Geometry on the Web
Test Yourself Quiz
- Geometry is
the study of a) trees b) shapes
- Euclid was
a) A friend of Alexander the Great b) a Greek mathematician who wrote
books on Geometry
- A Point is
a) a zero-dimensional object b) a
3-D object c) the name of a theatre
- A straight
line is a) limited to the size of your page b) infinite in length with no
end
- A line
segment is a) part of a line b) a half-line
- A half-line
has a) a beginning but no end b) two end points
- An angle a)
has three sides b) is the turn between two half-lines
- Angles are
measured in a) centimetres b) degrees
- Isosceles is
a type of a) triangle b) parallelogram c) hockey game
- You are
asked to draw a parallelogram and you draw a rectangle. You are a) incorrect b) correct
- You are
asked to draw a square and you draw a shape with different length
sides. You are a) incorrect b)
correct
- You are
asked to draw a rhombus and you draw a square rectangle. You are a) correct b) incorrect
- A
parallelogram must have 4 angles the same size. a) correct b)incorrect
- A rhombus
must have opposite sides parallel. a) correct b)incorrect
- A
quadrilateral is a shape with 4 sides. a) correct b) incorrect
- A rectangle
can’t have a diagonal. a) correct b) incorrect
- A
right-angled triangle must have one angle which measures 90º. a) correct b)incorrect
- An
equilateral triangle must have 3 sides the same length. a) correct b)
incorrect
- A scalene
triangle has some two side the same length. a) correct b) incorrect
- 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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