An exit ticket comparing area and perimeter for Year 6 maths. Pupils judge whether two rectangles with the same perimeter must have the same area, choosing always, sometimes or never and explaining, then compare a 4 cm × 3 cm rectangle with a 6 cm × 2 cm one. Three identical slips fill the page. Matched to the England National Curriculum objective linking area and perimeter.
Measurement
“Recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters and vice versa”
Both questions probe the exact misconception this objective targets.
Pupils judge the claim that same-perimeter rectangles must share an area, then explain their choice.
Pupils compare the areas and perimeters of a 4 cm × 3 cm and a 6 cm × 2 cm rectangle.
Each slip closes with a five-emoji feelings check.
Exit ticket
Hand out after teaching the area-perimeter distinction and collect at the door.
Assessment check
The always-sometimes-never answer exposes whether pupils conflate the two measures.
Discussion prompt
The two rectangles make a quick whole-class talking point next morning.
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