Resource 2: Examples of congruent shapes
Teacher resource for planning or adapting to use with pupils
If two shapes are congruent, they are identical in both shape and size.
Question
Which of the following shapes are congruent?
Answers:
- A and G
- D and I
- E and J
- C and H
Remember that shapes can be congruent even if one of them has been rotated (as in A and G) or reflected (as in C and H).
Adapted from: BBC Schools, Website
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