Grade 5 Geometry Review

What is the proper definition of a side.

• A fun piece of playground equipment.

• The cold part of the pillow

• The outside border of a shape.

Answer explanation

The outside edges of an object need to close in order to make it a shape!

What is the definition of vertex/vertices?

• The point where two lines meet and form a corner

• An awesome futuristic sport!

• A feeling of nausea.

Answer explanation

A vertex is one corner. Many corners are called vertices!

What is the proper definition of Congruent?

• The place that makes bills into laws.

• Two things that are the same!

• Someone who swindles people out of their money!

Answer explanation

Congruent is a way of saying two things are the same, especially when it comes to shapes.

Parallel lines are lines that.

• Never ever cross.

• Lines that cross once.

• Lines on top of each other.

• The saddest love story ever.

Answer explanation

Parallel lines are like train tracks! They run forever next to each other never crossing, like the saddest love story ever.

Perpendicular lines...

• Never cross

• Only cross once

• Lie on top of each other

• Form angles

Answer explanation

When perpendicular lines cross, they form all sorts of neat angles!

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of shape.

• Number of sides

• Colour

• Lines of Symmetry

• Types of Angles

Answer explanation

A blue square and a red square are still squares! Colour can change!

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of shape

• Texture

• Parallel Lines

• Number of Vertices

• Perpendicular lines

How many lines of symmetry does this shape have?

• 2

• 4

• 1

• 6

How many lines of symmetry does this object have?

• 1

• 6

• 2

• 4

How many lines of symmetry does this object have?

• 1

• 6

• 2

• 4