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A shape with three sides is called a ______.
Triangle
Which shape has the attribute of having exactly 6 sides?
Hexagon
Put these in order from smallest amount of sides to biggest: Hexagon, Pentagon, Octagon.
Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon.
Is a triangle a quadrilateral?
No, a triangle has 3 sides and a quadrilateral has 4.
Which attribute is true for all triangle?
They have 3 sides and 3 corners.
Quadrilateral
A stop sign is an example of which shape?
Octagon
Does a triangle have the attribute of having 5 sides?
No, it has 3 sides.
Can a shape with 6 sides be called a pentagon?
No, a pentagon must have exactly 5 sides.
How many sides does a pentagon have?
5
A shape with six sides is a _____.
Hexagon.
How many sides does an octagon have?
8
True or False: Hexagons and octagons both have the attribute of having square corners.
False.
Is a square a quadrilateral?
Yes, because it has 4 sides.
Which of these is a quadrilateral: a square, a triangle, or a pentagon?
A square.
An octagon has _____ sides.
8
What is an attribute that hexagons and octagons always share?
They are both closed shapes with straight sides.
What is the mathematical word used to describe a shape's features, like its sides or corners?
Attribute.
Is a square a rectangle?
Yes, because it has 4 sides and 4 square corners.
What is the difference in the number of sides between a quadrilateral and a pentagon?
A quadrilateral has 4 sides, and a pentagon has 5 sides.
Even though shapes have different names, they all share one _______: they are all closed shapes.
Attribute.
If you put two quadrilaterals together so they share one side, could the new outer shape be a hexagon?
Yes! If they are placed correctly, the new outside boundary can have 6 sides.
Why is the number of sides considered a "defining attribute" while the color of the shape is not?
Because the number of sides tells you the name of the shape, but a shape can be any color and stay the same type.
Is a rectangle always a square? Explain why using attributes.
No, because a rectangle only needs 4 square corners, but a square also needs all 4 sides to be the same length.
If you draw a shape with 5 sides and 5 corners, but the sides are all different lengths, is it still a pentagon?
Yes, because the only attribute needed to be a pentagon is having 5 sides.