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Area — Practice Quiz

CBSE · Class 8 · Mathematics

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A rectangle has length 12 cm and width 5 cm. What is its area?

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A triangle has base 14 cm and height 9 cm. What is its area?

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A parallelogram has base 18 cm and height 7 cm. What is its area?

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A rhombus has diagonals 16 cm and 10 cm. What is its area?

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1multiple choice
3 marks

A trapezium has parallel sides 11 cm and 15 cm, and height 8 cm. What is its area?

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104 cm²

Use area of a trapezium = 1/2 × height × sum of the parallel sides. So, 1/2 × 8 × (11 + 15) = 4 × 26 = 104 cm². The correct answer is 104 cm².

2multiple choice
3 marks

A triangle has area 30 cm² and base 12 cm. What is its height?

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5 cm

Use area = 1/2 × base × height. So, 30 = 1/2 × 12 × height = 6 × height. Therefore, height = 30 ÷ 6 = 5 cm. The correct answer is 5 cm.

3multiple choice
3 marks

A triangle has area 42 cm² and height 7 cm. What is its base?

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12 cm

Use area = 1/2 × base × height. So, 42 = 1/2 × base × 7 = 3.5 × base. Therefore, base = 42 ÷ 3.5 = 12 cm. The correct answer is 12 cm.

4multiple choice
3 marks

A parallelogram has area 96 cm² and base 12 cm. What is its height?

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8 cm

Use area of a parallelogram = base × height. So, 96 = 12 × height. Therefore, height = 96 ÷ 12 = 8 cm. The correct answer is 8 cm.

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What are the important topics in Area for CBSE Class 8 Mathematics?
Key topics in Area include Area of rectangles and squares, Area of triangles, Area of any polygon, Area of a parallelogram. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 8 exams.
How many practice questions are there for Area?
There are 73 questions on Area. Try the 4-question sample quiz on this page first; each answer shows an explanation when you tap it.

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