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Test Yourself Quiz

 

  1. Geometry is the study of a) trees  b) shapes
  2. Euclid was a) A friend of Alexander the Great b) a Greek mathematician who wrote books on Geometry
  3. A Point is a) a zero-dimensional object  b) a 3-D object c) the name of a theatre
  4. A straight line is a) limited to the size of your page b) infinite in length with no end
  5. A line segment is a) part of a line b) a half-line
  6. A half-line has a) a beginning but no end b) two end points
  7. An angle a) has three sides b) is the turn between two half-lines
  8. Angles are measured in a) centimetres b) degrees
  9. Isosceles is a type of a) triangle b) parallelogram c) hockey game
  10. You are asked to draw a parallelogram and you draw a rectangle.  You are a) incorrect b) correct
  11. You are asked to draw a square and you draw a shape with different length sides.  You are a) incorrect b) correct
  12. You are asked to draw a rhombus and you draw a square rectangle.  You are a) correct b) incorrect
  13. A parallelogram must have 4 angles the same size. a) correct b)incorrect
  14. A rhombus must have opposite sides parallel. a) correct b)incorrect
  15. A quadrilateral is a shape with 4 sides. a) correct b) incorrect
  16. A rectangle can’t have a diagonal. a) correct b) incorrect
  17. A right-angled triangle must have one angle which measures 90º.  a) correct  b)incorrect
  18. An equilateral triangle must have 3 sides the same length. a) correct b) incorrect
  19. A scalene triangle has some two side the same length. a) correct b) incorrect
  20. Euclidean Geometry starts with the study of shapes on a perfectly flat surface. a) correct b) incorrect

Check to see if you got a) A – 18 to 20 correct  b) B – 14 to 17 correct c) C – 10 to 13 correct d) Caught for time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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