The area we have to display our mural is shown here. What is the area of space we can use for our wall mural?

• 9 feet

• 18 feet

• 53 sq ft.

• 14 sq ft.

I want to paint one wall in the class a different color. It is 18 feet long and it 10 feet high. What is the area of the wall? ​

• 180 sq. ft.

• 56 sq. ft.

• 80 sq. ft.

• 264 sq. ft.

Answer explanation

This is area. I am only paining 1 wall not covering a box or a house.

Which two rectangles have the same area but different perimeters?

•  3 x 4 and 6 x 2

• 2 x 8 and 4 x 4

• 5 x 2 and 3 x 3

•  1 x 12 and 2 x 6

A rectangle has a perimeter of 30 feet. If its width is 5 feet, what is its length?

• 5 ft

• 10 ft

• 15 ft

• 20 ft

A square has an area of 9 inches. How long is each side of the square?

• 18

• 9

• 4

• 3