CAASPP Measurement and Geometry 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of 9 m and a height of 5 m?
- 45 m² (Correct answer)
- 28 m²
- 14 m²
- 22.5 m²
Correct answer: 45 m²
Area of a parallelogram = base × height = 9 × 5 = 45 m².
Question 2: Point P is located at (−3, 4) on a coordinate plane. In which quadrant is this point?
- Quadrant I
- Quadrant II (Correct answer)
- Quadrant III
- Quadrant IV
Correct answer: Quadrant II
Quadrant II contains points with negative x-values and positive y-values, like (−3, 4).
Question 3: How many lines of symmetry does a regular hexagon have?
- 3
- 4
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 8
Correct answer: 6
A regular hexagon has 6 lines of symmetry — three through opposite vertices and three through midpoints of opposite sides.
Question 4: A cylinder has a radius of 3 cm and a height of 10 cm. What is its volume? (Use π ≈ 3.14)
- 282.6 cm³ (Correct answer)
- 94.2 cm³
- 565.2 cm³
- 188.4 cm³
Correct answer: 282.6 cm³
Volume of a cylinder = π × r² × h = 3.14 × 9 × 10 = 282.6 cm³.
Question 5: A farmer has a triangular plot of land with a base of 120 feet and a height of 80 feet. What is the area?
- 9,600 ft²
- 4,800 ft² (Correct answer)
- 200 ft²
- 19,200 ft²
Correct answer: 4,800 ft²
Area = ½ × base × height = ½ × 120 × 80 = 4,800 ft².
Question 6: Which transformation moves every point of a figure the same distance in the same direction without changing its size or shape?
- Reflection
- Rotation
- Translation (Correct answer)
- Dilation
Correct answer: Translation
A translation slides a figure without flipping, turning, or resizing it — every point moves the same distance and direction.
Question 7: The temperature dropped from 72°F to 58°F. By how many degrees Celsius did it drop? (Use: °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9)
- 14°C
- 7.78°C (Correct answer)
- 25.56°C
- 3.5°C
Correct answer: 7.78°C
A 14°F drop × 5/9 = 7.78°C, since only the difference matters and the 32-offset cancels out.
CAASPP Measurement and Geometry 4
What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of 9 m and a height of 5 m?