Solved Problems: Building New Shapes (Grade 1 Math Examples)

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 📐 Basic Shapes: Learn to recognize squares, triangles, rectangles, and circles.
• ➕ Combining Shapes: Understand that you can put shapes together to make new, bigger shapes.
• 🧱 Building New Shapes: Use smaller shapes to create larger, different shapes. For example, two triangles can make a square!
• 🧩 Shape Decomposition: A big shape can be broken down into smaller shapes.
• 💡 Tips: Draw the shapes you're using, cut them out from paper, and physically move them around. This really helps!

🧮 Practice Quiz

1. What shape can you make by putting two triangles together?
   1. A) Square
   2. B) Circle
   3. C) Rectangle
2. Which two shapes can you combine to make a rectangle?
   1. A) Two squares
   2. B) Triangle and circle
   3. C) Two circles
3. If you cut a square diagonally, what shapes do you get?
   1. A) Two triangles
   2. B) Two circles
   3. C) One rectangle
4. What shape is made of three sides and three angles?
   1. A) Triangle
   2. B) Square
   3. C) Circle
5. What do you get when you put two rectangles together?
   1. A) A bigger rectangle
   2. B) A circle
   3. C) A triangle
6. Which shape can be used to make a hexagon (6 sides)?
   1. A) Triangle
   2. B) Circle
   3. C) Square
7. Which shape has no straight lines?
   1. A) Circle
   2. B) Square
   3. C) Triangle