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Worksheet  —  Mensuration
Class: 8
Subject: Mathematics
Chapter: Mensuration

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LevelQuestions per SetMarks
K Knowledge11
U Understanding11
A Application12
HA Higher Ability11
1
Set – 1
1. Bir Bahadur has a trapezium-shaped land with parallel sides \(20\text{ m}\) and \(24\text{ m}\) and a height of \(10\text{ m}\). There is a rectangular basketball court of length \(10\text{ m}\) and breadth \(8\text{ m}\). The rest of the land is covered with green grasses.
  • a) Write a formula to calculate the area of a trapezium with parallel sides \(a\) and \(b\), and height \(h\). 1 1K
  • b) Draw a figure to show the above information. 1 1U
  • c) Calculate the area occupied by green grasses. 2 2A
  • d) Will Rs 9000 be enough to paint the basketball court at Rs 100 per \(\text{m}^2\)? Justify. 1 1HA
2
Set – 2
2. Karki bought a land which is a rhombus in shape of area \(360\text{ m}^2\). The measurement of one diagonal is \(36\text{ m}\). He has constructed an equilateral triangle-shaped pool in the land of side \(6\text{ m}\) and depth \(2.5\text{ m}\).
  • a) Write a formula to calculate the area of a rhombus if \(d_1\) and \(d_2\) are its diagonals. 1 1K
  • b) Find the measurement of the other diagonal. 1 1U
  • c) How much water is required to fill the pool? Calculate. 2 2A
  • d) Janaki said, "The remaining area after construction of the pool is nearly 22 times more than the area of the pool." Is she correct in her observation? Justify. 1 1HA
3
Set – 3
3. Rox bought a land in the shape of a parallelogram with a base of \(24\text{ m}\) and its measured height is \(18\text{ m}\). He constructed a cafeteria in the shape of a kite with diagonals \(8\text{ m}\) and \(12\text{ m}\). The rest of the area is a garden with different flowers and an outdoor sitting space.
  • a) Write a formula to calculate the area of an equilateral triangle having side \(a\). 1 1K
  • b) Draw a figure to show the above information. 1 1U
  • c) What is the area of the outdoor sitting space? 2 2A
  • d) Compare the area of the land and the café. 1 1HA
4
Set – 4
4. Ram has Rs 1,00,00,000. He wants to buy a land. He has found a land in the shape of a quadrilateral ABCD with diagonal \(BD = 32\text{ m}\). The height from vertex \(A\) to diagonal \(BD\) is \(AE = 16\text{ m}\), and the height from vertex \(C\) to \(BD\) is \(CF = 18\text{ m}\). The distance \(ED\) is \(x\text{ m}\).

Quadrilateral ABCD

x B D A C E F 16 m 18 m BD = 32 m
  • a) Write a formula to calculate the area of a quadrilateral. 1 1K
  • b) If the area of right-angled \(\Delta AED\) is \(96\text{ m}^2\), then find the value of \(x\). 1 1U
  • c) The rate of land per square metre is Rs 2,00,000 per \(\text{m}^2\). Find the cost of the land. 2 2A
  • d) How much more money does Ram have to add, or will he save, if he decides to buy? 1 1HA
5
Set – 5
5. Joginder has two plots of land, 'A' and 'B'. Plot-A is trapezium-shaped with top parallel side \(AD = 12\text{ m}\), bottom parallel side \(BC = 18\text{ m}\), and perpendicular height \(8\text{ m}\). Plot-B is rectangular with length \(PQ = 18\text{ m}\) and breadth \(PS = 8\text{ m}\). A road runs horizontally between the two plots.

Plots A (Trapezium) and B (Rectangle)

A D B C 12 m 18 m 8 m Plot-A ROAD P Q R S 18 m 8 m Plot-B
  • a) Write the formula to find the area of an isosceles triangle having equal side \(a\) and base \(b\). 1 1K
  • b) Calculate the area of both plots. 2 2A
  • c) Which plot is bigger, and by how much? 1 1U
  • d) Will \(50\text{ m}\) of wire be enough to fence Plot-A once? Justify. 1 1HA
6
Set – 6
6. A farmer has a parallelogram-shaped field with a base of \(40\text{ m}\) and a height of \(25\text{ m}\). Inside it, he has dug a triangular pond with a base of \(10\text{ m}\) and a corresponding height of \(12\text{ m}\). The remaining area of the land is used for farming.
  • a) Write the formula to find the area of a parallelogram with base \(b\) and height \(h\). 1 1K
  • b) Draw a rough sketch to represent the field and the pond. 1 1U
  • c) Calculate the area of the land available for farming (excluding the pond). 2 2A
  • d) If the cost of fertilizing the farming land is Rs 50 per \(\text{m}^2\), will Rs. 45, 000 be sufficient for the fertilization? Justify. 1 1HA
7
Set – 7
7. A kite-shaped signboard has diagonals measuring \(60\text{ cm}\) and \(80\text{ cm}\). It is mounted on the center of a rectangular display board of length \(120\text{ cm}\) and breadth \(90\text{ cm}\).
  • a) Write the formula to calculate the area of a kite. 1 1K
  • b) Calculate the area of the kite-shaped signboard. 1 1U
  • c) Find the area of the rectangular board that is not covered by the signboard. 2 2A
  • d) Is the area of the signboard less than one-fourth of the total area of the display board? Justify with calculation. 1 1HA
8
Set – 8
8. A room's floor is in the shape of a rhombus with diagonals \(12\text{ m}\) and \(16\text{ m}\). The length of each side of the rhombus floor is \(10\text{ m}\). A square carpet of side \(4\text{ m}\) is placed exactly in the middle of the room.
  • a) Write the formula to find the perimeter of a square with side \(l\). 1 1K
  • b) Calculate the total area of the room's floor. 1 1U
  • c) How much area of the floor is not covered by the square carpet? 2 2A
  • d) If the owner wants to cover the entire floor using identical square carpets of side \(4\text{ m}\) without cutting them, is it geometrically possible to perfectly fit them in the room? Justify your reason. 1 1HA
9
Set – 9
9. An industrial plot is in the shape of a trapezium with parallel sides of \(50\text{ m}\) and \(30\text{ m}\), and a perpendicular distance between them of \(20\text{ m}\). A small equilateral triangle-shaped garden of side \(10\text{ m}\) is maintained at one corner of the plot. (Use \(\sqrt{3} = 1.73\))
  • a) Write the formula to find the area of an equilateral triangle. 1 1K
  • b) Find the area of the equilateral triangle garden. 1 1U
  • c) Calculate the remaining area of the industrial plot that is available for factory setup. 2 2A
  • d) If the length of both parallel sides of the trapezium plot were doubled while the perpendicular distance between them was halved, would the total area of the plot change? Justify mathematically. 1 1HA
10
Set – 10
10. A school playground is in the shape of a general quadrilateral \(ABCD\) with diagonal \(BD = 40\text{ m}\). The offsets (perpendiculars) from \(A\) and \(C\) to diagonal \(BD\) are \(12\text{ m}\) and \(18\text{ m}\) respectively. An adjacent resting area is in the shape of an isosceles triangle with equal sides of \(13\text{ m}\) and a base of \(10\text{ m}\).
  • a) Write the formula to calculate the area of an isosceles triangle with equal sides \(a\) and base \(b\). 1 1K
  • b) Draw a figure representing the quadrilateral playground. 1 1U
  • c) Find the area of the quadrilateral playground. 2 2A
  • d) The school administration claims that the quadrilateral playground area is strictly more than 10 times the resting area. Is this claim mathematically correct? Justify your conclusion. 1 1HA