Geometry Quizzes for Year 6: Master Shapes and Patterns

Question 1

Which transformation moves a 2D shape without changing its size or shape?

Accepted Answer

Translation

Answer

Rotation

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Dilation

Question 2

Which property does NOT belong to a cube?

Accepted Answer

Two circular faces

Answer

Six square faces of equal size

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Twelve edges of equal length

Answer

Eight vertices

Question 3

A triangle has its vertices at points A(2, 1), B(4, 3), and C(6, 1). How do you translate this triangle 3 units to the right?

Accepted Answer

Add 3 to the x-coordinate of each vertex.

Answer

Subtract 3 from the x-coordinate of each vertex.

Answer

Multiply the x-coordinate of each vertex by 3.

Answer

Divide the x-coordinate of each vertex by 3.

Question 4

How many squares are needed to make the net of a cube?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Question 5

To move a shape 3 units to the right and 2 units up on a grid using a translation, what do you need to do?

Accepted Answer

Add 3 to the x-coordinate and add 2 to the y-coordinate of each point of the shape.

Answer

Multiply the x-coordinate and y-coordinate of each point of the shape by 3.

Answer

Rotate the shape 90 degrees clockwise around a fixed point.

Answer

Flip the shape over a horizontal line of symmetry.

Question 6

When a rectangle is rotated 90 degrees clockwise around its center, which of the following properties will change?

Accepted Answer

Width and height

Answer

Length of its sides

Answer

Area

Answer

Perimeter

Question 7

Which of the following is a rectangular prism? A 3D shape with rectangular ends, 4 rectangular faces, and 8 edges.

Accepted Answer

Rectangular prism

Answer

Triangular prism

Answer

Square prism

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Pentagonal prism

Question 8

To measure an angle greater than 180 degrees using a protractor, where should you start measuring from?

Accepted Answer

180 degrees, counterclockwise

Answer

0 degrees, clockwise

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Use two protractors simultaneously

Answer

It's impossible to measure angles greater than 180 degrees with a protractor

Question 9

When a shape is reflected over the y-axis, what happens to its coordinates?

Accepted Answer

The x-coordinates change, but the y-coordinates stay the same.

Answer

The y-coordinates change, but the x-coordinates stay the same.

Answer

Both the x-coordinates and the y-coordinates change.

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Neither the x-coordinates nor the y-coordinates change.

Question 10

How many lines of symmetry does a hexagon have?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

8

Question 11

What formula is used to calculate the area of a triangle?

Accepted Answer

0.5 x Base x Height

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Length x Width

Answer

Pi x Radius^2

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4/3 x Pi x Radius^3

Question 12

Which of the following is a 3D shape?

Accepted Answer

Sphere

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Rectangle

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Circle

Question 13

How many faces does a cube have?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a cone?

Accepted Answer

Two parallel sides

Answer

One circular base

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One curved surface

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One vertex

Question 15

What is the name of the line that divides a circle into two equal parts?

Accepted Answer

Diameter

Answer

Radius

Answer

Chord

Answer

Tangent

Question 16

Which of these angles is larger than a right angle?

Accepted Answer

120 degrees

Answer

30 degrees

Answer

60 degrees

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90 degrees

Question 17

What shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Triangle

Answer

Circle

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Trapezoid

Question 18

How many faces are on a cube?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 19

What is the name for a shape with equal sides and angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Trapezoid

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Parallelogram

Question 20

What is the sum of the interior angles of a shape with six sides?

Accepted Answer

540 degrees

Answer

720 degrees

Answer

900 degrees

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1200 degrees

Question 21

Which transformation flips a shape over a line?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

Answer

Translation

Answer

Rotation

Answer

Dilation

Question 22

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 6 cm and a height of 4 cm?

Accepted Answer

12 cm²

Answer

10 cm²

Answer

24 cm²

Answer

48 cm²

Question 23

What is the shape called with 8 faces, 6 vertices, and 12 edges?

Accepted Answer

Cube

Answer

Cuboid

Answer

Prism

Answer

Pyramid

Question 24

Which shape has rotational symmetry of order 4?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Trapezium

Question 25

What is the volume of a cube with a side length of 4 centimeters?

Accepted Answer

64 cubic centimeters

Answer

16 cubic centimeters

Answer

32 cubic centimeters

Answer

128 cubic centimeters

Question 26

Which shape is a regular polyhedron?

Accepted Answer

Cube

Answer

Prism

Answer

Pyramid

Answer

Sphere

Question 27

What is the net of a triangular prism?

Accepted Answer

A rectangle and two triangles

Answer

Three rectangles

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Two squares and a rectangle

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A circle and two triangles

Question 28

Which shape has the most sides?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Square

Answer

Pentagon

Question 29

What is the point where two or more lines meet called?

Accepted Answer

Vertex

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Angle

Answer

Edge

Answer

Face

Question 30

How many square faces does a cube have?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 31

What is the movement of a shape without changing its size or shape called?

Accepted Answer

Translation

Answer

Rotation

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Enlargement

Question 32

Which of these angles is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

30 degrees

Answer

45 degrees

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60 degrees

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90 degrees

Question 33

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 5 cm and a width of 3 cm?

Accepted Answer

15 cm²

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8 cm²

Answer

20 cm²

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25 cm²

Question 34

Which of these shapes is a regular polygon?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Trapezium

Answer

Parallelogram

Question 35

What is the 3D shape with two circular faces and one curved surface called?

Accepted Answer

Cylinder

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Cone

Answer

Pyramid

Question 36

Rhombuses have four equal sides. Which of the following is NOT a property of a rhombus?

Accepted Answer

It has four right angles

Answer

Opposite sides are parallel

Answer

Diagonals intersect at right angles

Answer

Opposite angles are equal

Question 37

What is the defining characteristic of parallel lines?

Accepted Answer

They have the same slope

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They intersect at a right angle

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They are perpendicular to each other

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They have different lengths

Question 38

When a cone is sliced parallel to its base, which 2D shape is formed?

Accepted Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Square

Question 39

For a cube, how are its surface area and volume related?

Accepted Answer

Surface area is six times the square of the side length, while volume is the cube of the side length.

Answer

Surface area is always greater than volume.

Answer

Volume is always greater than surface area.

Question 40

Which of these shapes has three straight sides and three equal angles?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Question 41

A parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides. What are the names for these pairs of sides?

Accepted Answer

Opposite and adjacent sides

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Long and short sides

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Parallel and non-parallel sides

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Upper and lower sides

Question 42

What is the number of lines of symmetry in a circle?

Accepted Answer

Infinite

Answer

0

Answer

1

Answer

2

Question 43

Which transformation involves flipping a shape over a line?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

Answer

Translation

Answer

Rotation

Answer

Dilation

Question 44

Which shape is a regular polygon?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Trapezoid

Question 45

Which of the following is classified as a convex shape?

Accepted Answer

Circle

Answer

Concave decagon

Answer

Star

Answer

Crescent

Question 46

What is the order of rotational symmetry in a regular hexagon?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

2

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3

Answer

4

Question 47

What is the name of a shape with 5 equal sides and 5 equal angles?

Accepted Answer

Pentagon

Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Heptagon

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Octagon

Question 48

Which of the following transformations moves a figure without changing its size or shape?

Accepted Answer

Translation

Answer

Rotation

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Dilation

Question 49

What is the sum of the angles in a triangle?

Accepted Answer

180 degrees

Answer

90 degrees

Answer

270 degrees

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360 degrees

Question 50

Which of the following shapes has rotational symmetry of order 4?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Trapezium

Answer

Parallelogram

Question 51

Which of the following nets can be folded into a cube?

Accepted Answer

A net with 6 squares

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A net with 8 squares

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A net with 10 squares

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A net with 12 squares

Question 52

Which of the following is a regular polyhedron?

Accepted Answer

Cube

Answer

Pyramid

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Cylinder

Question 53

Which type of symmetry does a shape have if it can be folded in half and the two halves match up perfectly, and also if it can be turned to look exactly the same?

Accepted Answer

Both rotational and reflectional symmetry

Answer

Rotational symmetry

Answer

Reflectional symmetry

Question 54

Which shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Trapezoid

Question 55

A shape with six sides and six angles is called a:

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Octagon

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Decagon

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Dodecagon

Question 56

Which of the following is NOT a type of angle?

Accepted Answer

Parallel

Answer

Acute

Answer

Right

Answer

Obtuse

Question 57

A shape is symmetrical if it can be divided into two identical halves by a:

Accepted Answer

Line of symmetry

Answer

Point of symmetry

Answer

Plane of symmetry

Answer

Rotation of 180 degrees

Question 58

Which of the following transformations involves a shape moving without changing its size or shape?

Accepted Answer

Translation

Answer

Rotation

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Dilation

Question 59

A cone has a:

Accepted Answer

Circular base and a curved surface

Answer

Square base and a curved surface

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Triangular base and a flat surface

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Rectangular base and a curved surface

Question 60

A shape has 8 sides and 8 vertices. What type of shape is it?

Accepted Answer

Octagon

Answer

Decagon

Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Nonagon

Question 61

In a regular polygon, how does the number of sides impact the number of lines of symmetry?

Accepted Answer

The number of sides is directly proportional to the number of lines of symmetry.

Answer

The number of sides has no effect on the number of lines of symmetry.

Answer

The number of sides is inversely proportional to the number of lines of symmetry.

Answer

The number of sides is directly proportional to the angle of rotation.

Question 62

Which transformation flips a shape over a line?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

Answer

Rotation

Answer

Translation

Answer

Dilation

Question 63

What is the name of the transformation that moves a shape without changing its size or shape?

Accepted Answer

Translation

Answer

Rotation

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Dilation

Question 64

A circle has a radius of 6 cm. What is its diameter?

Accepted Answer

12 cm

Answer

3 cm

Answer

6 cm

Answer

18 cm