CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS 7: UNIT 5 VOCABULARY

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Vocabulary worksheet 1: 5.1–5.3

1 Choose the correct answer for each description. Choose from the answers given in the box.
The first one has been done for you.

a It is a shape.

It has three sides. transversal

One angle is 90°.
parallel lines
What is it? right-angled triangle
opposite angles
b It is a shape made with straight lines.
quadrilateral
It has four sides.
perpendicular lines
The sides may be different lengths.
right-angled triangle
What is it? ______________

c They are angles.

They are on two lines that cross.
They are opposite each other.
What are they? ______________

d They are straight lines.

From the start of the lines to the end of the lines, they are the same distance apart.
They will never meet.
What are they? ______________

e They are straight lines.

They meet or cross each other.
Where they meet they make a right angle.
What are they? _______________

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f It is a line.

It crosses over two or more lines.

The lines it crosses are parallel lines.

What is it? _______________

2 Follow the instructions. The first one has been done for you.

a Circle the decimal number.

1 10.95 3039
2

b Circle the part of the calculation that is the sum total.

55 + 108 + 123 = 286

c Circle the point at which the lines intersect.

d Circle the protractor.

e Circle the set square.

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