Grade 4 Area Practice Quiz
๐ Topic Summary: Area and Unit Squares
Area is the amount of space inside a 2D shape. We measure area using unit squares. Each square has a side length of 1 unit. To find the area, we simply count how many unit squares fit inside the shape!
๐ฏ Activity: Count Unit Squares
Vocabulary
- ๐ Area: The amount of space inside a 2D shape.
- ๐งฑ Unit Square: A square with sides of length 1 unit used to measure area.
- ๐ Length: The measurement of how long something is.
- โ๏ธ Width: The measurement of how wide something is.
Fill in the Blanks
- The area of a shape is measured in __________ __________.
- A unit square has a side length of __________ unit.
- To find the area, we __________ the number of unit squares inside the shape.
Critical Thinking Question
๐ค Imagine you have a rectangle made of 12 unit squares. What are some possible lengths and widths of this rectangle?
Practice Problems
| Shape |
Area (in square units) |
| Rectangle with 4 rows and 3 columns of unit squares |
$4 \times 3 = 12$ |
| Square with 5 rows and 5 columns of unit squares |
$5 \times 5 = 25$ |
| Rectangle with length 6 units and width 2 units |
$6 \times 2 = 12$ |
Answers:
- Unit squares
- 1
- Count