Angles (Year 5)
Identify, compare and measure acute, right, obtuse and reflex angles.
The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 5 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.
Worked examples
RookieRead and interpret directly.
How many sides in a pentagon?
- 5
- 6
- 4
- 7
Answer: 5. Pentagon = 5.
ProCompare and infer.
Translate (3, 5) by 'right 2, up 3'. New point?
- (5, 8)
- (1, 2)
- (6, 8)
- (3, 7)
Answer: (5, 8). Add.
GuruMulti-step reasoning.
Why is a square classed as both a rectangle AND a rhombus?
- Square has all properties of a rectangle (right angles) AND of a rhombus (4 equal sides) — it's the intersection.
- Coincidence.
- Convention.
- Vague.
Answer: Square has all properties of a rectangle (right angles) AND of a rhombus (4 equal sides) — it's the intersection.. Square = rectangle ∩ rhombus.
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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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