05. Short Answer Questions: Fun with Shapes

Q1: Name any four shapes that you can see in a rangoli design.
Ans: Some shapes seen in a rangoli design are circle, square, triangle and rectangle.

Q2: Look at the rangoli carefully. Which shapes are made using only straight lines and Curved lines?

Ans: Squares and triangles are made using only straight lines. Circles are made using only curved lines.

Q3: Look at the objects around you. Write the names of two objects that have rectangular faces.
Ans: A book and a box have rectangular faces.

Q4: Write the number of sides and corners of each shape.

ShapeNumber of SidesNumber of Corners
Square____
Rectangle____
Triangle____
Circle____


Ans:

ShapeNumber of SidesNumber of Corners
Square44
Rectangle44
Triangle33
Circle00

Q5: Look at a square and a rectangle. What is common between a square and a rectangle?Ans: Both have four sides, four corners and all their corners are square corners.

Q6:  Look at a square and a rectangle. How is a square different from a rectangle?
Ans: In a square, all sides are equal in length. In a rectangle, only the opposite sides are equal.

Q7: How many sides and corners does a square have?
Ans: A square has 4 sides and 4 corners.

Q8: Look at a triangle and tell how many sides and corners does a triangle have?
Ans: A triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners.

Q9: What is a square corner?
Ans: A square corner is a corner where two straight lines meet to make a right angle.

Q10: Look at the given shapes. Each shape can be the odd one out. Explain how each shape is different.
Ans: Each shape can be odd for a different reason. 
The circle is odd because it has no corners. 
The triangle is odd because it has only three sides. 
The square is odd because all its sides are equal. 
The rectangle is odd because only its opposite sides are equal.