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Does It Change the Name? is a free printable Grade 1 math worksheet on sorting changes into those that change what a shape is and those that do not, aligned to Common Core standard 1.G.A.1. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Does It Change the Name?

1.G.A.1

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Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: making one side curved, turning it upside down, adding one more side, bending a straight side

Changes the nameDoes not change the name
2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: turning it on its side, making it bigger, bending a straight side, making it smaller

Changes the nameDoes not change the name
3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: taking away a side, adding one more side, making it smaller, coloring it blue

Changes the nameDoes not change the name
4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: turning it on its side, making one side curved, adding one more side, turning it upside down

Changes the nameDoes not change the name
5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: making one side curved, turning it upside down, sliding it across the page, making it smaller

Changes the nameDoes not change the name

LessonPrint · 1.G.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Does It Change the Name?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Changes the name: making one side curved, adding one more side, bending a straight side; Does not change the name: turning it upside down
  2. 2.Changes the name: bending a straight side; Does not change the name: turning it on its side, making it bigger, making it smaller
  3. 3.Changes the name: taking away a side, adding one more side; Does not change the name: making it smaller, coloring it blue
  4. 4.Changes the name: making one side curved, adding one more side; Does not change the name: turning it on its side, turning it upside down
  5. 5.Changes the name: making one side curved; Does not change the name: turning it upside down, sliding it across the page, making it smaller

Questions about Does It Change the Name?

What does the Does It Change the Name? worksheet cover?

It practices sorting changes into those that change what a shape is and those that do not — 5 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core 1.G.A.1: Know what makes a shape that shape — sides and corners, not color or size. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into the right box”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Does It Change the Name? practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.1 — 1.G.A.1, under Geometry for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Distinguish between defining attributes versus non-defining attributes; build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Does It Change the Name? is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on 1.G.A.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Does It Change the Name? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 5 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Does It Change the Name? can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Does It Change the Name? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Does It Change the Name?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 1.G.A.1

Know what makes a shape that shape — sides and corners, not color or size.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1.G.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.