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3D Shapes

Cubes, spheres, cones and cylinders in real life: name the shape of everyday things in photos, then count faces, edges and corners.

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The questions

  1. 1

    What shape is this dice?

    • A cone
    • A cube
    • A cylinder
    • A sphere

    Answer: A cube

  2. 2

    What shape is this ball?

    • A cone
    • A cube
    • A cylinder
    • A sphere

    Answer: A sphere

  3. 3

    What shape is this can?

    • A cone
    • A cube
    • A cylinder
    • A pyramid

    Answer: A cylinder

  4. 4

    What shape is this road marker?

    • A cone
    • A cube
    • A cylinder
    • A pyramid

    Answer: A cone

  5. 5

    What shape are these famous buildings in Egypt?

    • Cones
    • Cubes
    • Spheres
    • Square-based pyramids

    Answer: Square-based pyramids

  6. 6

    What shape is this box?

    • A cube
    • A cuboid
    • A cylinder
    • A sphere

    Answer: A cuboid

  7. 7

    What shape is this glass block?

    • A cube
    • A cylinder
    • A sphere
    • A triangular prism

    Answer: A triangular prism

  8. 8

    What shape is this igloo?

    • A cone
    • A cube
    • A cylinder
    • A hemisphere (half a sphere)

    Answer: A hemisphere (half a sphere)

  9. 9

    What shape is this doughnut?

    • A cone
    • A cylinder
    • A sphere
    • A torus (a ring)

    Answer: A torus (a ring)

  10. 10

    How many faces does a cube have?

    • 12 faces
    • 4 faces
    • 6 faces
    • 8 faces

    Answer: 6 faces

  11. 11

    How many edges does a cube have?

    • 10 edges
    • 12 edges
    • 6 edges
    • 8 edges

    Answer: 12 edges

  12. 12

    How many corners (vertices) does a cube have?

    • 12 corners
    • 4 corners
    • 6 corners
    • 8 corners

    Answer: 8 corners

  13. 13

    Which shape has no edges and no corners?

    • The cube
    • The cuboid
    • The pyramid
    • The sphere

    Answer: The sphere

  14. 14

    Which shape has one flat circle face and one point?

    • The cone
    • The cube
    • The cylinder
    • The sphere

    Answer: The cone

  15. 15

    Which shape has two flat circle faces?

    • The cone
    • The cylinder
    • The pyramid
    • The sphere

    Answer: The cylinder

  16. 16

    How many faces does a square-based pyramid have?

    • 4 faces
    • 5 faces
    • 6 faces
    • 8 faces

    Answer: 5 faces

  17. 17

    What flat shape is each face of a cube?

    • Circles
    • Pentagons
    • Squares
    • Triangles

    Answer: Squares

  18. 18

    Which 3D shape has six rectangle faces, like a shoe box?

    • The cone
    • The cuboid
    • The cylinder
    • The sphere

    Answer: The cuboid

  19. 19

    What is the flat shape at the bottom of a cone?

    • A circle
    • A hexagon
    • A square
    • A triangle

    Answer: A circle

  20. 20

    What flat shapes are the two ends of a triangular prism?

    • Circles
    • Hexagons
    • Squares
    • Triangles

    Answer: Triangles

  21. 21

    Which of these shapes can roll?

    • A cube lying on its side
    • A cuboid lying on its side
    • A cylinder lying on its side
    • A pyramid standing on its base

    Answer: A cylinder lying on its side

  22. 22

    Which of these is NOT a 3D shape?

    • A cone
    • A cube
    • A sphere
    • A square

    Answer: A square