PRIMARY 3 · MATHEMATICS

Geometry
Top 5 mistakes

Ranked by how often they appear across 18 MOE-aligned practice questions in our archive.

#1Misconception

Meet at vertex B — perpendicular, not parallel.

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#2Misconception

Meet at vertex A — perpendicular, not parallel.

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#3Partial logic

BC∥DA is correct, but 'only' is wrong; AB∥CD also.

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#4Partial logic

Counted only the horizontal bars (2) and forgot that each horizontal bar pairs with each vertical bar separately.

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#5Calculation error

Added the number of horizontal bars (2) and vertical bars (2), then subtracted 1, giving 2 + 2 − 1 = 3, instead of multiplying.

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