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Skill - Reading Comprehension Name_____________________________ What’s This and That? Comprehension Pack – Kindergarten © HaveFunTeaching.com Everyday Shapes & Solids Stories about finding geometry in our lives… SUMMARY: Each of these 3 rd grade stories showcases the wealth of geometry in our everyday lives. All around us you can find pentagons, squares, rectangles, ovals… Jane and Robby, the two characters in the stories, have assignments from their math teachers to find shapes. They find them everywhere! A few bonus stories have also been included to help introduce 3-dimensional solids… TABLE OF CONTENTS: (1) Where can I see Circles? (2) Where can I see Crescents? (3) Where can I see Diamonds? (4) Where can I see Hexagons? (5) Where can I see Other Polygons? (6) Where can I see Ovals? (7) Where can I see Rectangles? (8) Where can I see Squares? (9) Where can I see Triangles? (10) Where can I see Wedges? (11) Where can I see Flat Solids? (12) Where can I see Rounded Solids?

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What’s This and That? Comprehension Pack – Kindergarten © HaveFunTeaching.com

Everyday Shapes & Solids Stories about finding geometry in our lives…

SUMMARY:

Each of these 3rd grade stories showcases the wealth of geometry in our everyday lives. All around us you can find pentagons, squares, rectangles, ovals… Jane and Robby, the two characters in the stories, have assignments from their math teachers to find shapes. They find them everywhere!

A few bonus stories have also been included to help introduce 3-dimensional solids…

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

(1) Where can I see Circles?

(2) Where can I see Crescents?

(3) Where can I see Diamonds?

(4) Where can I see Hexagons?

(5) Where can I see Other Polygons?

(6) Where can I see Ovals?

(7) Where can I see Rectangles?

(8) Where can I see Squares?

(9) Where can I see Triangles?

(10) Where can I see Wedges?

(11) Where can I see Flat Solids?

(12) Where can I see Rounded Solids?

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Where can I see Circles? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Jane was hunting for another shape. This time she was going after circles. She had no worries about circles. They were EASY to find! She glanced at her paper. There was a small letter o. Hello, circle! Look has two more circles! Circles were all over her page. Then she went to lunch. Pizzas, cakes, pies, muffins… there were so many circles to choose from. Don’t forget the cookies. Even the plates were circles, as were the bottoms of cups. The trash can lid was a circle. The bus wheels and rims were circles. The gauges on the dashboard were mostly circles. A bullseye was a bunch of circles running around each other. The clock on the wall was a circle. The basketball court had circles on the floor. The hoops were circles, also. Her bracelet was a circle… Jane thought the easier question was: where aren’t there circles?

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Where can I see Circles? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Jane have to find? A. a triangle B. a square C. a rectangle D. a circle 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane thinks finding circles will be easy. A. True B. False 3. Which of these circles did Jane NOT find at lunch? A. cakes B. pizzas C. cupcakes D. pies 4. What sport did Jane find some circles in? A. football B. baseball C. hockey D. basketball 5. Which of these circles did Jane find? A. a lasso B. bus wheels C. a peace sign D. an earring

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Where can I see Circles? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Jane have to find? A. a triangle B. a square C. a rectangle D. a circle 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane thinks finding circles will be easy. A. True B. False 3. Which of these circles did Jane NOT find at lunch? A. cakes B. pizzas C. cupcakes D. pies 4. What sport did Jane find some circles in? A. football B. baseball C. hockey D. basketball 5. Which of these circles did Jane find? A. a lasso B. bus wheels C. a peace sign D. an earring

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Where can I see Crescents? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Robby had to find crescents. His teacher gave him another assignment in math class. He had to find crescents in everyday life. It seemed very difficult. He wasn’t even sure what a crescent was at first! He had to look it up in the dictionary. Crescent: a curved shape that is wide in the middle and pointed at the ends. That helped a little bit, but he still had to think. Then, he found one staring right back at him in his breakfast. A banana was a crescent. It was curved, thick in the middle, and pointy at the ends. After that, it became a little easier. The moon at night can be a crescent. Sometimes, it’s a thick crescent and sometimes it’s thin one. Some countries’ flags have crescents on them. He saw them on a map on his bedroom wall. In math class they made crescents by covering up rounded parts of circles. The leftover was a crescent. Croissant rolls were crescent-shaped. It was even French for crescent. Crescents were hard to find, but they were around. Robby just had to look for them.

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Where can I see Crescents? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What curved shape does Robby have to find? A. a moon B. a crescent C. an oval D. a circle 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Robby didn’t know what a crescent was at first. A. True B. False 3. Which of these crescents did Robby find at lunch? A. a slice of cheese B. a wedge of pie C. a banana D. a clock 4. During which class did he make crescents? A. math class B. gym class C. during recess D. art class 5. Which of these crescents did Robby NOT find? A. a croissant roll B. the moon C. a shape on a flag D. his sister’s moon sticker

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Where can I see Crescents? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What curved shape does Robby have to find? A. a moon B. a crescent C. an oval D. a circle 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Robby didn’t know what a crescent was at first. A. True B. False 3. Which of these crescents did Robby find at lunch? A. a slice of cheese B. a wedge of pie C. a banana D. a clock 4. During which class did he make crescents? A. math class B. gym class C. during recess D. art class 5. Which of these crescents did Robby NOT find? A. a croissant roll B. the moon C. a shape on a flag D. his sister’s moon sticker

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Where can I see Diamonds? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Jane was hunting for diamonds, more strictly known as rhombuses. Her teacher had given her this assignment in math class. Diamonds were supposed to be a girl’s best friend. Why were they so hard to find, then? Diamonds were sneaky, it seemed. So many things looked like diamonds, but were rectangles or squares. She found some wall tile in the lunch line that was made of diamond shapes. She tried to find more of the tilted shape. Her grandmother had a diamond-shaped painting on the wall. She thought it was just hanging crooked at first… A couple state flags had colored diamonds on them. They were from the states of Arkansas and Delaware. The red, dead end sign at the end of her street was a diamond. Diamonds seemed to pop up fairly often in road signs. A wall hanger to hang coats and hats on was a bunch of diamonds. Jane had her favorite scarf up there right now! Jane had a belt with a bunch of silver diamond studs on it. She had a diamond-shaped ring, too, but it was not a real one. Wow! Diamond-shaped things were hard to find. Is that why they are so expensive?

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Where can I see Diamonds? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Jane have to find? A. a rectangle B. a square C. a parallelogram D. a diamond 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane found her first diamond at home. A. True B. False 3. Which of these diamonds did Jane NOT find? A. a coat and hat hanger B. a painting at grandma’s C. a poster at school D. a dead end sign 4. What two state flags did Jane find with diamonds on them? A. Arkansas and Oklahoma B. Arkansas and Delaware C. Delaware and Maryland D. Michigan and California 5. Which of these diamonds did Jane find? A. diamond studs on a belt B. a diamond-shaped piece of cereal C. a diamond design on her shirt D. a temporary tattoo of a diamond

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Where can I see Diamonds? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Jane have to find? A. a rectangle B. a square C. a parallelogram D. a diamond 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane found her first diamond at home. A. True B. False 3. Which of these diamonds did Jane NOT find? A. a coat and hat hanger B. a painting at grandma’s C. a poster at school D. a dead end sign 4. What two state flags did Jane find with diamonds on them? A. Arkansas and Oklahoma B. Arkansas and Delaware C. Delaware and Maryland D. Michigan and California 5. Which of these diamonds did Jane find? A. diamond studs on a belt B. a diamond-shaped piece of cereal C. a diamond design on her shirt D. a temporary tattoo of a diamond

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Where can I see Hexagons? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Robby had to find 6-sided shapes. His teacher gave him an assignment in math class. He had to find hexagons in everyday life. Squares, triangles, circles… those seemed easy. Where would he ever find a hexagon? He despaired, and tried looking everywhere. There weren’t any in the hallways or in the classrooms. No one seemed to use hexagons for anything. Who wanted a shape with so many sides, anyway? Then, in the bathroom, he noticed a pipe connecting the sink to the wall. The pipe fitting was a hexagon! That got him to thinking about tools and building materials. He went to shop class and looked around. All the wrenches and bolts were hexagons! Each wrench fit a different sized hexagon, which were bolts and nuts. You couldn’t build much of anything without bolts, nuts, and wrenches. So, hexagons really weren’t that hard to find. They just weren’t as obvious as circles, triangles, and squares. They were actually really handy! Bees and wasps used them in nature to build hives. Even insects knew how useful they were. Some flowers were also hexagonal. Nature approved of the hexagon…

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Where can I see Hexagons? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Robby have to find? A. a decagon B. an octagon C. a pentagon D. a hexagon 2. TRUE OR FALSE: There are 6 sides on a hexagon. A. True B. False 3. Where does Robby finally find his first hexagon? A. in the hallways B. in the classroom C. in the bathroom D. in the kitchen 4. What class does Robby go to so he can find more hexagons? A. shop class B. music class C. art class D. math class 5. What example of hexagons does Robby think of in nature? A. beaver dams B. moth wings C. bee hives D. ant hills

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Where can I see Hexagons? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Robby have to find? A. a decagon B. an octagon C. a pentagon D. a hexagon 2. TRUE OR FALSE: There are 6 sides on a hexagon. A. True B. False 3. Where does Robby finally find his first hexagon? A. in the hallways B. in the classroom C. in the bathroom D. in the kitchen 4. What class does Robby go to so he can find more hexagons? A. shop class B. music class C. art class D. math class 5. What example of hexagons does Robby think of in nature? A. beaver dams B. moth wings C. bee hives D. ant hills

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Where can I see Other Polygons? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Jane and Robby had found all sorts of shapes before. Their math teacher had given them each a lot of assignments. Now, he gave them their hardest one yet. They had to find 4 other polygons they’d not found yet. Since it was so hard, they got to work as a team this time. First, they found a parallelogram. It was the pink eraser that Jane had. It looked like a rectangle that was tilted, and both sets of sides were parallel. Then, they found a few pentagons. Robby found one in home plate on the baseball diamond. Jane found one in the shape of a house she drew. Robby’s aunt Gladys had a ring with a pentagon-shaped ruby on it. Finding a trapezoid was not that easy. They looked at a few houses and found some on the roofs. Trapezoids looked like rectangles with the sides dented in. The top was shorter than the bottom. Last, they found an octagon. The octagons were all over the streets in the red STOP signs. After they found that one, their job was done. There were still more polygons out there, though…

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Where can I see Other Polygons? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What is different about this mission? A. They weren’t just looking for one shape. B. They only had to find one shape. C. They had to find 3-D shapes instead. D. They had to make their own shapes. 2. TRUE OR FALSE: They found a parallelogram first. A. True B. False 3. Which of these shapes did Jane and Robby NOT find? A. parallelogram B. trapezoid C. pentagon D. decagon 4. Which of these is NOT one of the pentagons they found? A. Aunt Gladys’ ring B. home plate C. a picture frame D. drawing of a house 5. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane and Robby found EVERY polygon in this mission. A. True B. False

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Where can I see Other Polygons? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What is different about this mission? A. They weren’t just looking for one shape. B. They only had to find one shape. C. They had to find 3-D shapes instead. D. They had to make their own shapes. 2. TRUE OR FALSE: They found a parallelogram first. A. True B. False 3. Which of these shapes did Jane and Robby NOT find? A. parallelogram B. trapezoid C. pentagon D. decagon 4. Which of these is NOT one of the pentagons they found? A. Aunt Gladys’ ring B. home plate C. a picture frame D. drawing of a house 5. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane and Robby found EVERY polygon in this mission. A. True B. False

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Where can I see Ovals? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Robby was hunting for another shape. Jane was going after circles. He’d been assigned ovals by his teacher. That seemed easy enough… Robby started at home that night. He glanced around the house, but saw a lot of circles. Where were all the ovals hiding? Oh, there was one: the dining room table. There were also oval patterns carved into the wooden chairs. Robby saw the silverware and realized the end of a spoon was an oval. In the kitchen, he found an egg in the fridge – an oval. Large dishes for putting main courses on were usually ovals, too. Mom had a baked chicken and vegetables on one tonight! In the bathroom, he was staring right at one when he walked in. The mirror was a big shiny oval. So was the toilet bowl, but he didn’t want to put THAT on his paper. He saw his sister combing her hair in her room. Her face was sort of an oval. So was the head of the brush she used. Dad was even pushing ovals on the TV remote. They weren’t all that hard to find after all!

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Where can I see Ovals? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Robby have to find? A. a semicircle B. a circle C. a crescent D. an oval 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Robby finds all of his ovals at home. A. True B. False 3. Which of these ovals did Robby NOT find? A. his sister’s hairbrush B. a dish for dinner C. a painting in the living room D. the TV remote 4. Which room did Robby NOT look for ovals in? A. the bathroom B. the garage C. the dining room D. his sister’s room 5. What ovals did Robby find his dad pushing? A. keyboard buttons B. pieces in a game C. a video game controller buttons D. the TV remote’s buttons

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Where can I see Ovals? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Robby have to find? A. a semicircle B. a circle C. a crescent D. an oval 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Robby finds all of his ovals at home. A. True B. False 3. Which of these ovals did Robby NOT find? A. his sister’s hairbrush B. a dish for dinner C. a painting in the living room D. the TV remote 4. Which room did Robby NOT look for ovals in? A. the bathroom B. the garage C. the dining room D. his sister’s room 5. What ovals did Robby find his dad pushing? A. keyboard buttons B. pieces in a game C. a video game controller buttons D. the TV remote’s buttons

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Where can I see Rectangles? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Robby was hunting the elusive rectangle! This time in math class, he was given the assignment of finding rectangles. Honestly, he knew it would be a breeze. He could have been given a difficult shape, like a decagon or something. He got just about the easiest shape possible! His textbook was a rectangle. So was just about every other book ever made. The top of his desk was a rectangle. His pencil case was a rectangle. The chalk board and white boards were rectangles. The ceiling tiles were rectangles. The windows were sets of rectangles. Whew! Robby hadn’t even gotten out of his seat yet, and he’d already found lots. In the halls, the lockers were rectangles. The walls themselves were loooooonnnnggg rectangles. The doors were rectangles, and so were the posters on the walls. The tables at lunch were rectangles. The computer screens in computer class were rectangles. The basketball court and the soccer field at gym class were, too. Art class had canvases to paint on that were rectangles. Every class and every room had rectangles. They’d taken over Robby’s brain!

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Where can I see Rectangles? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. TRUE OR FALSE: Robby found several rectangles without leaving his seat. A. True B. False 2. TRUE OR FALSE: The first rectangle Robby found was the top of his desk. A. True B. False 3. Which of these rectangles did Robby not find in the first classroom? A. books B. desk top C. chalk boards D. lunch table 4. Which of these was not a class or room where Robby looked for rectangles? A. art class B. music class C. gym class D. the lunch room 5. Which of these was NOT a rectangle that Robby found? A. the walls B. the windows C. the ceiling tiles D. the floor tiles

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Where can I see Rectangles? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. TRUE OR FALSE: Robby found several rectangles without leaving his seat. A. True B. False 2. TRUE OR FALSE: The first rectangle Robby found was the top of his desk. A. True B. False 3. Which of these rectangles did Robby not find in the first classroom? A. books B. desk top C. chalk boards D. lunch table 4. Which of these was not a class or room where Robby looked for rectangles? A. art class B. music class C. gym class D. the lunch room 5. Which of these was NOT a rectangle that Robby found? A. the walls B. the windows C. the ceiling tiles D. the floor tiles

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Where can I see Squares? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Robby had to find squares. His teacher gave him an assignment in math class. He had to find squares in everyday life. It seemed like a really hard job! Then, at lunch, he noticed his tray. One of the sections of his Styrofoam plate was a square. Even the bottom of his milk carton was square. Maybe this wouldn’t be so hard after all? The windows in the school were squares, some of them anyway. His cubby hole for his books in his classroom was a square-shaped hole. He had a small notebook that was actually a square, too. Where else could he find squares? At home, his room was an 11 foot by 11 foot square. Many of the rooms were close to being squares. His favorite snack came in a square box. The freezer door was a square, even if the fridge was a rectangle. Toys had squares, too. His Lego blocks had some squares. His video game cases were squares. Wow! There were squares everywhere if he just looked for them.

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Where can I see Squares? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Robby have to find? A. a triangle B. a square C. a rectangle D. a circle 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Robby can’t find any squares at school. A. True B. False 3. Which of these squares did Robby find at lunch? A. the cheese slice on his sandwich B. the grilled cheese C. some crackers D. the bottom of his milk carton 4. Other than school, where else does Robby find squares? A. at home B. at the store C. at the playground D. at church 5. Which of these squares did Robby NOT find? A. a snack box B. Lego blocks C. a house’s shape D. his bedroom’s shape

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Where can I see Squares? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Robby have to find? A. a triangle B. a square C. a rectangle D. a circle 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Robby can’t find any squares at school. A. True B. False 3. Which of these squares did Robby find at lunch? A. the cheese slice on his sandwich B. the grilled cheese C. some crackers D. the bottom of his milk carton 4. Other than school, where else does Robby find squares? A. at home B. at the store C. at the playground D. at church 5. Which of these squares did Robby NOT find? A. a snack box B. Lego blocks C. a house’s shape D. his bedroom’s shape

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Where can I see Triangles? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Jane was hunting for shapes! This time, she was looking for triangles. She had to find triangles all around her. Where were they hiding? Could she find some? She saw one in a roof’s shape. She found one in a clothes hanger. She found one in a cut of Gouda cheese. Her drawing tools had a triangle-shaped ruler. A sail on her toy boat was a triangle, too. The shape a ladder made against a wall was a triangle. She saw a building with fancy windows that were colored triangles. A section of the yard was made into a triangle by the sidewalk. She sliced a paper diamond in half and made two triangles. She cut her pancakes into triangles. There was even one in music class. This was really going too far! Triangles were showing up everywhere!

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Where can I see Triangles? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Jane have to find? A. a triangle B. a square C. a rectangle D. a circle 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane found the first triangle in a roof’s shape. A. True B. False 3. Which of these triangles did Jane make? A. She cut a diamond into two triangles. B. She cut her bread diagonally. C. She cut her paper in half. D. She sliced a pizza into triangles. 4. What class did Jane find triangles in? A. gym class B. history class C. math class D. music class 5. Which of these triangles did Jane NOT find? A. a sailboat’s sail B. her drawing tools C. a pyramid on her friend’s shirt D. a roof

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Where can I see Triangles? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What shape does Jane have to find? A. a triangle B. a square C. a rectangle D. a circle 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane found the first triangle in a roof’s shape. A. True B. False 3. Which of these triangles did Jane make? A. She cut a diamond into two triangles. B. She cut her bread diagonally. C. She cut her paper in half. D. She sliced a pizza into triangles. 4. What class did Jane find triangles in? A. gym class B. history class C. math class D. music class 5. Which of these triangles did Jane NOT find? A. a sailboat’s sail B. her drawing tools C. a pyramid on her friend’s shirt D. a roof

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Where can I see Wedges? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Jane was hunting for shapes yet again! This time, she was looking for wedges. She had to find wedges all around her. Where were they hiding? Could she find a lot of them or just a few? She understood that a wedge was like a triangle. It had a pointy end and two flat sides, but the last side was curved. She’d seen this shape many of times in foods… Pizza looked like a triangle, but the crust was rounded. Slices of pies and cakes were the same way. When she had a snack at home, her mother cut the oranges into wedges. These were wedges, but where else could she find wedges? She sat looking at the clock and thought about wedges. Then, she realized that she saw a wedge on the clock. The second and the minute hands made the sides. The edge of the clock was the rounded part. Later, when she was getting on her bike, she found another one! The spokes going out from the center of the wheel made the sides. The rounded part was the wheel. There were really dozens of wedges on a bike tire if you thought about it. Wedges weren’t the easiest thing to find, but you could find some if you

knew where to look.

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Where can I see Wedges? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What rounded shape does Jane have to find? A. a semicircle B. a wedge C. an oval D. an ellipse 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane found wedges in the shapes of foods. A. True B. False 3. Which of these wedges did Jane not find? A. bike tires B. clocks C. oranges D. an axe 4. What part of her bike did Jane find a wedge in? A. the handlebars B. the wheels C. the chains D. the forks 5. Which of these was NOT a kind of food that Jane found a wedge in? A. pies B. cakes C. pizza D. cheese

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Where can I see Triangles? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. What rounded shape does Jane have to find? A. a semicircle B. a wedge C. an oval D. an ellipse 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane found wedges in the shapes of foods. A. True B. False 3. Which of these wedges did Jane not find? A. bike tires B. clocks C. oranges D. an axe 4. What part of her bike did Jane find a wedge in? A. the handlebars B. the wheels C. the chains D. the forks 5. Which of these was NOT a kind of food that Jane found a wedge in? A. pies B. cakes C. pizza D. cheese

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Where can I see Flat Solids? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Robby was given a final assignment by his math teacher. This time he had to find 3D shapes or solids. He had to look for flat solids. He had to find pyramids, cubes, and different kinds of prisms. Cubes weren’t all that hard to find. They were a 3D shape with all squares for sides. He played dice games all the time at home, and those were cubes. He had building blocks that had cubes, amongst other shapes. The centimeter unit cubes in math class were cubes as well. Prisms were 3D shapes made up of two of the same bases. Then, all the sides that connected the bases were rectangles. Robby had a rock collection with a hexagonal prism crystal. It looked like two hexagons with rectangular sides. The drinking fountain was a rectangular prism. All 6 of the sides were rectangles. Shoeboxes, buildings, books… rectangular prisms were everywhere. Pyramids were confounding, though! Where could you find them? He saw a few pyramid shapes in his rock collection. Pyramids were named by the flat side on the bottom. So, if it had a triangular bottom, it was a triangular pyramid. If it had a square bottom, it was a square pyramid. Then, there was that really famous set of pyramids in Egypt! 3D solids were everywhere in the world!

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What’s This and That? Comprehension Pack – Kindergarten © HaveFunTeaching.com

Where can I see Flat Solids? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. Which of these shapes did Robby NOT have to find? A. a cone B. a pyramid C. a prism D. a cube 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Robby had to find only one type of solid. A. True B. False 3. Which of these solids did Robby find first? A. a rectangular prism B. a pyramid C. a hexagonal prism D. a cube 4. Which of these solids did Robby find last? A. a rectangular prism B. a pyramid C. a hexagonal prism D. a cube 5. What other country is mentioned in the story? A. America B. Canada C. Egypt D. Australia

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What’s This and That? Comprehension Pack – Kindergarten © HaveFunTeaching.com

Where can I see Flat Solids? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. Which of these shapes did Robby NOT have to find? A. a cone B. a pyramid C. a prism D. a cube 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Robby had to find only one type of solid. A. True B. False 3. Which of these solids did Robby find first? A. a rectangular prism B. a pyramid C. a hexagonal prism D. a cube 4. Which of these solids did Robby find last? A. a rectangular prism B. a pyramid C. a hexagonal prism D. a cube 5. What other country is mentioned in the story? A. America B. Canada C. Egypt D. Australia

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What’s This and That? Comprehension Pack – Kindergarten © HaveFunTeaching.com

Where can I see Rounded Solids? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Jane was given a final assignment by her math teacher. This time she had to find 3D shapes, or solids. She had to look for rounded solids. She had to find cones, hemispheres, spheres, cylinders, an ovoid, and a torus. She found the cones, first. They were the orange cones they had to run between in gym class. Spheres were easy to find, too. She found those in gym class also: basketballs, tennis balls, soccer balls… At lunch, she had a can of juice. That was a cylinder. So was the recycling bin she put it in! An ovoid was a 3D oval. That was her hardboiled egg. A torus was a 3D donut shape. Mom packed a sprinkle donut in her lunch. She usually didn’t get dessert for lunch, but it was a leftover from Sunday. That left the hemisphere, which was a sphere cut in half. This was the hardest to find, or so she thought. Her friend handed her half of her orange, because she didn’t want it all. She traded for half of her donut, and her job was complete!

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What’s This and That? Comprehension Pack – Kindergarten © HaveFunTeaching.com

Where can I see Rounded Solids? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. Which of these shapes did Jane NOT have to find? A. a cone B. a pyramid C. a hemisphere D. a torus 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane had to find more than one solid. A. True B. False 3. Which of these solids did Jane find first? A. a cone B. a sphere C. a hemisphere D. a cylinder 4. Which of these solids did Jane find last? A. a cone B. a sphere C. a hemisphere D. a cylinder 5. Jane found all of her solids in two places. What were they? A. gym class and lunch room B. gym class and the classroom C. the classroom and lunch room D. the classroom and the art room

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What’s This and That? Comprehension Pack – Kindergarten © HaveFunTeaching.com

Where can I see Rounded Solids? Story By: Andrew Frinkle

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below. 1. Which of these shapes did Jane NOT have to find? A. a cone B. a pyramid C. a hemisphere D. a torus 2. TRUE OR FALSE: Jane had to find more than one solid. A. True B. False 3. Which of these solids did Jane find first? A. a cone B. a sphere C. a hemisphere D. a cylinder 4. Which of these solids did Jane find last? A. a cone B. a sphere C. a hemisphere D. a cylinder 5. Jane found all of her solids in two places. What were they? A. gym class and lunch room B. gym class and the classroom C. the classroom and lunch room D. the classroom and the art room