Year 1 Shape and Geometry Worksheet - Intermediate

Year 1 Shape and Geometry worksheet for Year 1 (Key Stage 1 / Year 1-2 (Ages 5-7)). Intermediate level maths practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

Maths•Key Stage 1 / Year 1-2 (Ages 5-7)•Geometryintermediate

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Shape Explorers: 2-D, 3-D and Turns

Year 1 • Ages 5–6 • Intermediate

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Instructions: Work through each activity carefully. Name the shapes and use the written clues to think about turns and position. Write each answer in its box.

Name the 2-D Shapes

Look at each shape and write its name. Choose from circle, triangle, square or rectangle. Remember: a square has four equal sides.

Think About 2-D Shapes

Answer each question about the shapes. Count sides carefully where needed.

1. How many straight sides does a triangle have?

2. Which shape has no straight sides: a circle or a square?

3. How many sides does a square have?

4. Name a 2-D shape with four sides that are not all the same length.

Name the 3-D Shapes

Read each clue and write the name of the 3-D shape. Choose from cube, cuboid, pyramid or sphere.

1. I am round all over, with no flat faces. What am I?

2. I have six equal square faces. What am I?

3. I have rectangular faces, like a cereal box. What am I?

4. I have a base and flat triangular faces that meet at a point. What am I?

Shape Clues Around Us

Choose the best shape name for each everyday object. Write cube, cuboid, sphere or pyramid in the box.

1. A football is shaped like a ___.

2. A dice is shaped like a ___.

3. A book is shaped like a ___.

4. A toy model of an Egyptian monument has a pointed top and triangular sides. It is shaped like a ___.

Quarter and Half Turns

Imagine standing still and turning on the spot. A quarter turn is one of four equal turns; a half turn is two quarter turns. Write the direction asked for.

1. Face forwards. Make a quarter turn to your right. Which way are you facing: right, left or backwards?

2. Face forwards. Make a quarter turn to your left. Which way are you facing: right, left or backwards?

3. Face forwards. Make a half turn. Which way are you facing: forwards or backwards?

4. Face forwards. Make a three-quarter turn to your right. Which way are you facing: right, left or backwards?

5. Face forwards. Make a whole turn. Which way are you facing now: forwards or backwards?

Move Along the Path

Follow the moves in order, starting while facing forwards. A quarter turn is one right-angle turn. Write the direction you face at the end of each move.

1. Make a quarter turn to your right. Which way are you facing?

2. From that direction, make a half turn. Which way are you facing?

3. From that direction, make a quarter turn to your left. Which way are you facing?

4. From forwards, make a three-quarter turn to your left. Which way are you facing?

Answer Key

Activity 1: circle ; triangle ; square ; rectangle ; triangle

Activity 2: 3 ; circle ; 4 ; rectangle

Activity 3: sphere ; cube ; cuboid ; pyramid

Activity 4: sphere ; cube ; cuboid ; pyramid

Activity 5: right ; left ; backwards ; left ; forwards

Activity 6: right ; left ; forwards ; right