All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Count Unit Squares: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Md.C.6
The rectangle is made up of by squares. Use this information to help you solve the problem.
If each of the small boxes in the figure below measures 1 in by 1 in, what is the area of the entire shape?
We can count the number of squares within the shape to find the area.
There are squares within the shape, which means the area is
*Area is the number of square units inside a shape, which is why area is always written with square units.
Example Question #421 : Quadrilaterals
Annie has a piece of wallpaper that is by . How much of a wall can be covered by this piece of wallpaper?
This problem asks us to calculate the amount of space that the wallpaper will cover. The amount of space that something covers can be described as its area. In this case area is calculated by using the formula
Example Question #422 : Quadrilaterals
Annie has a piece of wallpaper that is by . How much of a wall can be covered by this piece of wallpaper?
This problem asks us to calculate the amount of space that the wallpaper will cover. The amount of space that something covers can be described as its area. In this case area is calculated by using the formula
Example Question #64 : Geometry
What two shapes can you find in this shape?
A square and a triangle
A triangle and a circle
A triangle and an octagon
An octagon and a square
A square and a triangle
Example Question #65 : Geometry
What two identical shapes can you find in this shape?
A hexagon and a square
A trapezoid and triangle
A heptagon and a square
A triangle and a triangle
A triangle and a triangle
Example Question #1 : Composing Two Dimensional Shapes
What two shapes can you find in this shape?
A square and a triangle
A trapezoid and a triangle
A trapezoid and a square
A rectangle and a triangle
A trapezoid and a triangle
Example Question #63 : Geometry
What two shapes do you see in this shape?
A triangle and a hexagon
A pentagon and a square
A pentagon and a rectangle
A triangle and a pentagon
A triangle and a pentagon
Example Question #1 : Composing Three Dimensional Shapes
What two shapes can you find in this shape?
A cylinder and a circle
A rectangle and a triangle
A cylinder and a triangle
A rectangle and circle
A cylinder and a circle
Example Question #45 : Geometry
What two shapes can you find in this shape?
A cube and a square
A cube and a trapezoid
A cube and a rectangle
A cube and a triangle
A cube and a triangle
Example Question #44 : Geometry
What two shapes can you find in this shape?
A cube and a triangle
A cube and a square
A cube and a trapezoid
A cube and a circle
A cube and a square