Functional Skills Maths L1

Shape and Space

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  1. How many sides does a triangle have?

    • A2
    • B3✓
    • C4
    • D5

    Answer: A triangle has 3 sides.

  2. How many sides does a square have?

    • A3
    • B4✓
    • C5
    • D6

    Answer: A square has 4 sides of equal length.

  3. 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.

  4. How many vertices (corners) does a cube have?

    • A6
    • B8✓
    • C10
    • D12

    Answer: A cube has 8 vertices (corners).

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. How many faces does a cube have?

    • A4
    • B6✓
    • C8
    • D12

    Answer: A cube has 6 faces (each is a square).

  8. How many edges does a cube have?

    • A6
    • B8
    • C12✓
    • D14

    Answer: A cube has 12 edges.

  9. 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.

  10. How many right angles are in a rectangle?

    • A1
    • B2
    • C3
    • D4✓

    Answer: A rectangle has 4 right angles (90 degrees each).

  11. 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.

  12. How many sides does a pentagon have?

    • A4
    • B5✓
    • C6
    • D7

    Answer: A pentagon has 5 sides.

  13. How many sides does a hexagon have?

    • A5
    • B6✓
    • C7
    • D8

    Answer: A hexagon has 6 sides.

  14. 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.

  15. How many degrees are in a right angle?

    • A45
    • B90✓
    • C180
    • D360

    Answer: A right angle is 90 degrees.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. How many faces does a triangular prism have?

    • A3
    • B4
    • C5✓
    • D6

    Answer: A triangular prism has 5 faces (2 triangles and 3 rectangles).

  19. 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.

  20. How many degrees is a straight angle?

    • A90
    • B180✓
    • C270
    • D360

    Answer: A straight angle is 180 degrees.

  21. 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.

  22. How many degrees in a full rotation?

    • A90
    • B180
    • C270
    • D360✓

    Answer: A full rotation is 360 degrees.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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).

  26. 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.

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