Year 1 2D Shapes: Names, Sides and Corners Worksheet — Level 1 (Set 2) — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 1 2d & 3d shapes worksheet.
Year 1 2D Shapes: Names, Sides and Corners Worksheet — Level 1 (Set 2) — Answers
Use what you know about each shape. Sides are the straight edges. Corners are where two sides meet.
Answer: 4
A rectangle has four sides, with opposite sides the same length.
- Atriangle
- Bsquare
- Chexagon
Answer: triangle
A triangle has three straight sides.
Answer: 4
A rectangle has four sides, with opposite sides the same length, so it has 4 corners.
Answer: 5
A pentagon has five sides.
- Apentagon
- Brectangle
- Ccircle
Answer: pentagon
A pentagon has five sides.
Answer: 3
A triangle has three straight sides.
- Arectangle
- Bpentagon
- Chexagon
Answer: rectangle
A rectangle has four sides, with opposite sides the same length.
- Apentagon
- Bcircle
- Crectangle
Answer: circle
A circle is perfectly round.
Answer: 4
A square has four equal sides, so it has 4 corners.
- Acircle
- Brectangle
- Chexagon
Answer: rectangle
A rectangle has four sides, with opposite sides the same length.
Answer: 5
A pentagon has five sides, so it has 5 corners.
- Atriangle
- Bcircle
- Cpentagon
Answer: pentagon
A pentagon has five sides.
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