Shapes Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Basic Shapes

Question 1

Which shape is perfectly round?

Accepted Answer

Circle

Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Question 2

Which shape has three straight lines?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Question 3

Which shape has two long sides that run parallel to each other?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

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Oval

Question 4

What is the name of the shape that has six straight sides?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

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Octagon

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Heptagon

Question 5

What is the name of the shape with three straight sides?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Circle

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Square

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Hexagon

Question 6

What is the name of a shape that has four equal sides but no right angles?

Accepted Answer

Rhombus

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Square

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Rectangle

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Triangle

Question 7

Which of these is a flat shape?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Cube

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Sphere

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Pyramid

Question 8

What do we call the measurement of the length and width of a shape?

Accepted Answer

Perimeter

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Area

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Volume

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Radius

Question 9

Which shape has four sides that are all the same length?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Triangle

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Rectangle

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Circle

Question 10

What is the name of the shape with three straight sides that meet at corners called vertices?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Quadrilateral

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Pentagon

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Hexagon

Question 11

What is the name of the curved line that goes around the edge of a circle?

Accepted Answer

Circumference

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Perimeter

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Radius

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Diameter

Question 12

What do we call the point where two or more lines cross?

Accepted Answer

Vertex

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Edge

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Face

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Side

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a shape?

Accepted Answer

Tree

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Circle

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Square

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Triangle

Question 14

How many sides does a square have?

Accepted Answer

4

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2

Answer

3

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5

Question 15

Which shape has no straight sides?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Triangle

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Square

Answer

Rectangle

Question 16

What is the name for a shape with three equal sides?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Square

Answer

Rectangle

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Circle

Question 17

A shape with six equal sides is called a:

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

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Heptagon

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Octagon

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Nonagon

Question 18

Which shape is used to represent a ball?

Accepted Answer

Sphere

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Cylinder

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Cone

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Prism

Question 19

A triangle with two equal sides is called a:

Accepted Answer

Isosceles triangle

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Equilateral triangle

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Scalene triangle

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Right triangle

Question 20

What shape has 4 equal sides and 4 corners?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Question 21

How many straight sides does a triangle have?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 22

A shape with 2 parallel sides and 2 non-parallel sides is known as a:

Accepted Answer

Trapezoid

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Square

Answer

Rectangle

Question 23

Which shape has 6 equal sides?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Question 24

How many sides does an octagon have?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

10

Question 25

Which is NOT a feature of a circle?

Accepted Answer

Has corners

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Has a curved edge

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Has no sides

Question 26

A shape with 5 equal sides is called a:

Accepted Answer

Pentagon

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Hexagon

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Heptagon

Question 27

Which of these shapes has the greatest number of sides?

Accepted Answer

Octagon

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Square

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Triangle

Question 28

A shape with 7 straight sides is called a:

Accepted Answer

Heptagon

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Hexagon

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Octagon

Question 29

Which shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Question 30

What shape is a football?

Accepted Answer

Oval

Answer

Circle

Answer

Square

Question 31

Which shape has three sides and three angles?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Circle

Answer

Square

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a property of a circle?

Accepted Answer

Has no angles

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Has no sides

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Has a radius

Question 33

What is the difference between a regular and an irregular shape?

Accepted Answer

Regular shapes have both equal sides and angles, while irregular shapes do not.

Answer

Regular shapes have equal sides, while irregular shapes do not.

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Regular shapes have equal angles, while irregular shapes do not.

Question 34

Which shape has straight sides?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Answer

Cone

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Sphere

Question 35

Which shape has curved sides?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Triangle

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Square

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Rectangle

Question 36

What shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Rectangle

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 37

How many sides does a rectangle have?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

3

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5

Question 38

Which shape has three dimensions, like a box?

Accepted Answer

Cube

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Square

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Circle

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Triangle

Question 39

What shape looks like an ice cream cone?

Accepted Answer

Cone

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Sphere

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Cylinder

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Pyramid

Question 40

What shape is a ball?

Accepted Answer

Sphere

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Cylinder

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Cone

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Rectangular prism

Question 41

Identify the shape that has three straight sides and is flat:

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Circle

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Cube

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Sphere

Question 42

Which of the following shapes has four equal sides and four right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Rhombus

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Trapezoid

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Rectangle

Question 43

Identify the shape that has three equal sides and three equal angles:

Accepted Answer

Equilateral triangle

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Scalene triangle

Answer

Isosceles triangle

Answer

Right-angled triangle

Question 44

Name the shape that has four equal sides but no right angles:

Accepted Answer

Rhombus

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Rectangle

Answer

Trapezoid

Answer

Square