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3D Shape Detective

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3D Shape Detective

3D shapes including cube, sphere, cone, cylinder and pyramid

🔍 Part 1: Name That Shape!

1. I have 6 square faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices. What am I?

Cube

Cuboid

Sphere

2. I am perfectly round with no edges or vertices. What am I?

Cone

Cylinder

Sphere

3. I have 2 flat circular faces and 1 curved surface. What am I?

Cylinder

Cone

Pyramid

4. Which shapes have only flat faces? (Tick all that apply)

Cube

Sphere

Cuboid

Pyramid

📊 Part 2: Shape Properties Detective

5. Fill in the missing numbers for a cube:

A cube has _____ faces, _____ edges and _____ vertices.

6. Complete the sentence about a cone:

A cone has _____ flat face, _____ curved surface and _____ vertex.

7. Look around your classroom. Name one object that is shaped like a cylinder:
8. Draw and label a cuboid in the box below. Write how many faces it has.

A cuboid has _____ faces.

🎯 Part 3: Shape Detective Challenge

9. True or False: A pyramid always has 5 vertices.

True

False

10. Explain the difference between a cube and a cuboid:
11. Mystery Shape: I have curved surfaces AND flat faces. I could be:

Cone

Cylinder

Cube

Sphere

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