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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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Cut the Shape

2.G.A.3

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Answer each question.

1.A square is cut down the middle and across the middle. What shapes do you get?
2.A rectangle is cut into three strips the same width. What shapes do you get?
3.A hexagon pattern block is cut into its six equal pieces. What shapes do you get?
4.A circle is cut straight through its center. What shapes do you get?
5.A trapezoid pattern block is cut into its three equal pieces. What shapes do you get?
6.A rhombus pattern block is cut into its two equal pieces. What shapes do you get?

LessonPrint · 2.G.A.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Cut the Shape

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

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

Questions about Cut the Shape

What does the Cut the Shape worksheet cover?

It practices naming the shapes a cut makes — 6 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core 2.G.A.3: Split shapes into halves, thirds and quarters. The instruction to students is “Answer each question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Cut the Shape practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.G.A.3 — 2.G.A.3, under Geometry for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Cut the Shape is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on 2.G.A.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Cut the Shape come with an answer key?

Yes. All 6 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 Cut the Shape 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 Cut the Shape free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Cut the Shape, 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 2.G.A.3

Split shapes into halves, thirds and quarters.

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