Naming flat shapes

Mathematics · Geometry · ages 4-6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

How many sides does a square have? Write the number.
Answer: ______________
Which shape has 3 sides?
- Triangle
- Square
- Circle
- Rectangle
What is the name of this shape?
- Circle
- Triangle
- Square
What is the name of this shape?
- Circle
- Triangle
- Square
How many corners does a triangle have? Write the number.
Answer: ______________
A big circle and a tiny circle are both still called circles.
Circle one: True False
Which shape has no corners?
- Rectangle
- Circle
- Triangle
- Square
Ava says a square is a circle. Is Ava right?
Circle one: True False
Look at these shapes: circle, triangle, square, triangle, rectangle, triangle. Count how many triangles there are.
Answer: ______________
Which of these is a triangle no matter which way it is turned?
- A shape with 4 sides
- A round shape
- A shape with 5 sides
- A shape with 3 straight sides

Answer key

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4 · A square has 4 equal sides.
Triangle · A triangle has 3 straight sides.
Circle · It is round with no corners, so it is a circle.
Square · All four sides are the same length, so it is a square.
3 · A triangle has 3 corners where its sides meet.
True · Size does not change a shape's name. Both are circles because they are round with no corners.
Circle · A circle is round all the way, so it has no corners.
False · Ava is wrong: a square has 4 straight sides and corners, while a circle is round.
3 · There are three triangles in the group: one, two, three.
A shape with 3 straight sides · 3 straight sides always make a triangle, turned or not.