Area Circles (Year 6)

Practise area circles within Measurement for Year 6, with worked examples and instant feedback.

The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 6 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.

Worked examples

RookieRead and interpret directly.

Convert 2,300 ml to litres.

  • 2.3 l
  • 23 l
  • 0.23 l
  • 230 l

Answer: 2.3 l. 1 l = 1,000 ml.

ProCompare and infer.

Read a scale: ticks every 50 ml. The pointer is 3 ticks past 200 ml. What value?

  • 350 ml
  • 250 ml
  • 300 ml
  • 203 ml

Answer: 350 ml. 200 + 3×50 = 350.

GuruMulti-step reasoning.

A circle has a radius of 5 cm. What is its area? (Use π ≈ 3.14)

  • 15.7 cm²
  • 31.4 cm²
  • 78.5 cm²
  • 157 cm²

Answer: 78.5 cm². Area = π × r² = 3.14 × 5² = 3.14 × 25 = 78.5 cm².

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