Year 3 Shape and Geometry Worksheet - Intermediate

Year 3 Shape and Geometry worksheet for Year 3 (Key Stage 2 / Year 3-6 (Ages 7-11)). Intermediate level maths practice, aligned to the UK National Curriculum. Print-ready with answer key included.

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Shape Detectives: Year 3 Geometry

Ages 7–8 • Intermediate • UK National Curriculum

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Instructions: Explore shapes, turns and lines using the activities below. Read each question carefully and write or draw your answers in the spaces provided. For drawing tasks, use a ruler where helpful.

Draw 2-D Shapes

Draw each shape in its box. Use straight sides and make the corners clear. Check that your drawing has the stated number of sides.

1. Draw a triangle with 3 straight sides.

2. Draw a square with 4 equal sides.

3. Draw a rectangle with 4 sides and 4 right angles.

4. Draw a pentagon with 5 straight sides.

Make 3-D Shapes

Imagine folding a flat net to make a solid shape. Use the face clues to name each 3-D shape. Write one shape name in each box.

1. I have 6 square faces. What 3-D shape am I?

2. I have 2 circular faces and 1 curved surface. What 3-D shape am I?

3. I have 1 square face and 4 triangular faces. What 3-D shape am I?

4. I have 6 rectangular faces. What 3-D shape am I?

Angles Are Turns

An angle describes the amount of turn between two directions. Write the missing answer in each box. A quarter-turn is a right angle; a half-turn is two right angles.

1. How many right angles are in a quarter-turn?

2. How many right angles are in a half-turn?

3. A quarter-turn clockwise is followed by a quarter-turn anticlockwise. How much has the direction turned altogether?

4. A full turn is made. How many quarter-turns is this?

Compare Angles with a Right Angle

Decide whether each angle is smaller than, equal to or bigger than a right angle. Use the angle descriptions to help you, then write your comparison in the box.

1. An angle of 45° is ___ a right angle. Write: smaller than, equal to or bigger than.

2. An angle of 90° is ___ a right angle. Write: smaller than, equal to or bigger than.

3. An angle of 120° is ___ a right angle. Write: smaller than, equal to or bigger than.

4. An angle of 30° is ___ a right angle. Write: smaller than, equal to or bigger than.

Spot the Lines

Use the descriptions to identify each pair of lines. Parallel lines stay the same distance apart and never meet. Perpendicular lines meet at a right angle.

1. Two lines run from left to right and never meet. Are they horizontal, vertical, parallel or perpendicular?

2. Two lines run from top to bottom and never meet. Are they horizontal, vertical, parallel or perpendicular?

3. One line runs left to right and another runs top to bottom. They meet at a right angle. What are the lines called in relation to each other?

4. A line runs from left to right across the page. Is it horizontal or vertical?

5. A line runs from top to bottom down the page. Is it horizontal or vertical?

Geometry Sketch Challenge

Draw each pair of lines in the large box. Label each drawing with the correct word. Make your lines clear enough to show how they are positioned.

Draw and label:

• one pair of parallel lines

• one pair of perpendicular lines

• one horizontal line

• one vertical line

Answer Key

Activity 1: Drawings should show a triangle with 3 straight sides ; a square with 4 equal sides ; a rectangle with 4 sides and 4 right angles ; a pentagon with 5 straight sides

Activity 2: Cube ; cylinder ; square-based pyramid ; cuboid

Activity 3: 1 ; 2 ; no net turn (one full turn back to the starting direction) ; 4

Activity 4: Smaller than ; equal to ; bigger than ; smaller than

Activity 5: Parallel ; parallel ; perpendicular ; horizontal ; vertical

Activity 6: Drawings should show two parallel lines; two lines meeting at a right angle; one left-to-right horizontal line; one top-to-bottom vertical line