Angles (Year 4)
Identify, compare and measure acute, right, obtuse and reflex angles.
The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 4 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.
Worked examples
Which shape has 4 EQUAL sides AND 4 RIGHT angles?
- Square
- Rectangle
- Rhombus
- Trapezium
Answer: Square. Square = 4 equal sides + 4 right angles. Rectangle has equal opposite sides only.
What's the DIFFERENCE between a rectangle and a square?
- A square has 4 EQUAL sides; a rectangle has only opposite sides equal.
- A square has right angles; a rectangle doesn't.
- A rectangle is bigger.
- There is no difference.
Answer: A square has 4 EQUAL sides; a rectangle has only opposite sides equal.. Square = special rectangle with all sides equal.
Why do parallel lines never meet?
- Because they are always the same distance apart — that distance never changes.
- Because they are straight.
- Because they were drawn that way.
- Because angles are equal.
Answer: Because they are always the same distance apart — that distance never changes.. Parallel = equidistant. Equal distance means they never converge.
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- What is angles?
- Identify, compare and measure acute, right, obtuse and reflex angles.
- How can my child practise angles at home?
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