Connect the ideas
Choose a useful unit and read the scale before measuring.
Area uses square units covering a surface; perimeter measures its boundary in length units.
Split an irregular region into non-overlapping pieces or subtract a missing part from a larger shape.
Include units and sensible precision. Equal perimeter does not guarantee equal area.
Topic test
Complete each paper and show your working.
Year 5 Measurement, perimeter and area: topic test
12 questions · 28 marks · 30 minutes · By hand
