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Year 3 Mathematics · Shapes and position

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. How many sides does a pentagon have?
2. A shape has 4 sides and 4 corners. Two sides are long and two are short. What is it?
- ☐ (a) square
- ☐ (b) rectangle
- ☐ (c) pentagon
- ☐ (d) triangle
3. A triangle is turned so it stands on one corner. What shape is it now?
- ☐ (a) still a triangle
- ☐ (b) a square
- ☐ (c) a diamond, not a triangle
4. How many corners does a hexagon have?
5. What does a map show?
- ☐ (a) A place seen from above
- ☐ (b) A picture of one person
- ☐ (c) A list of numbers
6. Which direction word tells you to keep going the way you are facing?
- ☐ (a) backwards
- ☐ (b) forwards
- ☐ (c) turn left
7. A square and a triangle are put together to draw a house. Altogether, how many sides do the square and the triangle have?
8. A toy faces the door. It turns right, then turns right again. Which way is it facing now?
- ☐ (a) towards the door
- ☐ (b) away from the door
- ☐ (c) to its left

Answer sheet

1. 5 — A pentagon has 5 straight sides and 5 corners.
2. rectangle — A rectangle has 4 sides, with two long sides and two short sides opposite each other.
3. still a triangle — Turning a shape does not change it. It still has 3 sides and 3 corners.
4. 6 — A hexagon has 6 sides and 6 corners.
5. A place seen from above — A map is a drawing of a place as if you were looking down from above.
6. forwards — Forwards means moving the way you are facing.
7. 7 — A square has 4 sides and a triangle has 3 sides. 4 + 3 = 7.
8. away from the door — Two right turns make a half turn, so the toy now faces the opposite way, away from the door.