Shape and Space
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How many sides does a triangle have?
- A2
- B3✓
- C4
- D5
Answer: A triangle has 3 sides.
How many sides does a square have?
- A3
- B4✓
- C5
- D6
Answer: A square has 4 sides of equal length.
What is the sum of angles in a triangle?
- A90 degrees
- B360 degrees
- C270 degrees
- D180 degrees✓
Answer: The sum of angles in any triangle is 180 degrees.
How many vertices (corners) does a cube have?
- A6
- B8✓
- C10
- D12
Answer: A cube has 8 vertices (corners).
What is the perimeter of a square with sides of 5 cm?
- A10 cm
- B15 cm
- C25 cm
- D20 cm✓
Answer: Perimeter = 4 × side length = 4 × 5 = 20 cm.
What is the area of a rectangle with length 8 cm and width 5 cm?
- A40 cm²✓
- B26 cm²
- C64 cm²
- D13 cm²
Answer: Area = length × width = 8 × 5 = 40 cm².
How many faces does a cube have?
- A4
- B6✓
- C8
- D12
Answer: A cube has 6 faces (each is a square).
How many edges does a cube have?
- A6
- B8
- C12✓
- D14
Answer: A cube has 12 edges.
What is the perimeter of a triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm?
- A12 cm✓
- B9 cm
- C15 cm
- D20 cm
Answer: Perimeter = 3 + 4 + 5 = 12 cm.
How many right angles are in a rectangle?
- A1
- B2
- C3
- D4✓
Answer: A rectangle has 4 right angles (90 degrees each).
What shape has no sides and no corners?
- ATriangle
- BPentagon
- CSquare
- DCircle✓
Answer: A circle is a curved shape with no straight sides or corners.
How many sides does a pentagon have?
- A4
- B5✓
- C6
- D7
Answer: A pentagon has 5 sides.
How many sides does a hexagon have?
- A5
- B6✓
- C7
- D8
Answer: A hexagon has 6 sides.
What is the area of a triangle with base 6 cm and height 4 cm?
- A12 cm²✓
- B10 cm²
- C24 cm²
- D15 cm²
Answer: Area = 1/2 × base × height = 1/2 × 6 × 4 = 12 cm².
How many degrees are in a right angle?
- A45
- B90✓
- C180
- D360
Answer: A right angle is 90 degrees.
What is the sum of all angles in a square?
- A360 degrees✓
- B270 degrees
- C180 degrees
- D450 degrees
Answer: All angles in a square are 90 degrees. 4 × 90 = 360 degrees.
A square has a side of 7 cm. What is its area?
- A35 cm²
- B64 cm²
- C28 cm²
- D49 cm²✓
Answer: Area of square = side × side = 7 × 7 = 49 cm².
How many faces does a triangular prism have?
- A3
- B4
- C5✓
- D6
Answer: A triangular prism has 5 faces (2 triangles and 3 rectangles).
What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 10 m and width 6 m?
- A32 m✓
- B64 m
- C60 m
- D16 m
Answer: Perimeter = 2 × (length + width) = 2 × (10 + 6) = 2 × 16 = 32 m.
How many degrees is a straight angle?
- A90
- B180✓
- C270
- D360
Answer: A straight angle is 180 degrees.
A circle has a radius of 5 cm. What is its diameter?
- A25 cm
- B5 cm
- C15 cm
- D10 cm✓
Answer: Diameter = 2 × radius = 2 × 5 = 10 cm.
How many degrees in a full rotation?
- A90
- B180
- C270
- D360✓
Answer: A full rotation is 360 degrees.
A triangle has two angles of 60 degrees each. What is the third angle?
- A40 degrees
- B90 degrees
- C30 degrees
- D60 degrees✓
Answer: Sum of angles = 180. 180 - 60 - 60 = 60 degrees.
What is the area of a rectangle with length 12 m and width 8 m?
- A20 m²
- B192 m²
- C40 m²
- D96 m²✓
Answer: Area = length × width = 12 × 8 = 96 m².
How many vertices does a rectangular pyramid have?
- A4
- B5✓
- C6
- D8
Answer: A rectangular pyramid has 5 vertices (4 on the base, 1 at the apex).
A rectangle has a perimeter of 30 cm and a length of 10 cm. What is its width?
- A20 cm
- B5 cm✓
- C15 cm
- D10 cm
Answer: The two lengths use 2 × 10 = 20 cm of the perimeter, leaving 30 - 20 = 10 cm for the two widths. Each width is 10 ÷ 2 = 5 cm.