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Shape Identification Worksheet

Rawiri, Mele and Ruben are riding a train and spotting shapes on their journey. Use the diagrams and clues to identify, compare and draw 2D shapes. A side is a straight edge; a vertex is a corner.

Spot the shapes

Use each diagram to answer Questions 1–4. Shapes are shown in different colours, but identify them by their features.

A. Five straight sides

B. Three straight sides

C. Six straight sides

D. Four equal sides and four right angles

E. Eight straight sides

F. No straight sides and no vertices

1.On the train, Mele sees the shape card with five straight sides. What is the shape called?
2.Which shape card has no straight sides and no vertices?
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
3.How many straight sides does a pentagon have?
4.Rawiri says card D is a rectangle because it has four right angles. Is he correct? Explain using a feature of a square.

Think about sides and corners

Use what you know about polygons to solve the train’s shape puzzles.

5.Which set contains only shapes with exactly four straight sides?
  • Square, rectangle and rhombus
  • Triangle, square and pentagon
  • Circle, rectangle and hexagon
  • Pentagon, octagon and trapezium
6.Ruben counts the sides of a shape and gets seven. What is the shape called?
7.True or false: Every square is a rectangle, but not every rectangle is a square. Give one reason for your answer.
TrueFalse
8.Complete the rule: A polygon is a closed 2D shape made from straight sides.
9.Mele sees a four-sided shape with exactly one pair of parallel sides. What is it commonly called in New Zealand?
  • Trapezium
  • Pentagon
  • Rhombus
  • Hexagon

Make a shape clue

Finish the journey by designing a shape puzzle of your own.

10.Write a clue for a quadrilateral (a shape with four straight sides) without naming it. Include at least two features that help someone identify it.
Draw a quadrilateral that is not a square. Mark or write two features that show what kind of quadrilateral it is.

3 printable pages

  • Shape Identification Worksheet, page 1 of 3: Spot the shapes

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  • Shape Identification Worksheet, page 2 of 3: Think about sides and corners, Make a shape clue

    Page 2

  • Shape Identification Worksheet, page 3 of 3: Draw a quadrilateral that is not a square. Mark or write two features that show what kind…

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