Year 1 2D Shapes: Names, Sides and Corners Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 1 2d & 3d shapes worksheet.
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Use what you know about each shape. Sides are the straight edges. Corners are where two sides meet.
1.A square has (answer space) sides.
Answer: 4
A square has four equal sides.
2.Which shape has 6 sides and 6 corners?
- Ahexagon
- Btriangle
- Ccircle
Answer: hexagon
A hexagon has six sides.
3.A hexagon has (answer space) corners.
Answer: 6
A hexagon has six sides, so it has 6 corners.
4.A triangle has (answer space) sides.
Answer: 3
A triangle has three straight sides.
5.Which shape has 5 sides and 5 corners?
- Atriangle
- Bpentagon
- Chexagon
Answer: pentagon
A pentagon has five sides.
6.A triangle has (answer space) corners.
Answer: 3
A triangle has three straight sides, so it has 3 corners.
7.Which shape has 8 sides and 8 corners?
- Apentagon
- Brectangle
- Coctagon
Answer: octagon
An octagon has eight sides, like a stop sign.
8.A pentagon has (answer space) corners.
Answer: 5
A pentagon has five sides, so it has 5 corners.
9.A pentagon has (answer space) sides.
Answer: 5
A pentagon has five sides.
10.Which shape has 6 sides and 6 corners?
- Apentagon
- Boctagon
- Chexagon
Answer: hexagon
A hexagon has six sides.
11.A hexagon has (answer space) sides.
Answer: 6
A hexagon has six sides.
12.Which shape has 3 sides and 3 corners?
- Aoctagon
- Bcircle
- Ctriangle
Answer: triangle
A triangle has three straight sides.
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