Cut the Shape is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on naming the shapes a cut makes, aligned to Common Core standard 2.G.A.3. It prints 6 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Cut the Shape

2.G.A.3

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Answer each question.

1.A rectangle is cut from one corner to the opposite corner. What shapes do you get?

2.A rectangle is cut across the middle and then down the middle. What shapes do you get?

3.A hexagon pattern block is cut into its six equal pieces. What shapes do you get?

4.A trapezoid pattern block is cut into its three equal pieces. What shapes do you get?

5.A rectangle is cut into three strips the same width. What shapes do you get?

6.A square is cut down the middle and across the middle. What shapes do you get?

LessonPrint · 2.G.A.3 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Cut the Shape

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

1.two triangles
2.four rectangles
3.six triangles
4.three triangles
5.three rectangles
6.four squares

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2.G.A.3 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.