CBSE Class 8 Mathematics Area MCQs Set G

Question. Median divides one triangle into two parts of
(a) same area
(b) different area
(c) same perimeter
(d) unequal area

Answer: A

Question. In parallelogram, height is the perpendicular distance between
(a) parallel sides
(b) corners
(c) diagonals
(d) centers

Answer: A

Question. Two identical copies of a trapezium can make one
(a) triangle
(b) parallelogram
(c) circle
(d) square

Answer: B

Question. Area of any polygon can be found by making small
(a) circles
(b) triangles
(c) dots
(d) curves

Answer: B

Question. Shortest path between house and river is a
(a) curve
(b) straight line
(c) circle
(d) long way

Answer: B

Question. Very big area like city is measured in
(a) sq m
(b) sq km
(c) sq cm
(d) inches

Answer: B

Question. Diagonals of a rhombus are
(a) parallel
(b) perpendicular bisectors
(c) same length
(d) curved lines

Answer: B

Question. Triangles with same base and between same parallel lines have
(a) equal area
(b) equal length
(c) same name
(d) different area

Answer: A

Question. Formula for area of trapezium is
(a) height x side
(b) 1/2 x height x (a + b)
(c) a x b x h
(d) a + b + h

Answer: B

Question. Is a square also a rhombus?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Sometimes
(d) Only if big

Answer: A

Question. Unit of area is written as
(a) cm
(b) sq cm
(c) m
(d) kg

Answer: B

Question. Rhombus area formula is
(a) base x height
(b) 1/2 x product of diagonals
(c) length x width
(d) both a and b

Answer: D

Question. Parallel sides of trapezium are called
(a) heights
(b) a and b
(c) diagonals
(d) unit squares

Answer: B

Question. Triangle with same base and between same parallel lines have
(a) same perimeter
(b) same area
(c) same name
(d) same color

Answer: B

Question. Area of any polygon is found by breaking it into
(a) squares
(b) triangles
(c) circles
(d) lines

Answer: B

Question. Two copies of a trapezium make a
(a) circle
(b) parallelogram
(c) triangle
(d) square

Answer: B

Question. Diagonal divides a rectangle into two
(a) squares
(b) circles
(c) congruent triangles
(d) lines

Answer: C

Question. In trapezium formula, a and b are
(a) heights
(b) parallel sides
(c) unit squares
(d) corners

Answer: B

Question. Area of parallelogram with base 8 and height 5 is
(a) 13
(b) 40
(c) 20
(d) 3

Answer: B

Question. Any side of a parallelogram can be used as its
(a) height
(b) base
(c) corner
(d) line

Answer: B