Shape Activity Student Handout

hape Activity Name:_________

Goal: To practice shape vocabulary and shape attributes.

Using your polygons show the following.

Answer each with a specific type of quadrilateral.

1) 2 congruent equilateral triangles = _____________

2) 2 congruent rhombi = _____________

3) 2 congruent squares = _____________

4) 2 congruent isosceles trapezoids = _____________

Answer each of the following with a specific shape name that is NOT a quadrilateral.

5) 6 equilateral triangles = _____________

6) 2 congruent rhombi = concave _____________

7) 2 congruent trapezoids = _____________

With one cut you can create the following shapes. Fill in the blank with the most specific shape name possible.

8) Cut an isosceles trapezoid horizontally and create two ______________ one bigger than the other.

9) Cut an isosceles trapezoid and create one trapezoid and one right ____________.

Put away your polygon shapes and use sketches to verify each.

Label congruent sides and right angles. Answer with a specific type of quadrilateral.

10) 2 congruent isosceles triangles = _____________

11) 2 congruent right isosceles triangles = _____________

12) 2 congruent right scalene triangles = _____________

Answer each of the following with a specific shape name that is NOT a quadrilateral.

13) 2 congruent right scalene triangles = _____________

14) 2 congruent right isosceles triangles = _____________

15) Using shapes mentioned above create 3 star designs. Sketch your design and list the shapes it uses. (Use the back)

Answers

• 1. rhombus

  2. parallelogram

  3. rectangle

  4. parallelogram

  5. hexagon

  6. hexagon

  7. hexagon

  8. trapezoids

  9. triangle

  10. rhombus, parallelogram

  11. square

  12. rectangle

  13. isosceles triangle

  14. isosceles triangle

  15. answers will vary