Mastering 2D and 3D Shapes: A Comprehensive Guide for Year 6 Maths

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Has vertices

Answer

Closed curve

Answer

No sides

Answer

Equal radii from the center

Question 2

Which of the following is a 3D shape?

Accepted Answer

Cylinder

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Circle

Answer

Rectangle

Question 3

How many vertices does a cube have?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

12

Question 4

A prism has a rectangular base. How many faces does it have?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

5

Answer

7

Question 5

Which of these shapes is NOT a polygon?

Accepted Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Square

Answer

Rectangle

Question 6

Which shape has three dimensions?

Accepted Answer

Cube

Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Question 7

Identify the 2D shape among these options?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Cube

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Pyramid

Question 8

Which shape looks like a tube?

Accepted Answer

Cylinder

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Pyramid

Answer

Cone

Question 9

A shape with 6 flat sides is called a:

Accepted Answer

Cube

Answer

Cylinder

Answer

Cone

Answer

Sphere

Question 10

A shape with 5 straight sides is called a:

Accepted Answer

Pentagon

Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Heptagon

Answer

Octagon

Question 11

Which of the following shapes has the most faces?

Accepted Answer

Cube

Answer

Cuboid

Answer

Pyramid

Answer

Prism

Question 12

A shape with two parallel sides and two non-parallel sides is a:

Accepted Answer

Trapezium

Answer

Parallelogram

Answer

Rhombus

Answer

Rectangle

Question 13

When two lines cross at a 90-degree angle, what type of angle is formed?

Accepted Answer

Right angle

Answer

Acute angle

Answer

Obtuse angle

Answer

Reflex angle

Question 14

Which property describes a circle?

Accepted Answer

No corners

Answer

Four equal sides

Answer

Two parallel sides

Answer

Four right angles

Question 15

When a sphere is cut into two equal halves, what shape do the resulting surfaces form?

Accepted Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Square

Question 16

Which shape is flat and has only two dimensions?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Cube

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Cylinder

Question 17

How many straight sides does a pentagon have?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

7

Question 18

What is the name of a shape that has 12 edges and 8 corners?

Accepted Answer

Cube

Answer

Cuboid

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Cylinder

Question 19

How many lines can you draw through the middle of an equilateral triangle so that it looks the same on both sides?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

6

Question 20

How many flat surfaces, or faces, does a cube have?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 21

How many points, or vertices, does a triangular prism have?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 22

What is the name of the 3D shape that is made by joining two identical rectangular sides along their bases?

Accepted Answer

Cuboid

Answer

Cube

Answer

Cylinder

Answer

Pyramid

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

It has two parallel lines

Answer

It has no corners

Answer

It has a circumference

Answer

It has a radius

Question 24

What is the name of the 3D shape that has a flat circular bottom and a single pointy top?

Accepted Answer

Cone

Answer

Pyramid

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Cylinder

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a property of a regular polygon?

Accepted Answer

Curved sides

Answer

Equal side lengths

Answer

Equal angles

Answer

Parallel sides

Question 26

A shape has 4 sides and 4 angles, but its opposite sides are not parallel. What shape is it?

Accepted Answer

Trapezium

Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Rectangle

Question 27

What is the name of a 3D shape that has six square faces?

Accepted Answer

Cuboid

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Pyramid

Answer

Cone

Question 28

Which of the following shapes is a polygon?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Cone

Question 29

What is the name of a 3D shape with two circular faces and a curved surface?

Accepted Answer

Cylinder

Answer

Pyramid

Answer

Cube

Answer

Prism

Question 30

Which of the following shapes has the most vertices?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Quadrilateral

Answer

Pentagon

Question 31

What is the shape of a cross-section of a sphere?

Accepted Answer

Circle

Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Oval

Question 32

What is the name of a 3D shape with a circular base and a single vertex?

Accepted Answer

Cone

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Cylinder

Answer

Cuboid

Question 33

Which of these shapes has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Circle

Question 34

How many points meet together at each corner of a cube?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

12

Answer

16

Question 35

How many flat surfaces does a triangular prism have?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

5

Question 36

Which of these shapes has the most corners?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Pentagon

Question 37

A pentagon has how many sides?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

8

Question 38

Which of these shapes has all sides equal and all angles right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Trapezium

Question 39

How many corners does a triangular prism have?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 40

Which of these shapes is round and has no flat surfaces?

Accepted Answer

Sphere

Answer

Cone

Answer

Cylinder

Answer

Cuboid

Question 41

What is a shape made of two or more smaller shapes called?

Accepted Answer

Composite shape

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Square

Answer

Trapezium

Question 42

Which shape is always a regular polygon?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Trapezoid

Question 43

Which of the following properties is NOT unique to 2D shapes?

Accepted Answer

Volume

Answer

Number of sides

Answer

Number of vertices

Answer

Area

Question 44

Which of the following shapes is flat and has only two dimensions?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Cube

Answer

Cylinder

Question 45

How many corners does a square have?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

6

Question 46

What special feature do all cylinders have?

Accepted Answer

Two flat circular ends

Answer

Two perpendicular flat ends

Answer

No flat ends

Answer

No circular ends

Question 47

How many flat surfaces can you find on a triangular prism?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

8

Question 48

What is the shape of a sphere?

Accepted Answer

Curved

Answer

Flat

Answer

Sharp

Answer

Straight

Question 49

Which of these classifies shapes based on the number of dimensions they have?

Accepted Answer

2D and 3D

Answer

Polygons and non-polygons

Answer

Regular and irregular

Answer

Convex and concave

Question 50

Which of these 2D shapes has the most corners (vertices)?

Accepted Answer

Heptagon

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Pentagon

Question 51

Which shape is both a polygon (a flat shape with straight sides) and a quadrilateral (a shape with 4 sides)?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Circle

Answer

Cylinder

Question 52

How many sides does a dodecahedron have?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

20

Question 53

Which of these is NOT a flat shape (net) that can be folded to create a cube?

Accepted Answer

A circle and a rectangle

Answer

A square and two rectangles

Answer

Six squares

Answer

Two triangles and a square

Question 54

How many straight sides does a hexagon have?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

5

Answer

7

Question 55

Which of these shapes has a square base and triangular faces?

Accepted Answer

Pyramid

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Cube

Answer

Cone

Question 56

What is the shape of the ends of a cylinder?

Accepted Answer

Circle

Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Rectangle

Question 57

Which of these shapes has all sides equal?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Trapezoid

Answer

Parallelogram

Answer

Kite

Question 58

Which of these shapes has two flat circular ends and a curved side?

Accepted Answer

Cylinder

Answer

Cone

Answer

Sphere

Answer

Pyramid