Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (ICSE) · Mathematics
Chapter: Chapter 20 — Chapter 20: Area of Trapezium and Polygon
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is the trapezium area formula? [1]
(A) (1/2) × (sum of parallel sides) × height
(B) Length × width
(C) Side × side
(D) (1/2) × base × height only
2. What is the area of a trapezium with parallel sides 6cm, 4cm and height 5cm? [1]
(A) 25 sq cm
(B) 20 sq cm
(C) 30 sq cm
(D) 10 sq cm
3. How can we find the area of an irregular polygon? [1]
(A) Divide into triangles and sum areas
(B) Use a single simple formula only
(C) It's impossible to calculate
(D) Ignore the shape
4. What is the apothem? [1]
(A) Distance from centre to a side
(B) Distance from centre to a vertex
(C) The perimeter
(D) The height only
5. What is the regular polygon area formula? [1]
(A) (1/2) × perimeter × apothem
(B) Length × width
(C) Side × side
(D) (1/2) × base × height
6. Why calculate polygon areas? [1]
(A) For land area and construction material
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
7. What real-life task uses area calculation? [1]
(A) Calculating flooring needed
(B) Only maths tests
(C) Nothing practical
(D) Only for decoration
8. What shape can help calculate irregular polygon area? [1]
(A) Triangles
(B) Only circles
(C) Only squares
(D) No shape helps
9. What is the trapezium area formula? [1]
(A) (1/2) × (sum of parallel sides) × height
(B) Length × width
(C) Side × side
(D) (1/2) × base × height only
10. What is the area of a trapezium with parallel sides 6cm, 4cm and height 5cm? [1]
(A) 25 sq cm
(B) 20 sq cm
(C) 30 sq cm
(D) 10 sq cm
11. How can we find the area of an irregular polygon? [1]
(A) Divide into triangles and sum areas
(B) Use a single simple formula only
(C) It's impossible to calculate
(D) Ignore the shape
12. What is the apothem? [1]
(A) Distance from centre to a side
(B) Distance from centre to a vertex
(C) The perimeter
(D) The height only
13. What is the regular polygon area formula? [1]
(A) (1/2) × perimeter × apothem
(B) Length × width
(C) Side × side
(D) (1/2) × base × height
14. Why calculate polygon areas? [1]
(A) For land area and construction material
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
15. What real-life task uses area calculation? [1]
(A) Calculating flooring needed
(B) Only maths tests
(C) Nothing practical
(D) Only for decoration
16. What shape can help calculate irregular polygon area? [1]
(A) Triangles
(B) Only circles
(C) Only squares
(D) No shape helps