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KS1 · Geometry - Position, Direction and Properties of Shapes

KS1.M13 Shape, Position and Direction

STA NC-KS1-MATHS-STA · Calculators not allowed · about 45 minutes
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
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Practice question (not marked). Look at the shape below.

Is this a 2D (flat) shape or a 3D (solid) shape?

Answer: 3D (solid) shape (this has been done for you)
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1
Look at the shape below.

Write the name of the shape.

Answer: ___
(1)
2
Look at the shape below.

Write the name of the shape.

Answer: ___
(1)
3
Two 3-D shapes are shown below, labelled (a) and (b).

Write the name of each 3-D shape.
(a) (b)
(a)What is the name of shape (a)?(1)
(b)What is the name of shape (b)?(1)
4
Four shapes are shown below, labelled A, B, C and D.

Write the name of each shape.

A) ___ B) ___ C) ___ D) ___
A B C D
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5
Look at the shapes below, then answer each question.
pentagon hexagon octagon square
(a)How many sides does a pentagon have?(1)
(b)How many corners (vertices) does a hexagon have?(1)
(c)How many sides does an octagon have?(1)
(d)How many corners (vertices) does a square have?(1)
6
Look at the four shapes below: a circle, a hexagon, a triangle and a rectangle.
(a)Tick the shape(s) that have at least one curved side.(1)
(b)Which of the four shapes has the most straight sides?(1)
(c)Work out the total number of straight sides in all four shapes added together. Show your working.

Answer: ___(2)
7
Read each clue and write the name of the 3-D shape it describes.
(a)I have a curved surface, one flat circular face and one vertex (a point) at the top. What am I?(1)
(b)I have 5 faces (1 square face and 4 triangular faces) and 5 vertices. What am I?(1)
8
Look at the 3-D shapes below: a square-based pyramid (a) and a triangular prism (b).
(a) (b)
(a)How many flat faces does a triangular prism have?(1)
(b)How many vertices (corners) does a square-based pyramid have?(1)
9
Four 3-D shapes are shown below, labelled A, B, C and D: a cube, a cone, a cylinder and a sphere (in a mixed-up order).

One of these shapes does not have a curved surface.
A B C D
(a)Write the letter of the shape that does NOT have a curved surface.(1)
(b)Give one reason for your answer.(1)
10
Look at this pattern of shapes:

circle, square, triangle, circle, square, triangle, circle, square, ___, ___

Draw the next two shapes in the pattern in the two empty boxes.
(2)
11
Look at the picture of the bookshelf below.

Complete each sentence using a word or phrase from the box.

Word box: above, next to, on top of, under

a) The globe is ___ the middle shelf.
b) The dinosaur is ___ the books.
c) The basket is ___ the bookcase.
photo frame globe dinosaur books basket
(a)The globe is ___ the middle shelf.(1)
(b)The dinosaur is ___ the books.(1)
(c)The basket is ___ the bookcase.(1)
12
Five shapes are lined up in a row, as shown below: triangle, circle, square, pentagon, hexagon.
(a)Which shape is immediately to the right of the circle?(1)
(b)Which shape is second from the left?(1)
13
Look at the compass picture. It shows a child facing north.

For each turn described below, write whether it is a quarter turn, a half turn or a full turn.

a) The child turns to face south.
b) The child turns clockwise to face east.
c) The child turns all the way round and ends up facing north again.
N E S W facing north
(a)The child turns to face south.(1)
(b)The child turns clockwise to face east.(1)
(c)The child turns all the way round and ends up facing north again.(1)
14
Look at the clock face below. The hour hand starts pointing at 12 and turns to point at 3.
12 3 6 9
(a)Is this a clockwise or an anticlockwise turn?(1)
(b)Is this a quarter turn, a half turn or a three-quarter turn?(1)
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Four shapes are shown below, labelled A, B, C and D: a square, a scalene triangle (a triangle with three different side lengths), the letter T and the letter R.
A B T C R D
(a)Tick the letters of the shapes that have at least one line of symmetry.(2)
(b)Explain why shape B (the scalene triangle) has no line of symmetry.(1)
16
Look at the grid below. It is made up of 9 equal squares in 3 rows and 3 columns.

A star is in the top-left square. A dark arrow marker is in the bottom-right square.
(a)How many squares down do you move to get from the star to the arrow marker?(1)
(b)How many squares to the right do you move to get from the star to the arrow marker?(1)
17
Priya builds a model using 3-D shapes: 2 cubes, 1 cuboid and 3 cones, as shown below.
2 cubes 1 cuboid 3 cones
(a)A cube has 6 flat faces. How many faces do the 2 cubes have altogether?(1)
(b)A cone has 2 faces in total (1 flat circular face and 1 curved face). How many faces do the 3 cones have altogether?(1)
(c)The cuboid has 6 faces. Work out the total number of faces in Priya's whole model. Show your working.

Answer: ___(2)
18
Tomas makes a repeating pattern using 4 shapes, in this order: square, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon, square, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon, and so on (see the pattern below).

What shape is in the 10th position of the pattern? Show how you worked it out.

Answer: ___
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