Shapes Quiz

While wrapping a birthday gift box shaped like a cuboid, Rina noticed that some faces are rectangles. Which of these statements about the box is correct?

1. It has 6 faces and all are rectangles.
2. All faces are squares
3. It has 4 faces and all are rectangles
4. It has 8 faces and some are triangles.

Answer: (a) It has 6 faces and all are rectangles.

A traffic sign shows a red border with 3 equal sides and 3 corners. Which 2D shape does this sign represent?

1. Hexagon
2. Triangle
3. Pentagon
4. Octagon

Answer: (b) Triangle

A tent is shaped so that its bottom is a rectangle, and it has two triangular faces meeting at the top edge. What 3D shape does this tent resemble?

Answer: (c)

You are asked to sort these objects by shape: A dice A Rubik’s cube A cardboard box shaped like a brick Which description correctly matches all 3?

1. All are cones.
2. All are spheres
3. Dice and Rubik’s cube are cubes; Box is a cuboid.
4. All are cuboids.

Answer: (c) Dice and Rubik’s cube are cubes; Box is a cuboid.

You look at a cylinder-shaped can standing on the table. What will it look like if you view it exactly from the side?

1. Circle
2. Hexagon
3. Rectangle
4. Triangle

Answer: (c) Rectangle

Your classroom dustbin has: 1 circular flat face (base), 1 curved surface, 1 open end on top. What 3D shape is this?

1. Cone
2. Sphere
3. Cube
4. Cylinder

Answer: (d) Cylinder

Match each shape in Column A to its correct property in Column B.

1. 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – C, 4 – D, 5 – E
2. 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – C, 5 – E
3. 1 – A, 2 – B, 3 – D, 4 – C, 5 – E
4. 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – E, 4 – C, 5 – D

Answer: (b) 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – C, 5 – E

Which statement is always true about any cylinder?

1. It has six flat faces.
2. It has exactly one vertex.
3. It has no flat faces.
4. It has two flat circular faces and one curved surface.

Answer: (d) It has two flat circular faces and one curved surface.

You open a box of building blocks. One block has: Total 5 faces, 1 square face as base, 4 triangular faces meeting at a point Which of the options satisfies the statement?

Answer: (d)

A rubber ball rolled under the sofa. Which of these properties helps it roll so easily?

1. Curved surface without any edges
2. Flat square faces
3. Flat triangular faces
4. Many corners and edges

Answer: (a) Curved surface without any edges