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Perimeter of plain shapes

By ELIDOT · Mathematics · Grade 6 · Published Nov 4, 2026 · New

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  1. A rectangle is 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. What is its perimeter?

    • a) 40 cm
    • b) 80 cm
    • c) 13 cm
    • d) 26 cm ✓ (correct answer)
  2. A square has sides of 7.5 cm. What is its perimeter?

    • a) 56.25 cm
    • b) 22.5 cm
    • c) 30 cm ✓ (correct answer)
    • d) 15 cm
  3. A triangle has sides of 6 cm, 8 cm and 9 cm. What is its perimeter?

    • a) 17 cm
    • b) 23 cm ✓ (correct answer)
    • c) 54 cm
    • d) 21 cm
  4. A regular hexagon has sides of 4.2 cm each. What is its perimeter?

    • a) 25.2 cm ✓ (correct answer)
    • b) 28.2 cm
    • c) 21 cm
    • d) 42 cm
  5. A rectangle has a perimeter of 34 cm and a length of 11 cm. What is its width?

    • a) 12 cm
    • b) 23 cm
    • c) 6 cm ✓ (correct answer)
    • d) 5 cm
  6. An isosceles triangle has two equal sides of 9 cm and a third side of 12 cm. What is its perimeter?

    • a) 36 cm
    • b) 27 cm
    • c) 21 cm
    • d) 30 cm ✓ (correct answer)
  7. A rectangle measures 3 m by 120 cm. What is its perimeter in centimetres?

    • a) 720 cm
    • b) 960 cm
    • c) 420 cm
    • d) 840 cm ✓ (correct answer)
  8. An irregular pentagon has sides of 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm. What is its perimeter?

    • a) 25 cm ✓ (correct answer)
    • b) 30 cm
    • c) 35 cm
    • d) 21 cm
  9. A rectangle has a perimeter of 42 cm and a length of 13 cm. What is its width?

    • a) 8 cm ✓ (correct answer)
    • b) 16 cm
    • c) 7 cm
    • d) 21 cm
  10. A regular octagon has sides of 2.5 cm each. What is its perimeter?

  • a) 18 cm
  • b) 25 cm
  • c) 20 cm ✓ (correct answer)
  • d) 10 cm
  1. A quadrilateral has sides of 4.5 cm, 7 cm, 3.5 cm and 6 cm. What is its perimeter?
  • a) 24 cm
  • b) 21 cm ✓ (correct answer)
  • c) 19 cm
  • d) 20 cm
  1. A square has a perimeter of 48 cm. How long is each side?
  • a) 12 cm ✓ (correct answer)
  • b) 16 cm
  • c) 10 cm
  • d) 24 cm
  1. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 9 m wide. A 2 m-wide entrance is left unfenced. How much fencing is needed?
  • a) 46 m ✓ (correct answer)
  • b) 44 m
  • c) 48 m
  • d) 50 m
  1. An equilateral triangle has a perimeter of 27 cm. What is the length of each side?
  • a) 8 cm
  • b) 12 cm
  • c) 9 cm ✓ (correct answer)
  • d) 24 cm
  1. A four-sided shape has sides of 2.4 cm, 3.1 cm, 4.5 cm and 5 cm. What is its perimeter?
  • a) 14 cm
  • b) 15 cm ✓ (correct answer)
  • c) 15.5 cm
  • d) 16 cm
  1. A rectangle is 6 cm wide. Its length is twice its width. What is its perimeter?
  • a) 36 cm ✓ (correct answer)
  • b) 30 cm
  • c) 24 cm
  • d) 72 cm
  1. A regular pentagon has a perimeter of 35 cm. What is the length of each side?
  • a) 6 cm
  • b) 5 cm
  • c) 8 cm
  • d) 7 cm ✓ (correct answer)
  1. Which shape has the greater perimeter: a square with sides of 8 cm or a rectangle measuring 10 cm by 6 cm?
  • a) They have equal perimeters ✓ (correct answer)
  • b) The rectangle, by 4 cm
  • c) The square, by 2 cm
  • d) The square, by 4 cm
  1. A rectangular noticeboard is 1.2 m long and 80 cm wide. What is its perimeter in metres?
  • a) 3.2 m
  • b) 4 m ✓ (correct answer)
  • c) 2 m
  • d) 4.8 m
  1. A regular heptagon has sides of 6 cm each. What is its perimeter?
  • a) 40 cm
  • b) 42 cm ✓ (correct answer)
  • c) 48 cm
  • d) 36 cm

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