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Polygon Detective Worksheet
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Polygon Detective Worksheet
Help Jamal and Sofia check the shape clues on food boxes at a community food bank. A polygon is a closed, flat shape made only of straight line segments. Read each clue carefully and show your detective thinking.
Collect the shape clues
Look at each shape and use its straight sides and corners to identify it.
1.Jamal sees several package symbols. Which one is a polygon?
- Triangle
- Circle
- Open zigzag line
- Oval
2.A label on one box is a pentagon. How many sides and vertices does it have?
3.Sofia checks five possible package symbols. Circle every shape that is a polygon.
- Triangle
- Circle
- Rectangle
- Oval
- Hexagon
4.A quadrilateral is used on a box label. Complete the clue: A quadrilateral has sides and vertices.
5.Match each polygon name to its number of sides.
- Triangle
- Hexagon
- Octagon
- Pentagon
- 8 sides
- 3 sides
- 5 sides
- 6 sides
6.A stop sign has the outline of an octagon. How many sides does that outline have?
7.Jamal says, “A line of symmetry divides a shape into two matching halves.” Is he correct? Explain briefly.
8.Draw a square, then draw all its lines of symmetry. Write how many you drew.
9.Sofia spots a polygon with 6 sides and 6 vertices. What is its name?
- Pentagon
- Hexagon
- Heptagon
- Octagon
10.Draw a closed polygon with exactly 7 straight sides. Label it with its polygon name.
11.A food box has a label shaped like a rectangle. Name one way a rectangle and a square are alike, and one way they can be different.
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