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Two-Dimensional
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Practice 1 Classifying Polygons
Circle the polygons.

1.
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A polygon is a
figure formed by
or more line segments.

Mark the angles. Label the parts of each polygon.

2. 3.

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 Identify each polygon.
4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

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Complete the table. Then answer the question.

10. Polygons Number of Number of Number of

Sides Vertices Angles

square

octagon

hexagon

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Polygons Number of Number of Number of

Sides Vertices Angles

triangle

rectangle
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pentagon

parallelogram

rhombus

trapezoid

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 11. Which figures have the same number of sides, vertices and angles?

A square, rectangle, parallelogram,

rhombus and trapezoid are some
special polygons. They have
sides, vertices and angles.

Are these statements correct? Write true or false.

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12. A hexagon has seven sides and six angles.

13. All polygons have four sides.

14. All parallelograms, squares, and trapezoids have

four angles.

15. An octagon has eight vertices and seven sides.

16. A pentagon has six angles.

17. A triangle has two vertices.

18. A parallelogram can be separated into 4 triangles.

19. A rectangle has four right angles.

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Cut out the tangram below and complete the table.

20.
Kind of Polygon Number of Polygons

Use at least 5 polygons to make a figure. Complete the table.

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21.
Kind of Polygon Used Number of Polygons

22. Name the figure that you have made.



 





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 Solve.
23. I am a polygon. I have 1 more angle than

a rectangle has. What am I?

24. I am a polygon. I have 1 more side than

a pentagon has. What am I?

25. I am a polygon. I have 1 more vertex than

a triangle has. What am I?

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26. Draw one polygon in the shape below to
make it a hexagon.

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Identify each quadrilateral. Then explain your answer.

Example
This is a rectangle .
A rectangle has 2 pairs of opposite
sides that are parallel.
Only the opposite sides of a rectangle
need to be of equal length.
All 4 angles of a rectangle are right angles.
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27. This is a .

28. This is a .

29. This is a .

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 Write P for a parallelogram, R for rhombus, or T for trapezoid
on the shapes.

30.

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31. How is a trapezoid different from a parallelogram?

32. How is a trapezoid similar to a parallelogram?

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Practice 2  Congruent Figures

Does Figure A show a flip of Figure B? Write yes or no.
1. 2.

A B A B

Does Figure C show a slide of Figure D? Write yes or no.

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3. 4.

D C D

Does Figure E show a turn of Figure F? Write yes or no.

5. 6.

E
F F

Flips, slides, and turns are

movements that change
the position of figures but
not their shape or size.

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 Look at the pairs of figures.
Identify and explain which pair is congruent and which is not.
Example

The two shapes are not congruent

because they do not have the same shape .

7.

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The figures are because
.

8.

The figures are because

.

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Circle the pairs of congruent shapes.

9. 10. 11.

Circle the congruent figures.

12.
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13.

Draw congruent figures.

Trace the shape. Cut it out and draw a congruent figure by sliding it
from left to right.
14.
slide

15.
slide

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 Circle the figure that shows a flip.
16.

17.

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18.

Circle the figure that shows a turn.

19.

20.

21.

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Practice 3 Symmetry
Circle the symmetric figures.
1.
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 Circle the figure that shows a line symmetry.

2.

A figure has a line of symmetry

when two congruent halves match

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exactly when folded along a line.

Decide whether the line is a line of symmetry. Write yes or no.

3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

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Put On Your Thinking Cap!

Challenging Practice

1. Copy the figure on a dot paper. Cut it out and rearrange the shapes in the
figure to form a square.

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2. Study the pattern to find the rule.

Then draw the missing shape.

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Problem Solving

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

1. Look at the repeated pattern.

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a. Check the box that shows the next shape.

b. Check the box that shows the tenth shape.

2. Describe the movement shown by the shapes.

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