DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as "assertion A" and the other labelled as "reason R ". You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion: If a square has a length of 4 cm, then its perimeter is 8 cm. Reason (R): Perimeter of a square is given by the summation of all of its sides.

• A.   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
• B.  Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
• C.    A is true but R is false.
• D.   A is false but R is true.