CBSE Class 8 Mathematics Area MCQs Set A

Question. In trapezium, parallel sides are called
(a) heights
(b) a and b
(c) diagonals
(d) corners

Answer: B

Question. If a triangle is inside a rectangle with same base and height, its area is
(a) same as rectangle
(b) half of rectangle
(c) double of rectangle
(d) triple of rectangle

Answer: B

Question. Area of your table top can be estimated using
(a) A4 sheets
(b) glass of water
(c) spoons
(d) air

Answer: A

Question. In Sulba-Sutras, altars must have the exact prescribed
(a) area
(b) smell
(c) weight
(d) taste

Answer: A

Question. Formula 1/2 x height x (a + b) is for
(a) rectangle
(b) square
(c) trapezium
(d) circle

Answer: C

Question. A line joining corner to middle of opposite side is called
(a) diagonal
(b) median
(c) border
(d) corner

Answer: B

Question. Sum of area of two triangles in a rectangle is
(a) half rectangle area
(b) full rectangle area
(c) zero
(d) double rectangle area

Answer: B

Question. To measure area of a path, we subtract
(a) small area from big area
(b) big area from small area
(c) sides
(d) corners

Answer: A

Question. For large land, we use unit called
(a) gram
(b) acre
(c) meter
(d) liter

Answer: B

Question. Area of rhombus is 1/2 x product of
(a) sides
(b) diagonals
(c) corners
(d) heights

Answer: B

Question. Height of a triangle is also called its
(a) base
(b) altitude
(c) corner
(d) side

Answer: B

Question. Area of your tabletop can be estimated using
(a) A4 sheets
(b) water
(c) spoon
(d) sand

Answer: A

Question. Ancient Indian geometric texts are called
(a) Elements
(b) Sulba-Sutras
(c) Summary
(d) Rangoli

Answer: B

Question. A rectangle has length 10 and width 8, area is
(a) 18
(b) 80
(c) 2
(d) 40

Answer: B

Question. Summary of area formulas is given at the end of
(a) the book
(b) the chapter
(c) the page
(d) the school

Answer: B

Question. To find triangle area, we need base and
(a) weight
(b) height
(c) name
(d) color

Answer: B

Question. If diagonals are 10 cm and 8 cm, area of rhombus is
(a) 80 sq cm
(b) 40 sq cm
(c) 18 sq cm
(d) 2 sq cm

Answer: B

Question. 1 acre is equal to
(a) 43,560 sq ft
(b) 100 sq ft
(c) 500 sq ft
(d) 10,000 sq ft

Answer: A

Question. Perimeter of a region is the length of its
(a) inside
(b) boundary
(c) middle
(d) color

Answer: B

Question. Area of rectangle formula is
(a) length + width
(b) length - width
(c) length x width
(d) length / width

Answer: C