Composing Shapes Worksheet (Grade 5)
A Grade 5 math worksheet focused on composing and decomposing two-dimensional shapes, understanding their properties, and calculating perimeter and area.
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Composing Shapes: Grade 5
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where required.
1. Which two shapes can be combined to form a rectangle?
Two triangles
Two trapezoids
Two squares
Two rhombuses
2. If you combine two identical right triangles, what shape could you NOT create?
Square
Rectangle
Triangle
Pentagon
3. The result of putting two or more shapes together is called shapes.
4. To find the area of a complex shape, you can it into simpler shapes.
5. A square can be composed of two identical triangles.
6. Draw a large rectangle. Now, decompose it into two smaller rectangles and one square. Label the shapes you created.
7. Look at the composite shape below. Decompose it into simpler shapes and find its total area. All angles are right angles.
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8. Two trapezoids can always be combined to form a parallelogram.
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