Shapes and Patterns (Class 1)

What this worksheet covers

This is a fifteen-question practice worksheet on shapes and patterns for Class 1, written to the pattern of the SOF International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO). It carries 18 marks and is designed to be attempted in 30 minutes, split across three sections — Knowing Shapes, Patterns and Achievers Section. Every question is multiple choice with exactly one correct option, and every one comes with a fully worked solution rather than just an answer key — so a child who gets one wrong can see where the reasoning went astray instead of only learning that it did.

Skills your child practises

• Applied problem-solving on shapes and patterns at Class 1 level
• Working accurately against a time limit, as the real paper demands
• Knowing Shapes questions in the olympiad format
• Patterns questions in the olympiad format
• Achievers Section questions in the olympiad format
• Reading worked solutions to find the step that went wrong

How to use it

1. 1There are 15 questions. Answer all of them.
2. 2Each question has four choices — (A), (B), (C) and (D). Only one is correct.
3. 3Questions 1–12 carry 1 mark each. Questions 13–15 carry 2 marks each.
4. 4There is no negative marking. Look at every picture carefully.

Sample questions from this worksheet

A preview of what's inside Shapes and Patterns (Class 1) — the PDF has the full set, and every question comes with a worked solution like these.

1. 1. How many sides does a triangle have?

   • A2
   • B3correct
   • C4
   • D5
   Solution: 'Tri' means three. A triangle has 3 straight sides and 3 corners.

2. 2. Look at the pattern. Which shape should come in the empty box?

   • AA triangle
   • BA square
   • CA circlecorrect
   • DA rectangle
   Solution: The pattern repeats triangle, circle, triangle, circle, triangle, … The shape after a triangle is always a circle.

3. 3. Two squares are drawn side by side. How many corners are there in all?

   • A4
   • B6
   • C8correct
   • D16
   Solution: Each square has 4 corners.
   4 + 4 = 8 corners in all.