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Grade 5 Unit 5 Measuring Polygons
____1. Is this angle acute, right, obtuse, or straight?
a. acute
b. right
c. obtuse
d. straight
____ 2. Which type of quadrilateral is NOT also a parallelogram?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Square
Rhombus
Rectangle
Trapezoid
____3. Is this snowflake symmetrical?
Yes
or
No?
Explain your thinking
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____4. Is this angle greater than, equal to, or less than a right angle?
a. greater than a right angle
b. equal to a right angle
c. less than a right angle
____ 5. Which is NOT a trapezoid?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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____ 6. Which of the following is an obtuse, scalene triangle?
a.
c.
b.
d.
____7. Draw all of the lines of symmetry in the square below.
How many lines of symmetry does the
square have?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
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8. Which rectangle has the same area as this 4 ft
perimeter?
a.
c.
b.
d.
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6 ft rectangle, but a different
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____ 9. Bruce used small triangles like this
to make a rectangle.
= 1 square unit
What is the area of the rectangle?
a. 3 square units
b. 6 square units
c. 10 square units
d. 12 square units
____10. Describe and sketch a rhombus. List as many attributes as you can.
List the attributes of a rhombus
Draw a rhombus (use a straight edge)
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11. Calculate the area of the triangle below.
area = ________square cm
Show how you solved this problem by using words, pictures and/or numbers.
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____12. How many parallelograms are shown?
a. 0 parallelograms
c. 3 parallelograms
b. 1 parallelogram
d. 4 parallelograms
____13. Which of the following is an isosceles triangle?
a.
c.
b.
d.
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_____14.
Which could be used to measure the area of a flat shape such as a rug or carpet?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Square yards
Feet
Centimeters
Quarts
15. What is the area of the parallelogram?
11
yards
12 yards
The area of the parallelogram is _________ square yards.
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16. Using your protractor, measure the angle below.
This angle is ____________________ degrees.
Is this angle acute, right, or obtuse? ____________
17. George is drawing game board shaped like an array. Using the dimensions, what is the
perimeter and the area of this game board?
The perimeter is __________ _____ The area is _________ _____
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18. Maria was making a small triangle
garden in the corner of her yard.
She is going to put a low fence
7 ft.
on the edge. If the garden is
shaped like this triangle, what
would be the perimeter of the
garden? What would be the
area of the triangle shaped garden?
13 ft.
6 ft.
14 ft.
Using words, pictures, and/or numbers show how you would find the perimeter and
area of the triangle shaped garden above? Write the answers with the correct labels
below.
The perimeter of the garden is _________________ _____ (label).
The area of the garden is _____________________ _____ (label).
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19. Mr. Delgado wants to know if his students understand line symmetry, so he put this
diagram on the board.
Draw a line of symmetry for this hexagon.
Use words, numbers, and/or pictures to explain how you know the line you drew is a
line of symmetry.
Use words, numbers, and/or pictures to explain how you know the line you drew
is a line of symmetry.
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