Primary 6 Maths: Circumference and Area of a Circle — Practice Paper 3 (10 Questions)
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Primary 6 Maths: Circumference and Area of a Circle — Practice Paper 3 (10 Questions)
Paper 3 applies π = 3.14 in three settings: a diameter and area recovered from a circumference, a semicircle boundary that includes the diameter, and area subtraction for a ring and a circle cut from a square.
Quick answer Ten questions, about 22 minutes. Items 01 to 04 substitute into the circumference and area formulas and halve a diameter; items 05 to 07 work back from a circumference, add a diameter to an arc and cost grass; items 08 and 09 subtract areas; item 10 redoes a diameter used as a radius.
01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 10 questions |
| Suggested time | 22 minutes |
| Difficulty mix | Foundation 4 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1 |
| Chapter | Chapter: Primary 6 Maths: Circumference and Area of a Circle — Tutor Lesson Plan |
| Level | Primary 6 |
02 Questions (10 items)
- FoundationA circle has a radius of 5 cm. Find its circumference. (Take π = 3.14)
- FoundationA circle has a diameter of 14 cm. Find its circumference. (Take π = 3.14)
- FoundationA circle has a radius of 3 cm. Find its area. (Take π = 3.14)
- FoundationA circle has a diameter of 10 cm. Find its area. (Take π = 3.14)
- IntermediateA circle has a circumference of 62.8 cm. Find its diameter, radius and area. (π = 3.14)
- IntermediateA semicircle has a radius of 4 cm. Find its boundary length — the arc plus the diameter. (π = 3.14)
- IntermediateA circular garden has a diameter of 6 m. Grass costs $12 per square metre. Find the total cost. (π = 3.14)
- ChallengeA ring has an outer radius of 5 cm and an inner radius of 3 cm. Find the area of the ring. (π = 3.14)
- ChallengeThe largest circle is cut from a 10 cm square card. Find the waste area. (π = 3.14)
- Error redoA student finds the area of a circle with diameter 8 cm as “3.14 × 8 = 25.12 cm²”. What is the correct area?
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31.4 cm | Circumference = 2 × 3.14 × 5 = 31.4 cm. |
| 2 | 43.96 cm | With a diameter just multiply: 3.14 × 14 = 43.96 cm. |
| 3 | 28.26 cm² | Area = 3.14 × 3 × 3 = 28.26 cm²; the radius is squared, not doubled. |
| 4 | 78.5 cm² | Radius 10 ÷ 2 = 5 cm, so the area is 3.14 × 25 = 78.5 cm². |
| 5 | Diameter 20 cm, radius 10 cm, area 314 cm² | Diameter = 62.8 ÷ 3.14 = 20 cm, radius 10 cm, area 3.14 × 100 = 314 cm². |
| 6 | 20.56 cm | The arc is half a circumference, 3.14 × 4 = 12.56 cm, plus the diameter 8 cm, so 20.56 cm in all. |
| 7 | Area 28.26 m², total $339.12 | Radius 3 m gives an area of 28.26 m², and 28.26 × 12 = $339.12. |
| 8 | 50.24 cm² | The outer circle is 78.5 cm² and the inner one 28.26 cm², so the ring is 50.24 cm². |
| 9 | 21.5 cm² | The largest circle has diameter 10 cm, so radius 5 cm and area 78.5 cm²; the waste is 100 − 78.5 = 21.5 cm². |
| 10 | The correct area is 50.24 cm²; the diameter was used as the radius | 25.12 is the circumference; the radius is 4 cm, so the area is 3.14 × 16 = 50.24 cm². |
04 What to do after marking
- After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
- Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
- Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.
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