Grade 3 · Math · Unit 12 of 13

Sorting Polygons

Triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and octagons, regular and irregular.

What your child practises

Practises naming polygons by their number of sides and sorting them as regular (all sides and angles equal) or irregular.

Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: G02 · naming, describing and sorting polygons

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

Question 1
A stop sign has the shape of an…
- octagon
- pentagon
- hexagon
Question 2
Sort: a polygon with 4 sides is a…
- quadrilateral
- triangle
- hexagon
Question 3
How many corners (vertices) does a pentagon have?
- 6
- 5
- 4
Question 4
A triangle with three equal sides is…
- regular
- irregular
- a quadrilateral
Question 5
How many sides does an octagon have?
- 6
- 10
- 8
Question 6
A shape has 8 equal sides and 8 equal angles. It is a…
- regular octagon
- irregular octagon
- regular hexagon