Measurement & Geometry - Using Units of Measurement Test - Grade 9 - v1

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New Town High School

Grade 9 Measurement Test


Instructions:
a) Tear off the formulae sheet from the back and have it in front of you for the test
b) Show working, where necessary to justify answers
Section A Multiple Choice – “C” Standard questions
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Question 1
D (10 × 5) + ( 2 × 10 × 6) cm2
The perimeter of the rectangle below is:
Question 5
The surface area (SA) of the solid below would
be:

A 23 m B 36 m C 46 m D 52 m

Question 2
The perimeter of the compound shape below is:

A 3.7 × 3.7 × 3.7 m3 B 6 × 3.7 × 3.7 m3


C 3.7 + 3.7 + 3.7 m3 D 4 × 3.7 × 3.7 m3

Question 6
The surface area of the following prism is:

A 136 mm B 68 mm
C 126 mm D 112 mm

Question 3
What is the area of the triangle below?
A 450 cm2 B 24 cm2
C 370 cm2 D 150 cm2

Question 7
355 cm3 is equivalent to:
A 3.55 m3 B 0.003 55 m3
A 36 cm2 B 9 cm2 C 72 cm2 D 18 cm2 C 355 mL D 0. 000 035 5 m2

Question 4
The area of this composite shape would be:

A (10 × 5) + (10 × 6) cm2


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B (10 × 11) + ( 2 × 10 × 6) cm2
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C (10 × 15) + ( 2 × 10 × 6) cm2
Question 8
The volume for this prism is:

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A (10 × 13) + ( 2 × 10 × 9) cm3
B 13 × 10 × 9 cm3
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C 2 × 10 × 9 × 13 cm3
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D (3 ×10 × 13) + (2 × 2 × 10 × 9) cm3
Short answer section Questions 9-13 are C standard, Questions 14,15 are B
Standard and questions 16,17 are A standard
Question 9
Explain the difference between surface area and volume. Use a rectangular prism to help you
explain.

Question 10
Find the shaded areas of the following composite shapes, correct to two decimal places.
(a) (b)

Question 11
Margaret has a rectangular swimming pool, which is 3 m wide and 5 m long. What will be the area
of a 1-m wide path around the edge of the pool?

Question 12
Find the surface area of each of these solids, correct to two decimal places.
(a) (b)
Question 13
Find the capacity of each of these solids in litres, correct to two decimal places.
(a) (b)

Question 14
Cleo is landscaping her backyard. The diagram shows that she will have a circular pond in the
middle of her rectangular yard, along with two triangular garden beds. Apart from the pond and
garden beds the rest of the backyard will be covered in lawn.

(a) (i) Find the area of lawn that Cleo will need to purchase.

(ii) If instant lawn costs $8 per square metre, how much will Cleo need to pay for her new
lawn?

(b) Find the area of Cleo’s two garden beds. If the soil needs to be 50 cm deep, what volume of
soil will she need to purchase?

(c) Cleo’s pond is 40 cm deep and in the shape of a cylinder. How much plastic liner will she
need to purchase to cover the inside surface of the pond? (Assume that no liner is needed for
the top.)

(d) How many litres of water will be needed to fill the pond?
Question 15
Find the volume of the concrete needed to make this hollow pipe, correct to two decimal places.

Question 16
A roof has an area of 120 m2. The rain that falls onto the roof runs into a tank with a volume of
10 m3.

What depth of rain needs to fall onto the roof to completely fill the tank?
Question 17

A soft drink manufacturer wants to make a new model can that still holds the same volume as its
original model but is much thinner so that it is easier to hold in your hand, in order to compete
against brands like “Red Bull”.
If the original can holds 375ml of liquid and has a diameter of 7cm, what height must the new
model be if the diameter of the new model is to be only 5cm ?

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