Geometry Vocabulary Quiz

What is a point in geometry?

• A line with no width

• An exact location in space

• A shape with three sides

• The intersection of two lines

How is a point named in geometry?

• Using a number

• Using a letter with a dot

• With a special symbol

• It is not named

What is a line in geometry?

• A. A collection of points along a curved path that extends endlessly in one direction

• B. A collection of points along a straight path that extends endlessly in both directions

• C. A collection of points that forms a closed shape

• D. A collection of points that intersects at a single point

How is a line named in geometry?

• A. Using a single point (letter) with a circle around it

• B. Using 2 points (letters) with a line with arrows on top

• C. Using 3 points (letters) with a triangle around them

• D. Using 4 points (letters) with a square around them

What is a line segment?

• A part of a line having no endpoints.

• A part of a line having 2 endpoints.

• A complete line with no endpoints.

• A curved line with 2 endpoints.

How is a line segment named?

• Using a single point with a circle around it.

• Using 2 points with a curve drawn on top.

• Using 2 points with a line segment drawn on top.

• Using 3 points with a triangle drawn on top.

What is a ray in geometry?

• A part of a line that has two endpoints

• A part of a line that has no endpoints

• A part of a line only having one endpoint

• A complete line that extends infinitely in both directions

How is a ray named?

• Using the midpoint as the first letter

• Using any point on the ray as the first letter

• Using the endpoint as the first letter

• Using the endpoint as the second letter

What is a vertex in geometry?

• The highest point of an angle

• A common endpoint for 2 or more rays

• The midpoint of a line segment

• A point where two lines intersect

How is a vertex typically named in geometry?

• Using the midpoint letter with a circle around it

• Using the common endpoint letter with a triangle on top

• Using the common endpoint letter with a dot on top

• Using the common endpoint letter with a square on top