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Shapes Around Us

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Show your working for Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
I have 5 faces, 6 corners and 9 edges. Which solid am I?
  1. A pentagonal prism
  2. A hexagonal prism
  3. A pentagonal pyramid
  4. A triangular prism
2.
How many edges does a hexagonal pencil (a hexagonal prism) have?
  1. 16
  2. 20
  3. 19
  4. 18
3.
The radius of a circle is 5 cm. What is its diameter?
  1. 10 cm
  2. 5 cm
  3. 12 cm
  4. 20 cm
4.
At 4 o’clock, what kind of angle do the hands of a clock make?
  1. An obtuse angle
  2. A right angle
  3. An acute angle
  4. No angle
5.
How many faces does a cube have?
  1. 12
  2. 6
  3. 4
  4. 8
6.
Gita rolls a die and 1 is on top. Which number is at the bottom?
  1. 6
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 3
7.
For a triangular pyramid, what is faces + corners − edges?
  1. 3
  2. 0
  3. 2
  4. 1
8.
A pyramid-shaped paperweight is shaped like which solid?
  1. A square pyramid
  2. A hexagonal prism
  3. A triangular pyramid
  4. A cube
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
How many more edges than corners does a square pyramid have?
10.
Write the number of faces, corners and edges of a sugar cube (a cube).
11.
A well has a radius of 85 cm. What is its diameter?
12.
What kind of angle do the clock hands make at 11 o’clock: acute, right or obtuse?
13.
Which has more edges, a brick (a cuboid) or a hexagonal pencil (a hexagonal prism)? How many more?
14.
Lata’s die shows 3 on top and 6 at the front. What numbers are at the bottom and the back?
15.
A pyramid has a triangle as its base. How many corners does it have?
16.
A coin has a diameter of 2 cm. What is its radius?
Section C — Word problems4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Compare a hexagonal prism and a pentagonal pyramid. (a) Write the faces, corners and edges of each. (b) Which has more faces? (c) Work out faces + corners − edges for both. What do you notice?
18.
Lata draws a circle with a compass opened to 4 cm. (a) What is the radius? (b) What is the diameter? (c) If Lata draws another circle with double the diameter, what is its radius?
19.
Say whether the clock hands make an acute, right or obtuse angle at 4 o’clock, 2 o’clock, 9 o’clock and 7 o’clock.
20.
Two dice show 4 and 6 on top. (a) What is on the bottom of each? (b) What is the total of all four numbers on the tops and bottoms?
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QAnswerWorking
1(d) A triangular prism—
2(d) 18a hexagonal pencil (a hexagonal prism): 8 faces, 12 corners, 18 edges
3(a) 10 cmthe diameter is double the radius
4(a) An obtuse angleless than a right angle is acute; more is obtuse
5(b) 6—
6(a) 6opposite faces of a die add up to 7
7(c) 24 + 4 − 6 = 2; it is 2 for every one of these solids
8(a) A square pyramid—
938 edges − 5 corners
106 faces, 8 corners, 12 edges—
11170 cm2 × 85
12Acute angle—
13A hexagonal pencil (a hexagonal prism), by 6a brick (a cuboid) 12, a hexagonal pencil (a hexagonal prism) 18
14bottom 4, back 1opposite faces add up to 7
154a triangle base with 3 triangles meeting at the top
161 cmhalf of 2
17(a) a hexagonal prism: 8, 12, 18; a pentagonal pyramid: 6, 6, 10; (b) a hexagonal prism; (c) 2 for both—
18(a) 4 cm; (b) 8 cm; (c) 8 cmthe diameter is double the radius
194: obtuse angle; 2: acute angle; 9: right angle; 7: obtuse angleright at 3 and 9; acute when the hands are close; obtuse when they are wider apart
20(a) 3 and 1; (b) 14each top and bottom pair adds up to 7