3D Shapes & Nets
9 free practice questions with explanations
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3D Shapes & Nets: example questions & answers
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How many faces does a cube have?
- A4
- B6✓
- C8
- D12
Answer: A cube has 6 square faces.
How many edges does a cube have?
- A6
- B8
- C12✓
- D24
Answer: A cube has 12 edges.
What is the net of a cube?
- AA circle
- B6 connected squares✓
- CA triangle
- D4 connected squares
Answer: A cube's net consists of 6 connected squares that fold into a cube.
A square-based pyramid has how many faces?
- A3
- B4
- C5✓
- D6
Answer: A square pyramid has 5 faces (4 triangular sides + 1 square base).
How many vertices (corners) does a cube have?
- A6
- B8✓
- C10
- D12
Answer: A cube has 8 vertices (corners).
What 3D shape has one circular base and one apex point?
- ACylinder
- BSphere
- CCube
- DCone✓
Answer: A cone has a circular base and tapers to a point.
A cuboid has dimensions 2 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm. What is its volume?
- A9 cm³
- B12 cm³
- C18 cm³
- D24 cm³✓
Answer: Volume = length × width × height = 2 × 3 × 4 = 24 cm³.
How many faces does a triangular prism have?
- A3
- B4
- C5✓
- D6
Answer: A triangular prism has 5 faces (2 triangular, 3 rectangular).
A solid is made of three cubes: two side by side on the floor, and one stacked on top of the left-hand cube. What shape do you see when you look at it from the front?
- ATriangle
- BSquare
- CRectangle
- DL-shape✓
Answer: The two cubes on the floor make a row of two squares, and the cube on top adds one square above the left-hand one. Together they form an L-shape.