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Maths Quiz - Shapes (Easy) (Questions)

Just to remind you: shapes that do not have volume (they are flat) are called two-dimensional (2D), e.g. the square and the circle. Shapes that have volume are called three-dimensional (3D), e.g. the cube and the sphere.

This is an 'odd one out' style of quiz. In 11-plus non-verbal reasoning, odd ones out can be really tricky. In this maths quiz, things are a little simpler, but you still need to use all your skills to work out which one is odd.

Remember to take your time, read the questions carefully and eliminate any answers that are obviously not correct. If you get any wrong, don't worry. Read the helpful comment which appears once you've played the question and try again.

Don't be the odd man out - do this quiz and have fun! When you get 10 out of 10, move onto our next quiz on shapes.

1. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Square
[ ] Rectangle
[ ] Circle
[ ] Parallelogram
2. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Vertex
[ ] Edge
[ ] Point
[ ] Face
3. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Rectangle
[ ] Rhombus
[ ] Oblong
[ ] Trapezium
4. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Parallel
[ ] Intersect
[ ] Cross
[ ] Cut
5. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Reflex angle
[ ] Acute angle
[ ] Right angle
[ ] Obtuse angle
6. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Cylinder
[ ] Cube
[ ] Cuboid
[ ] Square-based pyramid
7. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Square
[ ] Trapezium
[ ] Rhombus
[ ] Rectangle
8. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Pentagon
[ ] Hexagon
[ ] Octagon
[ ] Decagon
9. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Height
[ ] Elevation
[ ] Slope
[ ] Altitude
10. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Diameter
[ ] Radius
[ ] Circumference
[ ] Tangent
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Maths Quiz - Shapes (Easy) (Answers)
1. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Square
[ ] Rectangle
[x] Circle
[ ] Parallelogram
I hope you got this one right
2. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Vertex
[ ] Edge
[x] Point
[ ] Face
'Point' can't normally be used to describe the properties of a shape
3. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Rectangle
[ ] Rhombus
[ ] Oblong
[x] Trapezium
All the other shapes are parallelograms
4. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[x] Parallel
[ ] Intersect
[ ] Cross
[ ] Cut
'Parallel' means that two or more things, e.g. lines, do NOT cut, cross, or intersect
5. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Reflex angle
[ ] Acute angle
[x] Right angle
[ ] Obtuse angle
This is the only angle with a single exact value; all the others can have a range of values
6. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Cylinder
[ ] Cube
[ ] Cuboid
[x] Square-based pyramid
All the others are prisms
7. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Square
[x] Trapezium
[ ] Rhombus
[ ] Rectangle
Only one pair of sides is parallel
8. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[x] Pentagon
[ ] Hexagon
[ ] Octagon
[ ] Decagon
The pentagon has an odd number of sides (5), hexagon (6), octagon (8) and decagon (10)
9. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Height
[ ] Elevation
[x] Slope
[ ] Altitude
All the other words have to do with height. 'Slope' tells you how much something slants upwards or downwards
10. Which one of the following is the odd man out?
[ ] Diameter
[ ] Radius
[ ] Circumference
[x] Tangent
All the other words can be used to describe the properties of a given circle: this is not so for 'tangent'. A 'tangent' can be thought of as a line that touches a curve without crossing it