Questions on Perimeter of a Square
Multiple choice questions suitable for Grade 6 students, focused on solving problems about the perimeter of squares. Each question has five answer choices (A–E), and full solutions are provided at the end.
Topic: Perimeter of a Square
🧮 Formula Reminder: Perimeter = 4 × side length
✅ Questions:
1. A square has a side length of 7 cm. What is its perimeter?
A) 21 cm
B) 24 cm
C) 26 cm
D) 28 cm
E) 30 cm
2. What is the perimeter of a square with side length of 12 meters?
A) 36 m
B) 42 m
C) 48 m
D) 50 m
E) 60 m
3. A square field has sides that measure 15 m each. What is its perimeter?
A) 45 m
B) 50 m
C) 55 m
D) 60 m
E) 65 m
4. The perimeter of a square is 40 cm. What is the length of one side?
A) 8 cm
B) 10 cm
C) 12 cm
D) 14 cm
E) 16 cm
5. A square has a perimeter of 36 cm. What is the length of one side?
A) 6 cm
B) 8 cm
C) 9 cm
D) 10 cm
E) 12 cm
6. A square has side length 6 cm. What is its perimeter?
A) 18 cm
B) 20 cm
C) 22 cm
D) 24 cm
E) 26 cm
7. The perimeter of a square is 64 cm. What is the length of one side?
A) 14 cm
B) 15 cm
C) 16 cm
D) 17 cm
E) 18 cm
8. If each side of a square is 11 cm, what is the perimeter?
A) 42 cm
B) 43 cm
C) 44 cm
D) 45 cm
E) 46 cm
9. A square has a perimeter of 100 cm. What is the length of each side?
A) 20 cm
B) 22 cm
C) 24 cm
D) 25 cm
E) 26 cm
10. What is the perimeter of a square with side 9 cm?
A) 30 cm
B) 32 cm
C) 34 cm
D) 36 cm
E) 38 cm
11. A square has side length 5.5 meters. What is its perimeter?
A) 20 m
B) 21 m
C) 22 m
D) 23 m
E) 24 m
12. A square garden has a perimeter of 72 meters. What is the length of one side?
A) 16 m
B) 17 m
C) 18 m
D) 19 m
E) 20 m
13. A square playground has side length 13 m. What is its perimeter?
A) 52 m
B) 53 m
C) 54 m
D) 55 m
E) 56 m
14. If each side of a square is 3.5 meters, what is its perimeter?
A) 12 m
B) 13 m
C) 14 m
D) 15 m
E) 16 m
15. A square has a perimeter of 16 cm. How long is each side?
A) 3 cm
B) 4 cm
C) 5 cm
D) 6 cm
E) 7 cm
16. A square pool has a perimeter of 80 meters. What is the length of one side?
A) 18 m
B) 19 m
C) 20 m
D) 21 m
E) 22 m
17. A square-shaped picture frame has sides of 8.5 cm. What is its perimeter?
A) 32 cm
B) 33 cm
C) 34 cm
D) 35 cm
E) 36 cm
18. If a square has a side length of 10 cm, what is its perimeter?
A) 35 cm
B) 36 cm
C) 38 cm
D) 39 cm
E) 40 cm
19. A square has a side length of 4.25 cm. What is its perimeter?
A) 16 cm
B) 16.5 cm
C) 17 cm
D) 17.5 cm
E) 18 cm
20. A square has a perimeter of 92 cm. What is the side length?
A) 22 cm
B) 23 cm
C) 24 cm
D) 25 cm
E) 26 cm
Answers and Full Explanations:
1. D) 4 × 7 = 28 cm
2. C) 4 × 12 = 48 m
3. D) 4 × 15 = 60 m
4. B) 40 ÷ 4 = 10 cm
5. C) 36 ÷ 4 = 9 cm
6. D) 4 × 6 = 24 cm
7. C) 64 ÷ 4 = 16 cm
8. C) 4 × 11 = 44 cm
9. D) 100 ÷ 4 = 25 cm
10. D) 4 × 9 = 36 cm
11. C) 4 × 5.5 = 22 m
12. C) 72 ÷ 4 = 18 m
13. A) 4 × 13 = 52 m
14. C) 4 × 3.5 = 14 m
15. B) 16 ÷ 4 = 4 cm
16. C) 80 ÷ 4 = 20 m
17. D) 4 × 8.5 = 34 cm
18. E) 4 × 10 = 40 cm
19. D) 4 × 4.25 = 17 cm
20. B) 92 ÷ 4 = 23 cm
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