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2D 3D Shape Sorting
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2D 3D Shape Sorting
Help the shape explorer sort and describe shapes. A 2D shape is flat. A 3D shape is solid and has depth. Read each clue carefully; use the shape diagrams where shown.
Spot the shape properties
Use the shape diagrams and clues to identify, compare and sort shapes.
1.Which set contains only flat, 2D shapes?
- Circle, triangle and rectangle
- Sphere, cube and cone
- Square, cylinder and circle
- Triangle, cube and rectangle
2.Look at the three shape cards. Which card shows a circle?
Card A
Card B
Card C
3.A triangle has how many sides and how many vertices (corners)?
4.Match each 2D shape to its number of straight sides.
- Triangle
- Square
- Pentagon
- Hexagon
- 5 sides
- 3 sides
- 6 sides
- 4 sides
5.A rectangle has four corners. How many of its corners are right angles?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
6.Choose all the 3D shapes that can roll. Some shapes may roll in more than one direction.
- Cube
- Sphere
- Cylinder
- Rectangular prism
- Cone
Sort it out
A delivery box has shape tokens for a sorting game. Use the labels in each question to decide where the shapes belong.
7.Sort these shapes into 2D and 3D groups: circle, cube, triangle, sphere, rectangle and cylinder. Write each shape in the correct group.
8.Losa puts a sphere and a cube in the same group because both are 3D. Is her sorting rule correct? Explain what they have in common.
9.A toy designer needs a wheel that rolls smoothly. The wheel’s face is shown as a circle. What feature of this shape helps it roll smoothly?
10.A square is split along a diagonal from one corner to the opposite corner. What two shapes are made?
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