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Polygons

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The Polygons exercise set is a great way to introduce geometric shapes to students at all ability levels. Select only those shapes suitable for the level of student you are working with, and decide whether to have the student identify just shape, or identify the shape plus the number of sides and vertices.

Change the number of exercises

  1. Click on the box labeled "Number of Exercises" in the options panel.

  2. Type in a new number or use the up and down arrows to change the value. You can choose any number from 1 to 200.

Change the number of exercises in a row

  1. Select "Exercises per Row" in the options panel.

  2. Click the down arrow to choose a new number from the list or use Auto.

Notes:

  • If you are using the default auto settings, the number of questions per row will change automatically when you adjust the font size or the low/high number ranges.

  • For word problems exercises sets, you can only choose 1 or 2 exercises per row.

Change the row spacing

Set the spacing between rows of exercises in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

  1. Select the input field for the Row Spacing option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 0 to 300.

Show title

  1. To show the exercise set Title, select the check box for the Show Title option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set title, deselect the check box.

Show instructions

  1. To show the exercise set Instructions, select the check box for the Show Instructions option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set instructions, deselect the check box.

Show the answer bank

  1. To show the answer bank, select the check box for the Show Answer Bank option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the answer bank, deselect the check box.

Show duplicate warning

When this option is selected, a warning is displayed if there are any duplicate exercises in the exercise set. To hide the duplicate warning, uncheck the Show Duplicate Warning option in the options pane.

Show or hide the answer lines

By default, answer lines are shown for each question. If you want to hide them, uncheck the box labeled "Visible" in the options panel. To show them again, just check the box.

Set the task for the activity

  1. To set the activity task, select the Task option in the options pane.

  2. Select the desired task.

Set the active polygons

  1. To change the active polygons, select the Polygons option in the options pane and press the ellipsis button.

  2. Select the desired polygons and press OK.

Set the polygon size

Sets the size of the polygons in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 50 = 1 cm).

  1. Select the input field for the Polygon Size option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid values are 50 to 500.

Optional Display Settings