Shapes and Equal Shares: Grade 2 Math Test Answer Key – PDF Download

Grade 2 Shapes Test Answer Key: questions 1–5

Question 1: Name the shapes (2 points)

1. Shape A has 5 sides: pentagon.
2. Shape B has 6 sides: hexagon.

Scoring: 1 point for each correct name.

Question 2: Sides and vertices (2 points)

1. Shape C has 4 sides and 4 vertices.
2. A shape with 4 sides is a quadrilateral.

Scoring: 1 point for 4 sides and 4 vertices (both needed). 1 point for quadrilateral.

Question 3: A cube (2 points)

1. A cube has 6 faces.
2. Each face is a square.

Scoring: 1 point for 6 faces. 1 point for square.

Question 4: Rows and columns (2 points)

1. There are 4 rows and 5 columns.
2. Each row has 5 squares: \(5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20\). There are 20 squares.

Scoring: 1 point for 4 rows and 5 columns. 1 point for the addition sentence with the total of 20.

Question 5: Draw a rectangle (2 points)

Draw 2 rows with 4 squares in each row.

\(4 + 4 = 8\). There are 8 squares.

Scoring: 1 point for a correct drawing (2 rows, 4 columns, equal squares). 1 point for the total of 8.

Grade 2 Shapes Test Answer Key: questions 6–9

Question 6: Name the shaded part (3 points)

1. A has 2 equal shares and 1 is shaded: one half.
2. B has 3 equal shares and 1 is shaded: one third.
3. C has 4 equal shares and 3 are shaded: three fourths.

Scoring: 1 point for each correct answer.

Question 7: Equal shares (2 points)

Circle A. Its 3 parts are the same size. In circle B the parts are different sizes, so they are not thirds.

Scoring: 1 point for circle A. 1 point for explaining that the parts must be the same size.

Question 8: Banana bread (3 points)

1. Ava got one third of the loaf.
2. \(3 – 1 = 2\). Noah has 2 thirds left.
3. 3 thirds make the whole loaf.

Scoring: 1 point for each correct part.

Question 9: Different shapes (2 points)

Yes. Both squares are the same size and both are cut into 4 equal shares, so each fourth is the same size. The shapes can look different.

Scoring: 1 point for yes. 1 point for explaining that both are 1 of 4 equal shares of the same whole.

Scoring summary

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