Similar Shapes Worksheet
Explore and identify similar shapes, understanding their properties and relationships in geometry for Grade 6.
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1. Which of the following statements is true about similar shapes?
They have the same size and shape.
They have the same shape, but different sizes.
They have different shapes, but the same size.
They are congruent.
2. If two triangles are similar, what can you say about their corresponding angles?
They are always equal.
They are proportional.
They are different.
One is acute and the other is obtuse.
3. Similar shapes have corresponding angles that are and corresponding sides that are .
4. If two shapes are similar, one can be obtained from the other by a sequence of , , and .
5. Observe the two triangles above. Are they similar? Explain your reasoning.
6. Look at the two rectangles above. Are they similar? Justify your answer.
7. All squares are similar to each other.
True
False
8. All rectangles are similar to each other.
True
False