Shape Hunt on the Town Map

Sort streets and shapes by parallel lines, perpendicular lines, and angles.

Streets and corners

Each street on the map is drawn as a line. Look at how the lines meet.

Main Street is line AB. River Road is line CD.

Main Street and River Road are lines.

Park Lane is line PQ. School Street is line RS.

Park Lane and School Street are lines.

Pine Avenue is line EF. Hill Street is line GH. Which sentence is true?

A. The streets are parallel. They never meet.B. The streets are perpendicular. They meet at right angles.C. The streets cross, but not at right angles.

Two bike paths meet at corner K.

Angle JKL is a(n) angle.

Lots on the map

Each lot on the map has a shape. Use the picture of Lots A to F for every question in this part.

Circle every lot that has at least one pair of parallel sides.

Circle every lot that has at least one pair of perpendicular sides.

Look at the 4 angles of Lot D. How many of each kind does it have?

Right angles:
Acute angles:
Obtuse angles:

Only one lot has no parallel sides and no right angles. Which lot is it?

Lot

Sort the buildings

Sort shapes by their sides and angles. Turn your paper or use the corner of a card to check for right angles.

Sort the building shapes from the map.

10.

An acute triangle has 3 acute angles. A right triangle has 1 right angle. An obtuse triangle has 1 obtuse angle. Sort the triangle-shaped road signs.

11.

The library is shaped like this. Choose every sentence that is true.

A. It has exactly 1 pair of parallel sides.B. It has 4 right angles.C. It has 2 obtuse angles.D. It has 2 pairs of perpendicular sides.E. It has 2 acute angles.

12.

Nia says this sign is not a right triangle because its right angle is not at the bottom. Is Nia correct? Explain.