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Higher Order Thinking Skills: The higher order thinking skills shows examples of questions for this concept at various levels of cognitive demand.

Standard 2.0 Knowledge of Geometry

Topic A. Plane Geometric Figures

Indicator 1. Analyze the properties of plane geometric figures

Objective b. Identify or describe polygons

Assessment limit: Use triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, or octagons and the number of sides or vertices

Level 1: Knowledge/Comprehension

geometric figures

  1. What type of figure is Figure A?
  2. How many angles are in Figure C?
  3. How many line segments are in Figure B?

Level 2: Application/Analysis

What type of shape is shown below? Sort the shapes in two different ways. Tell how you sorted them.

geometric figures

Level 3: Synthesis/Evaluation

Cut out the pieces below.

geometric figures

  1. Put two pieces together to make a triangle with three sides the same.
  2. Put two pieces together to make a rectangle. Find another piece the same as your rectangle.
  3. Find two triangles with a right angle.
  4. Put three pieces together to make a square. How do you know it's a square?
  5. Find a triangle with just two sides the same.
  6. Find a figure with all the sides the same.
  7. Find a figure with all the angles the same.
  8. Put two pieces together to make a pentagon.
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Resources for Objective 2.A.1.b:
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