A one-page 2D shapes check for Year 2, with the answer key on page 2. Pupils name five shapes from a word bank, then fill in the sides and vertices of a hexagon. Next they tick which of four shapes have a vertical line of symmetry, and last they draw a shape with four straight sides. It follows England National Curriculum geometry for Year 2 and works as an end-of-unit check.
Geometry - properties of shapes
“identify and describe the properties of 2-D shapes, including the number of sides and line symmetry in a vertical line”
Question 1 names five shapes, question 2 asks for the sides and vertices of a hexagon and question 3 asks about vertical lines of symmetry.
Geometry - properties of shapes
“compare and sort common 2-D and 3-D shapes and everyday objects”
Question 4 asks pupils to draw a shape with four straight sides, which tests what they know about the sort.
A pentagon, a rectangle, a circle, a triangle and an octagon to name from a word bank of the same five words.
A hexagon with a sentence to complete: it has a number of sides and a number of vertices.
Pupils tick the shapes that have a vertical line of symmetry from a square, a heart, a right-angled triangle and a rectangle.
A box for a shape with 4 straight sides, drawn with a ruler.
The five names, 6 sides and 6 vertices, the three ticks and a list of shapes that count for question 4.
End of unit
Hand it out when the 2D shapes unit finishes and mark it the same day. Question 3 shows quickly who can judge the heart and the right-angled triangle.
Starter
Use questions 1 and 2 as a five-minute starter in the lesson after the unit, to see which shape names have stuck.
Marking question 4
Look at the range of shapes pupils draw. A square, rectangle, kite or trapezium all count, as does any other four-sided shape.
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