Comprehension Check Post Test
1. A rectangular room 10 feet wide and 15 feet long. Carpenters are going to replace the
molding (strips at the bottom of each wall). Ignoring any doors, how many feet of
molding will they need to buy?
a.
150
b. 25 c. 100
d.
50
e. 75
2. A table 4 feet wide and 7 feet long is in dire need of a new table cloth. A local store
is advertising a checkered top for $7.95 with dimensions 96 inches by 42 inches. Will
this fit the table?
a.
yes
b.
no
3. A rectangular carpet is 12 feet long and 16 feet wide. What is the area in square feet?
a.
40
b. 192 c. 144 d. 56
e. 72
4. A square landing pad for a helicopter has a length of 75 feet on each side. How much
rope will be needed to surround the landing pad to keep people out?
a.
300 ft
b.
5625 sq ft
c.
150 ft
d.
600 sq ft
5. A rectangular swimming pool 30 ft by 50 ft and is 6 feet deep. Before water is added
it must be painted. If all four sides and the bottom are painted, how much paint will be
need in sq ft?
a.
86
b.
9000
c.
2460
d.
1500
6. If water is added to the above pool after the painting is finished and is completely dry,
how much water will be need to fill it 5 ft deep?
a.
9000 ft 3
b.
7500 ft 3
c.
85 ft 3
d.
155 ft 3
d.
314
7. The diameter of a circle is 20 inches. What is the area in sq inches?
a.
400
b.
1256
c.
62.8
8. A circle has a circumference of 94.2 cm. What is the radius of the circle in
centimeters?
a.
30
b.
15
c.
91.06
d.
144
9. A cylinder has a radius of 5 inches and a height of 9 in. How much will the cylinder
hold in cubic inches?
a.
45
b.
225
c.
141.3
d.
706.5
10. The area of the cover of a circular swimming pool is 1519.76 sq ft. What is the
diameter of the pool in feet?
a.
40
b.
44
c.
100
d.
22
11. A circle has a diameter of 42 cm. What is the area of the circle in cubic centimeters?
a.
1384.74
b.
65.94
c.
5538.96
d.
131.8
12. The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 41 cm and one leg is 40 cm. What
is the length of the other leg in cm?
a.
1
b. 8
c.
9
d. 17
13. An angle has a measure of 52 degrees. What is the name of the angle?
a.
right
b.
vertex c.
acute
d.
obtuse
14. The rectangular backyard of John Deere needs to be fenced to keep the neighbor’s
dog from digging up the grass. If the yard is 120 feet long and 72 feet wide, how
many feet of fence will he need? (Disregard any spacing used for a gate)
a.
192
b.
384
c.
8640
d.
240
15. Find the length in feet of the segment from opposite corners of a rectangle with
dimensions 21 ft by 28 ft.
a.
35
b.
98
c.
49
d.
40