01.04 Discussion-Based Assessment Prep

Module 01 β€” Geometry Foundations Β· quiz worth 30 pts

The big idea The DBA checks whether you can explain the foundation ideas in your own words and talk through one construction that still feels sticky.

What this is

This is a conversation with your instructor, not another machine-scored quiz. Have Canvas open to Module 01 and keep paper, compass, and straightedge nearby.

The instructor may ask about undefined and defined terms, postulates and theorems, or the construction steps from 01.02 and 01.03.

Explain, do not recite

For each topic, be ready to give the meaning, one example, and the marking or construction clue you would use to recognize it.

  • Point, line, plane; segment, ray, angle
  • Parallel versus perpendicular
  • Congruent, midpoint, segment bisector, angle bisector
  • Postulate versus theorem
  • How a compass copies a fixed distance

If you forget a formal word, describe what the diagram is doing. That shows the idea better than guessing a memorized sentence.

Bring one sticky spot

Pick one construction that still takes thought: copying an angle, making a perpendicular through an off-line point, or telling an inscribed triangle from a hexagon. Practice explaining the next step and why the compass width changes or stays fixed.

It is fine to tell the instructor where you get mixed up. The DBA is also a chance to get that cleared up before the module test.

After the talk

Write down any correction while it is fresh. If the instructor points to a weak construction, return to 01.02 or 01.03 and use its practice quiz before moving to the Foundations Activity and proofs.

The actual appointment, call link, and submission record stay in Canvas.