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2D and 3D Shapes

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2D and 3D Shapes

Various 2D and 3D shapes including cubes, pyramids, triangles and circles

📐 Part 1: Shape Identification and Properties

1. How many sides does a pentagon have?

4 sides

5 sides

6 sides

8 sides

2. Which of these are properties of a cube? (Tick all that apply)

6 faces

8 vertices

10 edges

12 edges

3. A triangular prism has _____ triangular faces and _____ rectangular faces.

2 triangular, 3 rectangular

3 triangular, 2 rectangular

1 triangular, 4 rectangular

4 triangular, 1 rectangular

4. Which 3D shape has no edges or vertices?

Cube

Cone

Sphere

Pyramid

✏️ Part 2: Shape Analysis and Description

5. Complete the table for a square-based pyramid:

Faces: _________ Edges: _________ Vertices: _________

6. Name two 2D shapes that you would see if you looked at the faces of a rectangular prism:
7. Explain the difference between a 2D shape and a 3D shape using your own words:
8. A cylinder has _____ flat faces and _____ curved surface. The flat faces are _____________ in shape.

🎨 Part 3: Nets and Plan Views

9. Draw a simple net for a cube in the space below:
10. If you looked at a cone from directly above (plan view), what 2D shape would you see?

Triangle

Circle

Rectangle

Square

11. Challenge: List three real-world objects that are examples of 3D shapes and identify what shape each one is:

Object 1: _________________ Shape: _________________

Object 2: _________________ Shape: _________________

Object 3: _________________ Shape: _________________

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