2D shapes

Question 1

How many sides does a hexagon have?

Answer 1

6

Question 2

How many sides does a pentagon have?

Answer 2

5

Question 3

What name is given to a triangle which has two sides of the same length?

Answer 3

Isosceles

Question 4

Name three types of quadrilateral apart from a square and a rectangle?

Answer 4

parallelogram, trapezium, rhombus

Question 5

How many sides does a octagon have?

Answer 5

8

Question 6

What does it mean to say that a polygon is regular?

Answer 6

All its sides (and therefore all its angles) are equal

Question 7

What is the definition of a scalene triangle?

Answer 7

A triangle all of whose sides have different lengths

Question 8

What name is given to a shape with 4 straight sides?

Answer 8

quadrilateral

Question 9

What name is given to a shape with 9 straight sides?

Answer 9

nonagon

Question 10

What name is given to a shape with 10 straight sides?

Answer 10

decagon

Question 11

What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

Answer 11

(base x height) ÷ 2

Question 12

What adjective is used to describe a polygon in which all the sides (and therefore all the angles) are equal?

Answer 12

regular

Question 13

What name is given to a shape with 8 straight sides?

Answer 13

octagon

Question 14

What name is given to a shape with a number of straight sides?

Answer 14

polygon

Question 15

How many sides does a heptagon have?

Answer 15

7

Question 16

What is the formula for the area of a parallelogram?

Answer 16

base x height

Question 17

Fill in the two blanks in this sentence: Area is the amount of space inside a 2D shape, usually measured in [BLANK] or [BLANK]

Answer 17

cm2 or m2

Question 18

Fill in the blank in this sentence: [BLANK] is the amount of space inside a 2D shape, usually measured in cm² or m²

Answer 18

Area

Question 19

What name is given to a triangle all of whose sides have the same length?

Answer 19

Equilateral

Question 20

What is the definition of an isosceles triangle?

Answer 20

A triangle which has two sides of the same length

Question 21

What kind of triangle is shown here?

Answer 21

Scalene

Question 22

What is the definition of an equilateral triangle

Answer 22

A triangle all of whose sides have the same length

Question 23

Which type of quadrilateral is shown here?

Answer 23

Rhombus

Question 24

What name is given to a shape with 7 straight sides?

Answer 24

heptagon

Question 25

How many sides does a nonagon have?

Answer 25

9

Question 26

What name is given to a triangle all of whose sides have different lengths?

Answer 26

Scalene

Question 27

How many sides does a quadrilateral have?

Answer 27

4

Question 28

How many sides does a decagon have?

Answer 28

10

Question 29

What kind of triangle is shown here?

Answer 29

Equilateral

Question 30

What kind of triangle is shown here?

Answer 30

Isosceles

Question 31

What name is given to a shape with 5 straight sides?

Answer 31

pentagon

Question 32

Which type of quadrilateral is shown here?

Answer 32

Parallelogram

Question 33

What does it mean to say that a polygon is irregular?

Answer 33

Not all its sides (and therefore not all its angles) are equal

Question 34

What adjective is used to describe a polygon in which not all the sides (and therefore not all the angles) are equal?

Answer 34

irregular

Question 35

What name is given to a shape with 6 straight sides?

Answer 35

hexagon

Question 36

Which type of quadrilateral is shown here?

Answer 36

Trapezium