Mensuration Multiple Choice Topic Test

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Mensuration Multiple Choice Topic Test

Test your understanding of mensuration with this ten question, self-marking multiple choice exercise.
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Here are 10 Mensuration multiple choice questions written by people from around the world while using the main Pentransum activity. You can earn a Transum Trophy for answering at least 9 of them correctly.

1. Jim drinks one and a half litres of water every day. How many ml does he drink from Monday to Friday?

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2. How many centimetres are there in a kilometre?

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3. A rectangle is 6 metres long and 3 metres wide. What is the area?

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This question was suggested by Jordan Chapman, Manchester, England

4. A 4.35 metre section of wire was cut from a spool containing ten metres. How much wire is left on the spool?

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5. What is the volume of a cuboid with dimensions 7cm, 9cm and 5cm?

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6. What is the surface area of a cube if each of its edges are 10cm?

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7. The area of a rectangle is 24cm2. How many different possibilities are there of side lengths (whole numbers only)?

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This question was suggested by Murray McArtney, Dundee

8. Approximately how many centimeters are there in 1 foot?

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This question was suggested by John Jones, Gordano School. North Somerset

9. A cube has a surface area of 1350 cm². What are its side lengths (in cm)?

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This question was suggested by Tristan, Wellington, New Zealand

10. If the height of a triangle is 7cm and the length of its base is 9cm then its area is:

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