Comparing Angles Visually Worksheet Download
There are no degree labels and no protractor - the comparison is the whole task. Each angle is drawn at a DIFFERENT orientation and all four rays are the SAME length, because otherwise the answer could be read off which drawing looks widest on the page or which has the longest arms. Ray length is the classic misconception about angle size, so it is deliberately held constant rather than varied. Measures are kept at least twenty degrees apart so the comparison is decidable by eye, and a right angle gets the square marker instead of an arc.
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Comparing Angles Visually
Four angles are drawn without any measurements and students pick the one with the greatest or least measure.
About this worksheet
Four angles are drawn without any measurements and students pick the one with the greatest or least measure.
Student objectives
- Compare angles by how far they are opened
- Understand that ray length does not change an angles measure
- Recognize a right angle from its square marker
- Order angles from least to greatest by sight
Everyday practice
- Say which of two ramps is steeper
- Compare how far two doors are open
- Judge which corner of a room is squarest
- Decide which slice of pizza is the biggest by its angle