Year 2 in England
1st grade geometry
5 1st grade geometry skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.
Mixed review
Ten questions drawn from every skill below.
Position and direction
CCSS K.G.A.1England: Y1 GeometryEngland: Y2 Geometry
Example
A robot faces south. It makes a half turn clockwise. Which way does it face now?
- 2 quarter turns from south gives north.
Answer: north
Builds on: Name 2D shapes
What makes a shape that shape?
CCSS 1.G.A.1England: Y1 GeometryEngland: Y2 Geometry
Example
Which is always true about every rectangle?
- It has 4 straight sides and 4 square corners
Answer: It has 4 straight sides and 4 square corners
Flat shapes on the faces of solids
CCSS 1.G.A.1CCSS 2.G.A.1England: Y1 GeometryEngland: Y2 Geometry
Example
What shape are the two flat faces of a cylinder?
- Circle
Answer: circle
Builds on: Name 3D shapes
Leads to: Count the faces of 3D shapes
Build shapes from smaller shapes
CCSS 1.G.A.2England: Y1 GeometryEngland: Y2 Geometry
Builds on: Put shapes together to make new shapes
Which shape does not belong, and why?
CCSS 1.G.A.1England: Y1 GeometryEngland: Y2 Geometry
Example
Which shape does not belong: square, triangle, rectangle?
- The triangle: it has 3 sides, the others have 4.
Answer: triangle
Builds on: What makes a shape that shape?
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