Triangle or not?

This task is about identifying whether some shapes are triangles and what makes them triangles.

Question

Three children are talking about whether shapes are triangles or not.
 
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a)  Abdul says this is not a triangle.
     What do you think?

    • It's a triangle.

    • It's not a triangle.

Explain why you think this.

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b)  Nita says this is not a triangle.
     What do you think?

    • It's a triangle.

    • It's not a triangle.

Explain why you think this.

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c)  Arush says this is not a triangle.
     What do you think?

    • It's a triangle.

    • It's not a triangle.

Explain why you think this.

Question

d)  Select all the shapes below that are triangles.

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e)  Describe how you know a shape is a triangle.

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