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Which shape does not change when its sides are gently pushed?Read the answer and worked solution →A closed shape with five straight sides is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →How many sides does a hexagon have?Read the answer and worked solution →An octagon has how many corners?Read the answer and worked solution →Which polygon has nine sides?Read the answer and worked solution →A ten-sided polygon is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →The name heptagon is given to a polygon with how many sides?Read the answer and worked solution →In a square, how do the lengths of the four sides compare?Read the answer and worked solution →A square is a special case of which shape?Read the answer and worked solution →A line that splits a shape into two matching halves is called a what?Read the answer and worked solution →A square can be folded onto itself along how many different lines?Read the answer and worked solution →The letter A has which kind of line of symmetry?Read the answer and worked solution →Count the lines of symmetry of the capital letter H.Read the answer and worked solution →Covering a floor with tiles with no gaps and no overlaps is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →How many pieces make up a tangram puzzle?Read the answer and worked solution →The flat pieces of a tangram are called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Manu stands facing the rising Sun. Which direction is he facing?Read the answer and worked solution →The direction halfway between north and east is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →A compass rose on a map shows what?Read the answer and worked solution →A map legend (key) is used to explain what?Read the answer and worked solution →A photo of a tree taken from directly above shows which view?Read the answer and worked solution →A drone flying over a school takes a photo. Which view of the school does it show?Read the answer and worked solution →In a 3 x 3 grid game, an apple goes in the center. Which row and column is that?Read the answer and worked solution →In a grid game, which moves are allowed?Read the answer and worked solution →On a grid, a player takes 3 steps right and then 3 steps left. Where does she end?Read the answer and worked solution →Honeycomb cells, seen from the front, are arranged as tiles of which polygon?Read the answer and worked solution →How does the number of corners of a polygon compare with its number of sides?Read the answer and worked solution →Count the mirror lines of an equilateral triangle.Read the answer and worked solution →A regular hexagon is folded onto itself along its mirror lines. How many lines are there?Read the answer and worked solution →Folding a circle along any diameter makes the halves match. How many such lines exist?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which shape does not change when its sides are gently pushed?

  1. Pentagon
  2. Triangle
  3. Rectangle
  4. Square
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Correct answer: B. Triangle

1. Make each shape from straws joined with clay and push one side. 2. A square, rectangle or pentagon can bend into a different shape. 3. A triangle stays the same, so it is the rigid shape. _Source: NCERT Maths Mela Class 4, Ch 1 Shapes Around Us (ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/demm101.pdf), Shapes with Straws_

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A closed shape with five straight sides is called what?

  1. Octagon
  2. Quadrilateral
  3. Pentagon
  4. Hexagon
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Correct answer: C. Pentagon

1. The prefix penta means five. 2. A five-sided polygon is a pentagon. 3. A hexagon has six sides and an octagon has eight. _Source: Wikipedia, Pentagon (CC BY-SA 4.0), Pentagon_

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How many sides does a hexagon have?

  1. 5
  2. 8
  3. 6
  4. 7
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Correct answer: C. 6

1. The prefix hex means six. 2. A hexagon is a six-sided polygon. 3. So a hexagon has 6 sides. A honeycomb cell is a good example. _Source: Wikipedia, Hexagon (CC BY-SA 4.0), Hexagon_

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