What perimeter means
Lace goes round the edge.
The perimeter of a shape is the whole distance round its border. Walk the edge and add.
↳ Round the edge, not inside.
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Grandmother's Quilt · Class 5 Maths · Maths Mela
English 3 topics 66 leveled MCQs 36 flashcards 7 games Free
Shared by a Veda teacher · Generated with Veda AI · Oct 2026
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Finding a perimeter
Four steps for a rectangle.
↳ Double, double, add.
30 units of lace
The quilt, step by step.
The quilt is 9 units by 6 units. Doubling gives 18 and 12. Together they make 30 units.
↳ Green lace wins.
What area means
How much surface is covered?
Area is the amount of surface a shape covers. It is not the distance round its edge.
↳ Inside, not round.
The unit square
One tile for everyone.
↳ Count these to measure.
Gaps or no gaps
Which shapes tile?
↳ Circles leave gaps.
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1
Lace Round the Quilt
Nani wants lace round her quilt. Tara and Vikram measure the border, meet the word perimeter, and find short cuts for squares, rectangles and shapes with odd sides.
- The perimeter of a shape is the whole distance round its border.
- Add every side, and your answer is the perimeter.
- A rectangle needs two times the length added to two times the breadth.
~28 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
2
Covering the Table
Tara and Vikram cover a table with cut-outs. We meet area, find which shapes tile, and count unit squares on squared paper to compare three cloth patches.
- Area is the amount of surface that a shape covers.
- Squares, rectangles and triangles tile a surface, but circles leave gaps.
- A square with sides of one centimetre has an area of one square centimetre.
~30 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
3
Rows and Columns
Vikram counts rows instead of patches. We meet the rule for the area of a rectangle and a square, work backwards for a missing side, and find that equal areas can have different borders.
- The area of a rectangle is its length multiplied by its breadth.
- The area of a square is the length of one side multiplied by itself.
- A rectangle of 6 cm by 4 cm covers 24 square cm and has a perimeter of 20 cm.
~32 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
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66 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
Tara walks her finger round a quilt that is 9 units long and 6 units wide. What total does she reach?
Beginner
A 15 units
B 21 units
C 30 units
D 54 units
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30 units
9 + 6 + 9 + 6 comes to 30 units.
The distance all the way round a shape is called its ____.
Beginner
A perimeter
B corner
C middle
D height
Show answer & explanation
perimeter
Perimeter is the name for the border length.
A square handkerchief has sides of 7 cm. What is its perimeter?
Beginner
A 14 cm
B 21 cm
C 49 cm
D 28 cm
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28 cm
Four equal sides of 7 cm give 4 times 7, which is 28 cm.
Which short cut works for a rectangle?
Intermediate
A The length added to the breadth and nothing more
B Two times length added to two times breadth
C Four times the length
D Length times breadth
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Two times length added to two times breadth
A rectangle has two long sides and two short sides.
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