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Angles questions for Primary 3 Maths
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- Right angles
- Comparing angles
- Turns
- Right angles in shapes
- Clock angles
- Angles in letters
Answers and explanations for all 10 questions
Every answer with the reasoning behind it. Worth reading after you have tried the set — or on its own, if you are a parent marking it.
How many right angles are there in a square?
Answer: 4
A square has 4 corners and every one is a right angle.
An angle is smaller than a right angle. What is it called?
Answer: Acute
An angle smaller than a right angle is called acute.
A door turns through a right angle as it opens. What fraction of a full turn is that?
Answer: 1/4
A full turn is four right angles, so one right angle is a quarter turn: 1/4.
How many right angles are there in a rectangle?
Answer: 4
A rectangle has a right angle at each of its 4 corners.
At which of these times do the hands of a clock make a right angle?
Answer: 3 o'clock
At 3 o'clock the hands are a quarter turn apart, which is a right angle.
An angle is bigger than a right angle but smaller than a straight line. What is it called?
Answer: Obtuse
An angle between a right angle and a straight line is obtuse.
How many right angles does a right-angled triangle have?
Answer: 1
A right-angled triangle has exactly 1 right angle; its other two angles are acute.
How many right angles are there in a half turn?
Answer: 2
A full turn is 4 right angles, so half a turn is 2 of them.
Which capital letter contains a right angle?
Answer: T
The upright and the crossbar of a capital T meet at a right angle.
Which of these turns makes the largest angle?
Answer: A full turn
A full turn is the largest: it is four right angles.