Right angled shapes

Right angled shapes

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This task is about right angles in shapes.

Question

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a)  Which of these shapes have one or more right angles?

    • 1 and 2

    • 2 and 3

    • 2 and 4

    • 1 and 3

    • 1 and 4

Question

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b)  Which of these shapes have one or more right angles?

    • 1 and 2

    • 2 and 3

    • 3 and 4

    • 2 and 4

    • 2, 3, and 4

Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students).
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Shape
Keywords: 
angles, right angles, polygons
Description of task: 
Students identify shapes that have one or more right angles.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' understanding of properties of 2-dimensional shapes.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Geometric thinking, sets 3-4
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y6 (06/1998)
a) 1 & 3 difficult
b) 3 & 4 difficult