Common Core: 1st Grade Math : Geometry
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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Composing Three Dimensional Shapes
What two shapes can you find in this shape?
A cylinder and a circle
A rectangle and a triangle
A cylinder and a triangle
A rectangle and circle
A cylinder and a circle
Example Question #4 : Composing Three Dimensional Shapes
The sides of a rectangular prism are made up of __________.
Rectangles
Triangles
Circles
Trapezoids
Rectangles
The sides of a rectangular prism are made up of rectangles.
Example Question #4 : Composing Three Dimensional Shapes
The base, or bottom, of a cylinder is made of up what shape?
Triangle
Rectangle
Circle
Square
Circle
The base, or bottom, of a cylinder is made up of a circle.
Example Question #4 : Composing Three Dimensional Shapes
The sides of a cube are made up of ____________.
Rectangles and squares
Squares
Triangles
Rectangles
Squares
A cube is a 3-dimensional shape with 6 sides. Each side of a cube is a square. Thus, the sides of a cube are made up of squares.
Example Question #5 : Composing Three Dimensional Shapes
Using the clues below identify the three-dimensional shape.
- I have 6 flat surfaces.
- Each flat surface is a square.
- I have no curved surfaces.
What am I?
A sphere
A cube
A cylinder
A cone
A cube
The three-dimensional figure being described in the riddle is a cube. A cube, like a cardboard box or a die from a board game, has six sides, each side is flat, each side is a square, and there are no curved sides. The other answer choices include curved sides and do not have six flat surfaces.
Example Question #6 : Composing Three Dimensional Shapes
Andy takes two cubes and stacks them on top of each other. What three-dimensional shape did he create?
Pyramid
Cube
Rectangular Prism
Cylinder
Rectangular Prism
Andy created a rectangular prism by stacking two cubes on top of each other. A rectangular prism has six flat surfaces, six sides, and four identical faces that are larger than a pair of smaller faces. Each flat surface on a rectangular prism is a square or rectangular shape.
Example Question #3 : Composing Three Dimensional Shapes
Using the clues below identify the three-dimensional shape.
- I have five flat surfaces.
- Four of my surfaces are triangles.
- I have no curved surfaces.
What am I?
The three-dimensional figure that is being described in the riddle is a pyramid. A pyramid has four surfaces that are triangles, no curves surfaces, and a total of five flat surfaces. The base of the pyramid in the example is a square. The other figures have curved surfaces and do not match the clues.
Example Question #7 : Composing Three Dimensional Shapes
Using the clues below identify the three-dimensional shape.
- I have zero flat surfaces.
- I have zero faces.
- I have no edges.
What am I?
The shape that is being described in the riddle is a sphere. A sphere has zero faces, flat surfaces, or edges. It can be described as the shape of a ball or round.
Example Question #1 : Composing Two Dimensional Shapes
What two shapes can you find in this shape?
A square and a triangle
A trapezoid and a triangle
A trapezoid and a square
A rectangle and a triangle
A trapezoid and a triangle
Example Question #1 : Composing Two Dimensional Shapes
What two shapes can you find in this shape?
A triangle and a trapezoid
A square and a trapezoid
A square and a square
A square and a triangle
A square and a square
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