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New example questions from the library every Monday. Updated on 12 October 2026.

Which toy has the largest surface area?
A big teddy bear A small doll A marble A cube
What has more surface area on the beach?
The sand A shell A pebble A crab
What has the largest flat surface?
A wafer A sugar cube A grain of rice A grain of salt
Which has the largest area in the garden?
The grass A flower A stone A worm
What has more surface area in the water?
A big fish A small fish A drop of water A bell
Which has the largest plane?
A large plate A small spoon A cup A fork
Which drawing has more surface area?
A large coloured surface A small stripe A dot A small circle
What covers more surface area on a cake?
The top of the cake A cherry A candle A crumb
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How many stars fit in this box (3 wide, 1 high)?
3 stars 4 stars 2 stars 5 stars
How many tiles do you see (3 rows of 2)?
6 tiles 5 tiles 3 tiles 8 tiles
How many cars are parked? (2 rows of 5)
10 cars 8 cars 9 cars 7 cars
How many sweets are in the box (5 wide, 2 high)?
10 sweets 7 candies 8 candies 9 sweets
Which table has more surface area?
A large dining table A small stool A bedside table A plankie
How many cube boxes fit into this shape (1 row of 4)?
4 boxes 3 boxes 5 boxes 2 boxes
Which cushion has more surface area?
A large sofa cushion A small decorative cushion A pincushion A cushion for a doll
How many buttons are on this jacket (2 rows of 3)?
6 knots 5 knots 4 knots 7 knots
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Which is bigger: a 4x4 square or a 3x6 rectangle?
A 3x6 rectangle A square of 4x4 They are the same size Can't calculate
A small cushion is 3 squares by 4 squares in size. What is its area?
12 boxes 7 boxes 10 boxes 14 boxes
A placemat has 2 rows of 4 circles. How many circles are they?
8 circles 6 circles 7 circles 10 circles
A bookcase has 7 rows of 1 book. How many books are there?
7 books 8 books 6 books 9 books
What symbol do we use for square metre?
m² m m³ cm
A rectangle is 8 metres long and 3 metres wide. What is its area?
24 square metres 11 square metres 22 square metres 16 square metres
A sticker sheet has 6 rows of 2 stickers. How many stickers are there?
12 stickers 8 stickers 10 stickers 14 stickers
Which two shapes both have an area of 6?
2x3 and 1x6 2x2 and 1x5 3x3 and 2x4 1x4 and 2x2
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A rectangular schoolyard is 80 metres long and 60 metres wide. How many children can stand if each child requires 2 m² of space?
2,400 children 4800 children 1,200 children 140 children
Two squares together have an area of 50 cm². One square has sides of 3 cm. What is the area of the other square?
41 cm² 47 cm² 25 cm² 59 cm²
A 12 cm by 8 cm rectangular chocolate bar is divided into 2 cm by 2 cm square pieces. How many pieces are there?
24 pieces 48 pieces 96 pieces 12 pieces
What formula do you use for the area of a triangle?
½ × base × height base × height base + height 2 × base × height
A triangular pizza point has a base of 12 cm and a height of 20 cm. What does this tip cost if pizza costs €2 per 100 cm²?
€2,40 €1,20 €4,80 €240
A rectangular aquarium has a bottom of 80 cm by 30 cm. How many litres of water will fit in it if it is filled 40 cm high?
96 litres 2400 litres 240 litres 24 litres
How many square metres is an acre?
10.000 m² 1.000 m² 100.000 m² 100 m²
A triangular flag has an area of 200 cm². Its height is 20 cm. A new flag is made with the same height but a base that is 2 cm longer. What is the area of the new flag?
220 cm² 240 cm² 400 cm² 202 cm²
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An isoceles (isosceles) triangle has a base of 16 cm and equal sides of 10 cm. Its height is 6 cm. What is its area?
48 cm² 96 cm² 80 cm² 160 cm²
A rectangle has the same area as a square with side 6 cm. The rectangle is 9 cm long. How wide is the rectangle?
4 cm 6 cm 3 cm 8 cm
The diameter of a circle is 10 cm. What is its radius?
5 cm 10 cm 20 cm 2.5 cm
An L-shaped figure consists of two rectangles: 6×4 cm and 3×2 cm. What is the total area?
30 cm² 24 cm² 18 cm² 36 cm²
A regular hexagon has an area of 72 cm². What is approximately the area of each triangle if you divide the hexagon from its centre?
12 cm² 18 cm² 6 cm² 24 cm²
An equilateral triangle has all sides of 8 cm and a height of 6.9 cm. What is its approximate area?
27.6 cm² 55.2 cm² 13.8 cm² 41.4 cm²
A garden has the shape of a rectangle measuring 15 m × 8 m. There is a circular pond with radius 2 m. What is the area of the grass? (π ≈ 3.14)
107,44 m² 120 m² 132,56 m² 95,44 m²
A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 6 cm. What is its area?
30 cm² 60 cm² 16 cm² 15 cm²
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A regular pentagon has a circumcircle with radius 6 cm. What is the area of the pentagon?
45sin(72°) cm² 90sin(72°) cm² 36sin(72°) cm² 30sin(72°) cm²
A circle has a diameter of 14 cm. What is its area in cm²?
49π cm² 98π cm² 196π cm² 28π cm²
A triangle ABC has AB = 7 cm, BC = 24 cm and angle B = 90°. What is the area of the circumscribed circle?
156.25π cm² 625π cm² 84 cm² 312.5π cm²
A square is enlarged so that each side is 20% longer. By what percentage does the area increase?
44% 20% 40% 24%
A regular octagon has a side of 6 cm. What is its area?
72(1+√2) cm² 144(1+√2) cm² 36(1+√2) cm² 108√2 cm²
A square and a circle have the same perimeter of 20π cm. What is the difference in area?
(100π - 625π²/4) cm² (100π - 25π) cm² (625π²/4 - 100π) cm² (25π - 100) cm²
A regular star with 5 points has a circumscribed circle with radius 10 cm. What is the ratio of the area of the star to the circle?
5sin(72°)/2π sin(72°)/π 10sin(72°)/π 5sin(36°)/π
A right-angled triangle has rectangle sides of 9 cm and 12 cm. What is the area of the inscribed circle?
9π cm² 18π cm² 36π cm² 4.5π cm²
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A cone has a base radius of 6 cm and a slender height of 10 cm. What is the mantle surface area?
188.50 cm² 226.19 cm² 150.72 cm² 314.16 cm²
Which continent has the largest surface area?
Asia Africa North America South America
The North Sea has an area of about 575,000 km². Which equation is correct?
About the size of France About the size of Germany About the size of Spain About the size of Poland
What is the area of a right-angled triangle with rectangular sides of 9 cm and 12 cm?
54 cm² 108 cm² 42 cm² 21 cm²
Which country has the largest area per capita?
Mongolia Kazakhstan Australia Canada
Which formula gives the area of a triangle if you know three sides a, b, c?
Heron's formula: √[s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)] ½ × a × b × sin(C) abc/(4R) rs, where r is the inradius and s is the half circumference
What is the area of a circle with a diameter of 14 metres?
49π m² 14π m² 196π m² 28π m²
How many hectares is 2.5 km²?
250 hectares 25 hectares 2,500 hectares 25,000 hectares
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