Properties of Shapes: Interactive Quizzes for Year 5 Math

Question 1

Which is NOT a property of a parallelogram?

Accepted Answer

All angles are right angles.

Answer

Opposite sides are parallel.

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Opposite angles are equal.

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Diagonals intersect at their midpoints.

Question 2

How many degrees are in a complete turn?

Accepted Answer

360

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90

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180

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270

Question 3

Which shape is congruent to the rectangle shown below?
[Image of a rectangle]

Accepted Answer

[Image of a rectangle with the same dimensions as the one in the question]

Answer

[Image of a square]

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[Image of a parallelogram]

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[Image of a triangle]

Question 4

Which transformation will create a similar shape to the trapezoid shown below?
[Image of a trapezoid]

Accepted Answer

Enlargement

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Rotation

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Translation

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Reflection

Question 5

Which of the following shapes has the most lines of symmetry?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Triangle

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Rectangle

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Pentagon

Question 6

A regular hexagon has 6 equal sides and 6 equal angles. If one of the sides is 5 cm long, what is the perimeter of the hexagon?

Accepted Answer

20 cm

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10 cm

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15 cm

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25 cm

Question 7

A circle has a radius of 4 cm. What is the diameter of the circle?

Accepted Answer

8 cm

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2 cm

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4 cm

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16 cm

Question 8

Which of the following shapes is a polygon with 8 sides?

Accepted Answer

Octagon

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Heptagon

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Nonagon

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Decagon

Question 9

A shape has the following properties: 3 sides, 3 angles, and is symmetrical. Which shape is it?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Square

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Rectangle

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Circle

Question 10

A cube has 6 sides. How many edges does a cube have?

Accepted Answer

12

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6

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8

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18

Question 11

Which of these angles is larger than a right angle?

Accepted Answer

120 degrees

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90 degrees

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45 degrees

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60 degrees

Question 12

Which of these shapes has all of its sides and angles the same?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Rectangle

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Parallelogram

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Trapezoid

Question 13

What does it mean when shapes are congruent?

Accepted Answer

They have the same size and shape.

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They have the same shape but different sizes.

Answer

They have the same size but different shapes.

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They are always symmetrical.

Question 14

How many lines of symmetry does an equilateral triangle have?

Accepted Answer

3

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1

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2

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4

Question 15

What is the property of a shape that means it has the same shape but different sizes?

Accepted Answer

Similarity

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Congruence

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Symmetry

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Tessellation

Question 16

What is the name of a shape with four equal sides and two pairs of parallel sides?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

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Square

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Triangle

Answer

Trapezium

Question 17

A square has:

Accepted Answer

Four equal sides and four right angles

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Two parallel lines and two equal sides

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Three equal sides

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Two pairs of parallel lines

Question 18

A circle is symmetrical because:

Accepted Answer

It can be folded in half to match perfectly

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It has two parallel lines

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It has three equal sides

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It has four right angles

Question 19

Which shape has a diagonal that divides it into two equal halves?

Accepted Answer

Rhombus

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Parallelogram

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Kite

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Trapezium

Question 20

A quadrilateral has:

Accepted Answer

Four sides

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Three sides

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Five sides

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Two sides

Question 21

What is the name of a shape with four equal sides and four right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Rectangle

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Rhombus

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Parallelogram

Question 22

What is the name of the point where two or more lines cross?

Accepted Answer

Vertex

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Edge

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Face

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Angle

Question 23

What is the name of the flat shape created by the curved line of a circle?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Rectangle

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Triangle

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Ellipse

Question 24

In a symmetrical shape, what divides it into two identical halves?

Accepted Answer

Axis of symmetry

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Median

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Diameter

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Radius

Question 25

Find the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 10 cm and a width of 5 cm.

Accepted Answer

30 cm

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25 cm

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50 cm

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100 cm

Question 26

Determine if a triangle with angles of 40°, 60°, and 80° is a right-angled triangle.

Accepted Answer

No

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Yes

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Insufficient information

Question 27

Which transformation does NOT preserve the shape of a figure?

Accepted Answer

Dilation

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Translation

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Rotation

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Reflection

Question 28

Which property describes a shape that has the exact same size and shape as another shape?

Accepted Answer

Congruence

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Similarity

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Symmetry

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Parallelism

Question 29

Which of these is NOT a type of symmetry?

Accepted Answer

Curved symmetry

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Line symmetry

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Rotational symmetry

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Translational symmetry

Question 30

Which shape is similar to a square but has four equal sides and no right angles?

Accepted Answer

Rhombus

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Rectangle

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Trapezoid

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Parallelogram

Question 31

If a shape is rotated by 180 degrees and looks exactly the same, what type of symmetry does it have?

Accepted Answer

Rotational symmetry of order 2

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Line symmetry

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Rotational symmetry of order 4

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Translational symmetry

Question 32

If a shape is enlarged, does it still have the same shape as the original?

Accepted Answer

Yes

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No

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Sometimes

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Depends on the enlargement factor

Question 33

Which property describes a shape that has no symmetry?

Accepted Answer

Asymmetry

Answer

Symmetry

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Congruence

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Similarity

Question 34

A square has a side length of 5 cm. If it is enlarged by a scale factor of 3, what will be the area of the enlarged square?

Accepted Answer

75 cm²

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15 cm²

Answer

25 cm²

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45 cm²

Question 35

A shape with exactly two pairs of parallel sides is called:

Accepted Answer

Parallelogram

Answer

Trapezoid

Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Kite

Question 36

A shape with four equal sides and four right angles is called:

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Parallelogram

Answer

Trapezoid

Answer

Kite

Question 37

A shape with three equal sides is called:

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Square

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Rhombus

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Rectangle

Question 38

Which shape is a three-dimensional figure with a circular base and a single vertex?

Accepted Answer

Cone

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Cube

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Sphere

Question 39

Which shape is similar to a triangle and has two equal sides?

Accepted Answer

Isosceles triangle

Answer

Pentagon

Answer

Circle

Answer

Rectangle

Question 40

Which shape is a polygon with 5 sides?

Accepted Answer

Pentagon

Answer

Triangle

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Square

Question 41

Which shape is a prism with a triangular base?

Accepted Answer

Triangular prism

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Hexagonal prism

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Square prism

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Pentagonal prism

Question 42

What shape has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Parallelogram

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Rectangle

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Rhombus

Question 43

Which of these is NOT a feature of a circle?

Accepted Answer

Corners

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Circumference

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Diameter

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Radius

Question 44

A triangle with 3 equal sides and 3 equal angles is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

Equilateral triangle

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Isosceles triangle

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Right-angled triangle

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Scalene triangle

Question 45

Two shapes are exactly the same if they have the same:

Accepted Answer

Shape and size

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Shape but different sizes

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Colour and shape

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Size but different shapes

Question 46

What makes a polygon a 'regular' polygon?

Accepted Answer

All sides are equal, and all angles are equal

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It has at least one right angle

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It has more than 5 sides

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It only has straight sides

Question 47

A triangle with angles of 60°, 60°, and 60° is a:

Accepted Answer

Equilateral triangle

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Scalene triangle

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Right-angled triangle

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Isosceles triangle