Level 3-4 Shapes - Getting Started

1. What is the meaning of the word 'capacity'?

   • The dimensions of an object
   • The weight of an object
   • The position of an object relative to the ground
   • The amount of space inside a hollow 3-dimensional shape

2. Why would you never talk about the capacity of a square?

   • Because only round objects have a capacity
   • Because squares are 2-dimensional objects
   • Because squares are too difficult to measure
   • Because squares are too small to have a capacity

3. What word is commonly used for mass?

   • Dimension
   • Height
   • Length
   • Weight

4. Which of the following might you find on a 'timetable'?

   • Arrival and departure times of buses
   • Number of cows in a field
   • Number of times that the telephone rings
   • Shopping days until Christmas

5. Which of these cannot be measured against a continuous scale?

   • The mass of a bag of potatoes
   • The speed of a car
   • The population of a town
   • The temperature of a cup of tea

6. Two lines that cross each other are said to what?

   • Intersperse
   • Interact
   • Intersect
   • Interrupt

7. Two lines are ....... if they're at right angles to each other.

   • perpendicular
   • intersecting
   • parallel
   • cylindrical

8. The surface enclosed within a 2-dimensional shape such as a square or a circle is called its what?

   • Area
   • Arena
   • Circumference
   • Volume

9. The 'perimeter' is the distance around the outside of a 2-D object. What might this be called in the case of a circle?

   • Circumference
   • Curcumference
   • Sircumference
   • Surcumference

10. Two lines that are equidistant and not intersecting are known as what type of lines?

    • Geometric
    • Parallel
    • Simultaneous
    • Straight

Quiz written by Colin King