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Class 6 Maths Mensuration Review

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Fill in the Blanks:


The length of the boundary of a figure is called its ………………….. [Perimeter/Area]
Answer: Perimeter

The perimeter of square is ………………….. [(4 × Side)/(4 + Side)]
Answer: 4 × Side

The perimeter of a rectangle = …………………..
Answer: 2(Length + Breadth)

The perimeter of a square = …………………..
Answer: 4 × Side

Side of a square = ………………….. [(Perimeter ÷ 4)/(Perimeter – 4)
Answer: Perimeter ÷ 4

Length of a rectangle = ………………. [(\(\frac {perimeter}{2}\) – Breadth)/(\(\frac {perimeter}{2}\) + Breadth)]
Answer: (\(\frac {perimeter}{2}\) – Breadth)

The amount of surface enclosed by a figure is called its …………………
Answer: Area

Area of a rectangle = ………………..
Answer: Length × Breadth

Area of a square = ……………… [4 × side/side × side]
Answer: side × side

Area of a rectangle = ………………… [2(Length × Breadth)/(Length × Breadth)]
Answer: Length × Breadth

Match the following:

Column I Column II
(a) Perimeter of a square (i) side × side
(b) Perimeter of a rectangle (ii) Length × Breadth
(c) Area of a square (iii) 2[Length + Breadth]
(d) Area of rectangle (iv) 4 × side


Answer:

Column I Column II
(a) Perimeter of a square (iv) 4 × side
(b) Perimeter of a rectangle (iii) 2[Length + Breadth]
(c) Area of a square (i) side × side
(d) Area of rectangle (ii) Length × Breadth