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Foundation Mathematics · Shapes around us

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which shape has 3 sides?
- ☐ (a) square
- ☐ (b) triangle
- ☐ (c) circle
- ☐ (d) rectangle
2. How many corners does a square have?
3. Which shape is round and has no corners?
- ☐ (a) circle
- ☐ (b) triangle
- ☐ (c) square
4. The front of a door is usually shaped like a …
- ☐ (a) circle
- ☐ (b) triangle
- ☐ (c) rectangle
5. How many sides does a triangle have?
6. Which of these things is shaped like a circle?
- ☐ (a) a book cover
- ☐ (b) a dinner plate
- ☐ (c) a slice of toast cut corner to corner
7. I have 4 sides that are all the same length and 4 corners. What shape am I?
8. I have 4 sides. Two sides are long and two sides are short. What shape am I?
- ☐ (a) square
- ☐ (b) circle
- ☐ (c) triangle
- ☐ (d) rectangle

Answer sheet

1. triangle — A triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners.
2. 4 — A square has 4 sides and 4 corners.
3. circle — A circle is round all the way around, so it has no corners.
4. rectangle — Most doors have 4 sides with two long sides and two shorter sides, so they are rectangles.
5. 3 — 'Tri' means three. A triangle has 3 sides.
6. a dinner plate — A dinner plate is round. A book cover is a rectangle, and toast cut corner to corner makes triangles.
7. square — A shape with 4 equal sides and 4 square corners is a square.
8. rectangle — A rectangle has 4 sides, with two long sides and two short sides.