Lesson G16

G16 know and apply formulae to calculate Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Maths, Unit 4

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. The area of a triangle is:

    • base + height
    • ½ × base × slant side
    • ½ × base × perpendicular height
    • base × height
  2. The area of a parallelogram is:

    • base × slant side
    • ½ × base × height
    • base + height
    • base × perpendicular height
  3. The area of a trapezium with parallel sides a and b and height h is:

    • ½(a + b) × h
    • ½ × a × b × h
    • a × b × h
    • (a + b) × h
  4. The volume of a cuboid is:

    • length × width × height
    • 2 × (length + width + height)
    • length² × height
    • length × width
  5. The volume of a prism is:

    • perimeter × length
    • cross-sectional area + length
    • 2 × base area
    • cross-sectional area × length
  6. The volume of a cylinder is:

    • πr²h
    • 2πrh
    • πrh²
    • πr²/h
  7. Volume is measured in:

    • linear units
    • square units
    • units per second
    • cubic units
  8. What must the height be relative to the base when calculating a triangle's area?

    • diagonal
    • perpendicular
    • parallel
    • tangential
  9. A triangle has base 10 cm and height 7 cm. What is its area?

    • 17 cm²
    • 70 cm²
    • 17.5 cm²
    • 35 cm²
  10. A parallelogram has base 12 cm, slant side 9 cm and perpendicular height 6 cm. What is its area?

    • 36 cm²
    • 72 cm²
    • 108 cm²
    • 54 cm²
  11. A trapezium has parallel sides 5 cm and 9 cm and height 4 cm. What is its area?

    • 36 cm²
    • 56 cm²
    • 28 cm²
    • 14 cm²
  12. A cuboid measures 5 cm by 4 cm by 3 cm. What is its volume?

    • 94 cm³
    • 24 cm³
    • 12 cm³
    • 60 cm³
  13. A cylinder has radius 3 cm and height 10 cm. What is its volume?

    • 30π cm³
    • 90π cm³
    • 180π cm³
    • 60π cm³
  14. A triangular prism has a triangle cross-section with base 6 cm and height 4 cm, and length 10 cm. What is its volume?

    • 120 cm³
    • 60 cm³
    • 240 cm³
    • 40 cm³
  15. A right-angled triangle has legs 6 cm and 8 cm. What is its area?

    • 48 cm²
    • 28 cm²
    • 14 cm²
    • 24 cm²
  16. A cylindrical tank has radius 2 m and depth 3 m. Using π ≈ 3.14, what is its capacity in litres?

    • about 37 680 litres
    • about 3768 litres
    • about 376 800 litres
    • about 12 560 litres
  17. A prism has a trapezium cross-section with parallel sides 3 cm and 7 cm, height 4 cm, and length 10 cm. What is its volume?

    • 100 cm³
    • 200 cm³
    • 400 cm³
    • 50 cm³
  18. A parallelogram has area 48 cm² and base 8 cm. What is its perpendicular height?

    • 6 cm
    • 40 cm
    • 56 cm
    • 384 cm
  19. A triangle has area 30 cm² and base 12 cm. What is its height?

    • 5 cm
    • 42 cm
    • 60 cm
    • 2.5 cm
  20. A cuboid has volume 360 cm³ and a base of 6 cm by 10 cm. What is its height?

    • 3.6 cm
    • 6 cm
    • 36 cm
    • 60 cm

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