Year 4 perimeter and area test answers to download as PDF

These Year 4 perimeter and area test answers give the worked solutions and the marks for every question of the perimeter and area test. The test is marked out of 20, so you can work out your score.

← Back to the test

Answer to Question 1 (4 marks)
1. 2 × (13 + 8) = 2 × 21 = 42 cm (2 marks).
2. 4 × 7 = 28 m (1 mark).
3. The two widths are 12 cm, so the two lengths are 40 − 12 = 28 cm. One length is 14 cm (1 mark).
Answer to Question 2 (4 marks)
1. Bottom rectangle: 6 × 2 = 12 cm². Top rectangle: 3 × 2 = 6 cm². Total 18 cm² (2 marks).
2. 11 × 6 = 66 cm² (1 mark).
3. Sides: 6 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 20 cm (1 mark). (Check: surrounding rectangle 6 by 4 has perimeter 20 cm.)
Answer to Question 3 (4 marks)
1. A: 2 × (9 + 1) = 20 cm. B: 4 × 5 = 20 cm. Both are correct (2 marks).
2. A: 9 × 1 = 9 cm². B: 5 × 5 = 25 cm² (1 mark).
3. B has the bigger area. 25 − 9 = 16 cm² (1 mark).
Answer to Question 4 (4 marks)
1. The floor is a rectangle, so area = length × width = 6 × 3 = 18 m². You can picture 3 rows of 6 one-metre squares (1 mark).
2. Each square metre costs £15, so multiply: 18 × £15. Split it: 18 × 10 = 180 and 18 × 5 = 90, so 180 + 90 = £270 (2 marks: 1 for multiplying the area by £15, 1 for £270).
3. The edging goes all round the edge, so it is the perimeter: 6 + 3 + 6 + 3 = 18 m. It is a coincidence that this number matches the area; the units are different (1 mark).
Answer to Question 5 (4 marks)
1. 10 + 4 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 34 m (2 marks).
2. Bottom: 10 × 4 = 40. Top: 5 × 3 = 15. Total 55 m² (2 marks).
3. 55 ÷ 5 = 11, so 11 × £2 = £22 (1 mark).

Total : 20 marks

How to use these Year 4 perimeter and area test answers

First, sit the test under timed conditions before you read anything here. Then mark each answer and give yourself the marks shown, including method marks. When you lose marks, read the worked solution and find the step you missed. After that, revise the perimeter and area lesson and redo the worksheet.

Also, the Year 4 perimeter and area test answers are available as a PDF, so a teacher can mark printed tests quickly. Moreover, all the pages of this chapter work together, so you can move between them at any time. For example, many pupils read the lesson on Monday, practise on Wednesday and test themselves on Friday.