This Grade 5 sheet introduces perimeter and area of rectangles using P = 2(l+w) and A = l x w with whole-number side lengths. Students label answers in feet, meters, or centimeters and learn why area always uses square units. Sentence correction items target common unit and formula mistakes, fill-in items build computational fluency, and short-answer items ask students to explain the difference between perimeter and area in real contexts like gardens.
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Perimeter, Area, and Surface Area
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
A 6 ft by 4 ft rectangle has area 20 ft.
Rewrite: A 6 ft by 4 ft rectangle has area 24 sq ft.
2. Fix the sentence:
Perimeter of a 5 m by 3 m rectangle is 15 m.
Rewrite: Perimeter of a 5 m by 3 m rectangle is 16 m.
3. Fix the sentence:
An 8 cm square has perimeter 64 cm.
Rewrite: An 8 cm square has perimeter 32 cm.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The perimeter of a rectangle 7 ft long and 3 ft wide is 20 ft.
2. The area of a rectangle 9 m by 4 m is 36 square meters.
3. A square with 6 cm sides has perimeter 24 cm.
4. A rectangle 10 in long and 5 in wide has area 50 sq in.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Explain the difference between perimeter and area in your own words.
Perimeter measures the distance around a shape, while area measures the space inside the shape. Perimeter uses single units like feet; area uses square units like square feet.
2. A garden is 8 ft by 5 ft. Find both its perimeter and area.
Perimeter = 2(8+5) = 26 ft. Area = 8 x 5 = 40 sq ft. The garden has 26 feet of border and covers 40 square feet of ground.
Perimeter, Area, and Surface Area
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
A 6 ft by 4 ft rectangle has area 20 ft.
Rewrite: A 6 ft by 4 ft rectangle has area 24 sq ft.
2) Fix the sentence:
Perimeter of a 5 m by 3 m rectangle is 15 m.
Rewrite: Perimeter of a 5 m by 3 m rectangle is 16 m.
3) Fix the sentence:
An 8 cm square has perimeter 64 cm.
Rewrite: An 8 cm square has perimeter 32 cm.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The perimeter of a rectangle 7 ft long and 3 ft wide is 20 ft.
2) The area of a rectangle 9 m by 4 m is 36 square meters.
3) A square with 6 cm sides has perimeter 24 cm.
4) A rectangle 10 in long and 5 in wide has area 50 sq in.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Explain the difference between perimeter and area in your own words.
Perimeter measures the distance around a shape, while area measures the space inside the shape. Perimeter uses single units like feet; area uses square units like square feet.
2) A garden is 8 ft by 5 ft. Find both its perimeter and area.
Perimeter = 2(8+5) = 26 ft. Area = 8 x 5 = 40 sq ft. The garden has 26 feet of border and covers 40 square feet of ground.
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