This grade 2 shapes worksheet answer key solves all 24 problems of the shapes and equal shares worksheet step by step.
This answer key shows a full worked solution for every problem on the Grade 2 shapes and equal shares worksheet. Check the number of sides, count the rows and columns, and make sure equal shares are the same size. Final answers are in bold.
Grade 2 Shapes Worksheet Answer Key: problems 1–5
Problem 1: Count the sides
Count the sides: 1, 2, 3. Count the corners: 1, 2, 3.
Shape A has 3 sides, 3 vertices, and it is a triangle.
Problem 2: Name the quadrilateral
Any shape with 4 sides is a quadrilateral.
Shape B has two slanted sides and a short top, so it is a trapezoid. It is a quadrilateral.
Problem 3: Five sides
A shape with 5 sides is a pentagon.
Problem 4: Count the vertices
Count the dots: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Shape C has 6 vertices. It has 6 sides, so it is a hexagon.
Problem 5: Most and fewest sides
A has 5 sides, B has 3 sides, and C has 6 sides.
The most sides: C (hexagon, 6 sides). The fewest sides: B (triangle, 3 sides).
Grade 2 Shapes Worksheet Answer Key: problems 6–10
Problem 6: Find the quadrilaterals
Count sides: A has 4, B has 3, C has 4, D has 5.
The shapes with 4 sides are A and C.
Problem 7: Draw a square
A shape with 4 equal sides and 4 square corners is a square.
Problem 8: Faces of a cube
Count the faces you can see: front, top, and right side. That is 3. The other 3 faces are hidden: back, bottom, and left.
\(3 + 3 = 6\). A cube has 6 faces.
Problem 9: Shape of a face
Each face of a cube is a square. A square has 4 sides.
Problem 10: Rows and columns
There are 3 rows and 4 columns.
\(4 + 4 + 4 = 12\)
There are 12 squares.
Grade 2 Shapes Worksheet Answer Key: problems 11–15
Problem 11: Count the squares
There are 2 rows with 5 squares in each row.
\(5 + 5 = 10\)
The total is 10 squares.
Problem 12: Repeated addition
Add 3 once for each of the 4 rows.
\(3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12\)
The total is 12 squares.
Problem 13: Draw rows and columns
Draw 3 rows with 3 squares in each row.
\(3 + 3 + 3 = 9\)
There are 9 squares.
Problem 14: Floor tiles
Add 4 once for each of the 5 rows.
\(4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 20\)
He uses 20 tiles.
Problem 15: One half
The rectangle has 2 equal shares, and 1 share is shaded.
One half is shaded, or \(\frac{1}{2}\).
Grade 2 Shapes Worksheet Answer Key: problems 16–20
Problem 16: One third
The circle has 3 equal shares, and 1 share is shaded.
One third is shaded, or \(\frac{1}{3}\).
Problem 17: Three fourths
The rectangle has 4 equal shares. Shaded shares: 1, 2, 3.
Three fourths are shaded.
Problem 18: Cut a circle
Draw one line across the middle, then draw a second line across the middle that crosses the first one at a square corner.
Each share is called a fourth.
Problem 19: Same size, new shape
In A, the square is cut into 2 equal rectangles. In B, it is cut into 2 equal triangles.
Yes to both. Each share is a half because the 2 shares are the same size, even though the shapes are different.
Problem 20: Which shows halves?
In A, the two parts are the same size. In B, one part is small and the other part is large.
A is cut into halves because halves must be equal shares.
Grade 2 Shapes Worksheet Answer Key: problems 21–24
Problem 21: Sandwich halves
Each share is a half. She ate one half (\(\frac{1}{2}\)).
Two halves make the whole, so 2 halves make the whole sandwich.
Problem 22: Pizza fourths
Each slice is a fourth. He ate one fourth (\(\frac{1}{4}\)).
\(4 – 1 = 3\). There are 3 fourths left.
Problem 23: Garden plants
Add 6 once for each of the 4 rows.
\(6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24\)
She plants 24 seeds.
Problem 24: Cracker thirds
There are 3 equal shares, one for each friend, so 3 friends get a share.
Three thirds make the whole cracker.
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