1. Compound Shapes – Area – Treasure Trail
Individual students (or pairs) can start the trail at any question poster.
Once they have calculated the answer they should then find the poster that has that answer at the top. Students go from one question to the next until they have completed the full circular trail.
Students should record the letters of the
questions they have completed.
(Clear plastic wallets around your classroom
make it quick and easy to display posters.)

2. Printing To print full page posters - Click:
File > Print. Enter ‘4-20’ in ‘Slides:’ or
Click on the section title to highlight all posters.
To print half-size posters -
File > Print. Select ‘Full Page Slides’, then ‘2 Slides’.

3. Area Of
compound chapes

4. 68 cm2 A 12 cm 4.5 cm 2 cm 3 cm 9 cm Calculate the area
of this compound shape.
This shape is symmetrical.
12 cm
4.5 cm
2 cm
3 cm
9 cm
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

5. 66 cm2 D 6 cm 6 cm Calculate the area of this shape.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

6. 52 cm2 V 12 cm 8 cm 5 cm Calculate the area of this shape.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

7. 84 cm2 J 5 cm 2 cm 5 cm 14 cm Calculate the area
of this compound shape.
This shape is symmetrical.
5 cm
2 cm
5 cm
14 cm
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

8. 50 cm2 N 1.5 cm 7 cm 3.5 cm Calculate the area
of this shape.
This shape is symmetrical.
1.5 cm
7 cm
3.5 cm
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

9. 30 cm2 G B A 6 cm D C 12 cm Calculate the area of this compound shape.
ABCD describes
a square. B A
6 cm D C
12 cm
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

10. 128 cm2 M 5 cm Calculate the area of this compound shape.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

11. 35 cm2 F 5 cm Calculate the area of this compound shape.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

12. 95 cm2 C 11 cm 6 cm 15 cm Calculate the area of this compound shape.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

13. 71 cm2 Z 3 cm 7 cm 8 cm 6 cm Calculate the area
of this compound shape.
3 cm
7 cm
8 cm
6 cm
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

14. 10 cm2 E 7 cm 6 cm 4 cm Calculate the area of this compound shape.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

15. 45 cm2 I 7 cm Calculate the area of this compound shape.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

16. 77 cm2 O 7 cm 4 cm Calculate the area of this compound shape.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

17. 76 cm2 B D A 6 cm B C Calculate the area of this compound shape.
ABCD describes
a square. B C
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

18. 40 cm2 H 5 cm Calculate the area of this compound shape.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

19. 47 cm2 K 6 cm 8 cm 4 cm Calculate the area of this compound shape.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.

20. M 66 cm2 52 cm2 G 68 cm2 K 40 cm2 D 10 cm2 76 cm2 A 45 cm2 H 84 cm2 E
Teacher’s Answer Sheet
Sheet
Answer M
66 cm2 Z
52 cm2 G
68 cm2 K
40 cm2 D
10 cm2 V
76 cm2 A
45 cm2 H
84 cm2 E
35 cm2 B
50 cm2 I
77 cm2 J
95 cm2 F
71 cm2 N
30 cm2 O
47 cm2 C
128 cm2

21. answers m d e f z v b c n j g h k o i a

22. Answer Sheet
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Answer

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