Grade 4 Math quiz: Area & perimeter

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Topic: Area and perimeter of rectangles in real-world problems (4.MD.A.3). A good grade 4 quiz on this asks students to:

• Use A = l × w and P = 2l + 2w (or add all four sides) for rectangles
• Find an unknown side when the area or perimeter and one side are given
• Decide whether a real-world problem asks for area or perimeter
• Label answers with the right units: units for perimeter, square units for area

Misconceptions worth a question

• Mixing up area and perimeter, or adding when they should multiply
• Writing area in plain units (cm) instead of square units (sq cm)
• Adding only two sides for perimeter (l + w) instead of all four

Teacher tip: Include an item like the standard's own example, finding the width of a room from the flooring area and the length, so students treat the area formula as a multiplication equation with an unknown factor.

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