NCERT Class 7 Maths Part 2 Chapter 5 Connecting the Dots Extra Questions with Answers

Class 7 Maths Part 2 Chapter 5 Extra Questions with Answers

Q1. What is a line segment?
Answer: A line segment is a part of a line with two endpoints.

Q2. What is a ray?
Answer: A ray is a part of a line that has one endpoint and extends infinitely in one direction.

Q3. How many endpoints does a line have?
Answer: A line has no endpoints.

Q4. What is the shortest distance between two points?
Answer: A line segment.

Q5. What is a polygon?
Answer: A closed figure made of three or more line segments.

Q6. How many sides does a pentagon have?
Answer: 5 sides.

Q7. How many sides does a hexagon have?
Answer: 6 sides.

Q8. What is the sum of the interior angles of a triangle?
Answer: 180°.

Q9. What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral?
Answer: 360°.

Q10. Name a polygon with eight sides.
Answer: Octagon.

Q11. What is a vertex of a polygon?
Answer: The point where two sides meet.

Q12. Can a circle be called a polygon?
Answer: No.

Q13. What is the perimeter of a polygon?
Answer: The total length of all its sides.

Q14. Why are polygons important in geometry?
Answer: They are used to study shapes, designs, constructions, and measurements.

Q15. Give one real-life example of a polygon.
Answer: A floor tile, a traffic sign, or a window frame.