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3) Which of these shapes is three-dimensional? A) a square B) a rectangle C) a circle D) a cube 4) Which of these shapes is most likely to be a cylinder?
Quiz 3-D shapes Level A Circle the right answer for each question.

1) If a shape is three-dimensional, we know we can measure how high and how wide it is, and what else? A) how happy it is B) how hot it is C) how deep it is D) how heavy it is

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2) Which of these shapes is two-dimensional? A) a triangle drawn on a piece of paper B) a brick C) a football D) a can of soup

3) Which of these shapes is three-dimensional? A) a square B) a rectangle C) a circle D) a cube

4) Which of these shapes is most likely to be a cylinder? A) a shoe box B) a drum C) a cereal packet D) a traffic cone

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5) Which of these shapes are most likely to be cubes? A) 6-sided dice B) marbles C) coins D) shoes

6) The 'Shard' in London is a tall building in what shape? A) Football B) pyramid C) cylinder D) cube

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Quiz 3-D shapes Level B Circle the right answer for each question.

1) Which of these are most likely to be cubes? A) lemons B) pencils C) shoe boxes D) children's building blocks

2) Which of these is the most likely to be roughly a cylinder in shape? A) a rectangular loaf of bread B) a cake baked in a round tin C) a cake baked in a square tin D) a doughnut

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3) A shape is made from a square base. The four sides are made from triangles, which meet at the top. What shape is this? A) cube B) cylinder C) pyramid D) square

4) In which shape is every face a square? A) cube B) cylinder C) pyramid D) triangle

5) In which shape are two flat ends connected by a curved surface? A) cube B) cylinder C) pyramid D) triangle

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6) Some tea companies make teabags using 4 triangles joined together. What is this shape called? A) cube B) cylinder C) pyramid D) circle

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Quiz 3-D shapes Level C Circle the right answer for each question.

1) Which phrase describes a cube? A) the two flat ends are usually circles B) the base can be any straight-sided shape C) each face is a triangle D) all the angles in the corners are right angles

2) Which phrase describes a cylinder? A) the two flat ends are connected by a curved surface B) each face is a square C) each face is a triangle D) the edges are always all the same length

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3) Which phrase describes a pyramid? A) all the angles in the corners are right angles B) the base can be any straight-sided shape C) each face is a square D) the two flat ends are connected by a curved surface

4) Which of these shapes is two-dimensional? A) cube B) cylinder C) pyramid D) circle

5) Which of these shapes is three-dimensional? A) pentagon B) kite C) cube D) triangle

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6) A cube has at least one vertical edge and one horizontal edge. Is this always, sometimes or never true? A) always true B) sometimes true C) never true

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Quiz - answers 3-D shapes Level A

1) If a shape is three-dimensional, we know we can measure how high and how wide it is, and what else? The correct answer is C. If a shape is three-dimensional, we know we can measure how high, how wide and how deep it is.

2) Which of these shapes is two-dimensional? The correct answer is A. A triangle drawn on a piece of paper is a two-dimensional shape.

3) Which of these shapes is three-dimensional? The correct answer is D. A cube is a three-dimensional shape.

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4) Which of these shapes is most likely to be a cylinder? The correct answer is B. A drum is likely to be in the shape of a cylinder.

5) Which of these shapes are most likely to be cubes? The correct answer is A. 6-sided dice are usually in the shape of cubes.

6) The 'Shard' in London is a tall building in what shape? The correct answer is B. The Shard is roughly in the shape of a pyramid, with triangular sides that meet at a point at the top.

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Quiz - answers 3-D shapes Level B

1) Which of these are most likely to be cubes? The correct answer is D. Some children's building blocks are in the shape of cubes.

2) Which of these is the most likely to be roughly a cylinder in shape? The correct answer is B. A cake baked in a round tin will be roughly in the shape of a cylinder.

3) A shape is made from a square base. The four sides are made from triangles, which meet at the top. What shape is this? The correct answer is C. The shape is a pyramid. Note that pyramids do not have to have a square base.

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4) In which shape is every face a square? The correct answer is A. In a cube, every face is a square.

5) In which shape are two flat ends connected by a curved surface? The correct answer is B. A cylinder has two flat ends connected by a curved surface.

6) Some tea companies make teabags using 4 triangles joined together. What is this shape called? The correct answer is C. This shape has a triangular base, and the sides are made from 3 triangles which meet at the top. This makes a pyramid.

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Quiz - answers 3-D shapes Level C

1) Which phrase describes a cube? The correct answer is D. All the angles in a cube are right angles.

2) Which phrase describes a cylinder? The correct answer is A. In a cylinder, the two flat ends are connected by a curved surface.

3) Which phrase describes a pyramid? The correct answer is B. In a pyramid, the base can be any straightsided shape.

4) Which of these shapes is two-dimensional? The correct answer is D. A circle is two-dimensional. Entry 1 & 2 Quiz

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5) Which of these shapes is three-dimensional? The correct answer is C. A cube is a three-dimensional shape.

6) A cube has at least one vertical edge and one horizontal edge. Is this always, sometimes or never true? The correct answer is B. It's sometimes true. You can hold it so the edges are vertical and horizontal. But if you tilt it, none of the edges will be vertical or horizontal.

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