Checking compass skills

12 questions

1. A ___ is a shape such that every point on the circumference is equidistant to its centre.
2. Which is the definition of a radius?
3. In which image is the circumference labelled with a question mark?
4. The ruler measures in cm. How long is the radius of the circle?
5. Which shapes can not be a circle?
6. The diameter of a circle is 12 cm. Its radius is ___ cm.
7. The image shows a pencil inside a pair of ___.
8. When drawing a circle with a pair of compasses, where is the needle once the circle is complete?
9. An ___ of a circle is part of the circle’s circumference.
10. Which one of these images is not a correct way to hold a pair of compasses while drawing a circle or arc?
11. Which part of a circle can be drawn by using a pair of compasses and rotating the pencil around the needle?
12. Aisha is about to use the pair of compasses to draw a circle. Which statement will be true, once it is drawn?

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