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Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - 2D Shapes (Questions)

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In elementary school children will learn to recognize and name basic and common 2-D shapes such as squares, circles and triangles. They will use 2-dimensional shapes to make repeating patterns and, as these shapes are common to the real world, the children will be encouraged to spot and recognize them and also to correctly name them.

Can you recognize common 2-D shapes?

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1. What shape makes up this pattern?
[ ] Square
[ ] Triangle
[ ] Oblong
[ ] Circle
2. What shape is the clock?
[ ] A circle
[ ] A triangle
[ ] An oblong
[ ] A square
3. A square could also be called a...
[ ] Triangle
[ ] Circle
[ ] Oblong
[ ] Rectangle
4. The board is a...
[ ] Rectangle
[ ] Square
[ ] Triangle
[ ] Circle
5. What shape is this person making with their hands?
[ ] Triangle
[ ] Square
[ ] Circle
[ ] Oblong
6. These people are standing in a...
[ ] Triangle
[ ] Square
[ ] Circle
[ ] Oblong
7. These bricks are all..
[ ] Circles
[ ] Triangles
[ ] Squares
[ ] Oblongs
8. This pattern is made up of...
[ ] Squares
[ ] Circles
[ ] Oblongs
[ ] Triangles
9. What shape is around these snooker balls?
[ ] A circle
[ ] A square
[ ] A triangle
[ ] An oblong
10. This is a pattern made of...
[ ] Circles
[ ] Oblongs
[ ] Squares
[ ] Triangles
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Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - 2D Shapes (Answers)
1. What shape makes up this pattern?
[ ] Square
[x] Triangle
[ ] Oblong
[ ] Circle
They are large and small triangles
2. What shape is the clock?
[ ] A circle
[ ] A triangle
[ ] An oblong
[x] A square
It has four equal sides
3. A square could also be called a...
[ ] Triangle
[ ] Circle
[ ] Oblong
[x] Rectangle
Rectangles must have 4 sides, four 90 degree angles and two pairs of parallel sides
4. The board is a...
[x] Rectangle
[ ] Square
[ ] Triangle
[ ] Circle
The board is rectangular and also an oblong
5. What shape is this person making with their hands?
[x] Triangle
[ ] Square
[ ] Circle
[ ] Oblong
They are making the three sides of a triangle
6. These people are standing in a...
[ ] Triangle
[ ] Square
[x] Circle
[ ] Oblong
They are making a round shape - a circle
7. These bricks are all..
[ ] Circles
[ ] Triangles
[ ] Squares
[x] Oblongs
The oblongs are making a herringbone pattern
8. This pattern is made up of...
[x] Squares
[ ] Circles
[ ] Oblongs
[ ] Triangles
There are rows of squares in this pattern
9. What shape is around these snooker balls?
[ ] A circle
[ ] A square
[x] A triangle
[ ] An oblong
It's a triangular frame
10. This is a pattern made of...
[ ] Circles
[ ] Oblongs
[x] Squares
[ ] Triangles
There are rows and rows of squares in the pattern