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KS1 · Geometry (Shape) and Fractions

KS1.M6 Shape and Simple Fractions

STA NC-KS1-MATHS-STA · Calculators not allowed · about 50 minutes

Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.

Practice question (not marked). Look at the shape below.

Write the name of the shape.

Answer: triangle (this has been done for you)

(0)

Draw a line from each shape to its correct name.

(3)

Look at the rectangle below.

How many sides does it have?

Answer: ___

(1)

Four shapes are shown below, labelled A, B, C and D.

A) a triangle B) a circle C) a square D) a rectangle

Tick the letter of the shape that is a circle.

Answer: ___

A) Triangle
B) Circle
C) Square
D) Rectangle

Draw a line from each 3-D shape to its correct name.

(4)

Look at the two shapes below: a square and a triangle.

(a)How many corners does the square have?(1)

(b)How many corners does the triangle have?(1)

Look at this pattern of shapes:

square, circle, square, circle, ___, ___

Draw the next two shapes in the pattern.

(2)

Four shapes are shown: a circle, a square, a cube and a triangle.

One of these shapes does not belong with the others.

Write the shape that does not belong, and write one reason why.

(2)

How many flat faces does a cube have?

Answer: ___

(1)

Look at the cuboid below (like a box of tissues).

(a)How many flat faces does the cuboid have?(1)

(b)How many corners (vertices) does the cuboid have?(1)

The circle below is split into 2 equal parts.

Shade 1 half of the circle.

(1)

There are 10 stars in a row.

Colour half of the stars.

How many stars did you colour? ___

(1)

What is half of 16?

Answer: ___

(1)

Priya has 18 stickers. She gives half of them to her friend.

How many stickers does Priya have left? Show your working.

Answer: ___

(2)

The rectangle below is split into 4 equal parts.

Shade 1 quarter of the rectangle.

(1)

There are 16 balloons in a picture.

Circle a quarter of the balloons.

How many balloons did you circle? ___

(1)

What is a quarter of 24?

Answer: ___

(1)

Chioma has a square tile split into 4 equal parts.

Shade 2 of the 4 equal parts.

Write the fraction you have shaded in two different ways.

Answer: ___ and ___

(2)

Jamal has 20 counters.

He colours 3 quarters of the counters red.

How many counters does Jamal colour red? Show your working.

Answer: ___

(2)

What is one third of 21?

Show your working.

Answer: ___

(2)

Leo cuts a square napkin into 4 equal triangles. He shades 1 of the triangles.

What fraction of the square is NOT shaded?

Answer: ___

(2)

Mark scheme · KS1.M6 Shape and Simple Fractions

Question 0

B0 Practice item; not included in total marks. Correct answer is triangle.
Answer: triangle

Question 1

B1 circle matched to circle cao
B1 square matched to square cao
B1 triangle matched to triangle cao
Answer: circle to circle, square to square, triangle to triangle

Question 2

B1 4 cao
Answer: 4

Question 3

B1 B cao
Answer: B

Question 4

B1 cube matched to cube cao
B1 sphere matched to sphere cao
B1 cylinder matched to cylinder cao
B1 cone matched to cone cao
Answer: cube to cube, sphere to sphere, cylinder to cylinder, cone to cone

Question 5

(a) B1 4 cao
(a) Answer: 4
(b) B1 3 cao
(b) Answer: 3

Question 6

B1 square drawn in the first empty box cao
B1 circle drawn in the second empty box cao
Answer: square, circle

Question 7

B1 cube identified cao
B1 correct reason given oe, e.g. it is a solid (3-D) shape while the others are flat (2-D) shapes
Answer: The cube does not belong, because it is a 3-D (solid) shape, while the circle, square and triangle are all 2-D (flat) shapes.

Question 8

B1 6 cao
Answer: 6

Question 9

(a) B1 6 cao
(a) Answer: 6
(b) B1 8 cao
(b) Answer: 8

Question 10

B1 exactly 1 of the 2 equal parts shaded cao
Answer: 1 of the 2 equal parts shaded

Question 11

B1 5 cao
Answer: 5

Question 12

B1 8 cao
Answer: 8

Question 13

M1 finds half of 18 (18 / 2) oe, or equivalent correct method
A1 9 cao
Answer: 9

Question 14

B1 exactly 1 of the 4 equal parts shaded cao
Answer: 1 of the 4 equal parts shaded

Question 15

B1 4 cao
Answer: 4

Question 16

B1 6 cao
Answer: 6

Question 17

B1 exactly 2 of the 4 equal parts shaded cao
B1 2/4 and 1/2 both given oe (either order; accept 'two quarters' and 'one half')
Answer: 2/4 (which is the same as 1/2)

Question 18

M1 finds 1 quarter of 20 (20 / 4 = 5), then multiplies by 3 oe, or equivalent correct method
A1 15 cao
Answer: 15

Question 19

M1 splits 21 into 3 equal groups oe, or equivalent correct method
A1 7 cao
Answer: 7

Question 20

M1 recognises that 1 of the 4 equal triangles is shaded (1/4) oe, or equivalent correct method
A1 3/4 cao oe (accept 'three quarters')
Answer: 3/4

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