Year 4 perimeter and area test to download as PDF

This Year 4 perimeter and area test lasts 35 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 8-9, and the full answers are on a separate page.

⏱️ Duration : 35 min
🎯 Total : 20 marks
❓ 5 questions

Mark/20

Question 1 – Perimeter
Find the perimeter of each shape.
1. A rectangle 13 cm by 8 cm (2 marks)
2. A square with sides of 7 m (1 mark)
3. A rectangle has a perimeter of 40 cm and a width of 6 cm. Find its length. (1 mark)
Question 2 – Area
The shape is made of squares of side 1 cm.
1. Find the area of the shape by splitting it into two rectangles. (2 marks)
2. Find the area of a rectangle 11 cm by 6 cm. (1 mark)
3. Find the perimeter of the shape. (1 mark)
Question 3 – Same perimeter
Two rectangles each have a perimeter of 20 cm. Rectangle A is 9 cm by 1 cm. Rectangle B is 5 cm by 5 cm.
1. Check that each rectangle has a perimeter of 20 cm. (2 marks)
2. Find the area of each rectangle. (1 mark)
3. Which has the bigger area and by how much? (1 mark)
Question 4 – The new carpet
A hall is a rectangle 6 m long and 3 m wide. Carpet costs £15 per square metre.
1. What is the area of the hall floor? (1 mark)
2. What does it cost to carpet the hall? (2 marks)
3. A strip of gold edging goes round the edge of the hall. How long is the strip? (1 mark)
Question 5 – The school garden
The school garden is an L-shape. The plan is below and all the corners are right angles.
1. Find the perimeter of the garden. (2 marks)
2. Find the area of the garden. (2 marks)
3. Grass seed costs £2 for every 5 m². What does it cost to seed the whole garden? (1 mark, bonus: if the area is not a multiple of 5, round up.)

How to use this Year 4 perimeter and area test

First, revise with the perimeter and area lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 35 minutes. After that, mark your work with the perimeter and area test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 4 perimeter and area test as a PDF and print it like a real exam paper. 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.