Right angled triangles

Right angled triangles

Pencil and paper
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
This task is about right angles.


 

a)
 
 
i)
 

ii)

 
Which triangle has a right angle? __________
 

Place a tick () on this angle.

 
 
b)
 
i)
 

ii)
   
Which triangle has an angle which is greater than a right angle? __________
 

Place a cross () on this angle.
Task administration: 
This task can be completed by pencil and paper only.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Shape
Keywords: 
right angles, right angled triangles, triangles
Description of task: 
Students identify triangles that have a right angle and an angle greater than a right angle.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' understanding of right angled triangles.
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: 
 

Y7 (04/1998)
a) i)
ii)		 D
 moderate
difficult
b) i)
ii)		 A
 moderate
difficult