Make and draw shapes with and without parallel and perpendicular sides | Maths

Starter quiz

Select the correct name for this shape.
- Diamond
- Square ✓
- Trapezium
Match the shape name to the number of vertices it has.
- Square
  
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  4 vertices ✓
- Pentagon
  
  ⇔
  
  5 vertices ✓
- Septagon
  
  ⇔
  
  7 vertices ✓
Tick the shapes with at least one pair of perpendicular sides.
Complete the sentence. This quadrilateral has ______ pair(s) of parallel sides.
- '1' ✓
Complete the sentence. This polygon has ______ pair(s) of perpendicular sides.
- '2' ✓
True or false? Triangles cannot have any sides that are perpendicular.
- True
- False ✓

This is an example of a compound shape. What is a compound shape?
- A shape composed of two or more other shapes. ✓
- Two rectangles joined together.
- A polygon with six sides.
Lucas composes a shape from two polygons. Name one of the polygons the new shape is composed of.
- 'triangle' ✓
Lucas composes a shape from two polygons How many pairs of perpendicular sides does his new shape have? ______ pair(s)
- '2' ✓
Lucas composes a shape from two polygons How many pairs of parallel sides does his new shape have?
- None.
- Exactly one pair.
- More than one pair. ✓
Lucas draws this shape on isometric paper. Name the shape Lucas has drawn.
- 'hexagon' ✓
True or false? This shape has no pairs of parallel sides and no pairs of perpendicular sides.
- True ✓
- False

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Pupils may find it challenging to recognise that the properties of composed shapes may be different from the shapes they are composed of.

Drawing around compound shapes can really support children thinking about this as a 'new' shape with new properties.

Compound - A compound shape is one created using two or more basic shapes.
Vertex / vertices - A vertex is the point where two lines meet. The plural is vertices.