PRIMARY 1 · MATHEMATICS

Shapes and Patterns
Top 5 mistakes

Ranked by how often they appear across 25 MOE-aligned practice questions in our archive.

#1Misconception

Circle has no sides.

Seen in 2 questions

#2Partial logic

You may have skipped one of the shapes. Re-add: triangle (3) + rectangle (4) + pentagon (5) + square (4) = 16.

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#3Calculation error

You may have used pentagon as 3 sides (like a triangle) by mistake. A pentagon has 5 sides.

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#4Misconception

You may have used 6 for the pentagon (treated it like a hexagon). A pentagon has 5 sides, not 6.

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#5Misconception

4 equal sides, but angles not always right angles.

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