Shapes that do not have volume (they are flat) are called two-dimensional (2D), e.g. the square and the circle. How many more two-dimensional shapes can you think of?
We have four sections of 11-plus Maths quizzes on shapes (Very Easy, Easy, Medium and Difficult) and this is our first and easiest. You should get all of these questions correct, so make sure you do before you move onto our next quiz. The third section (Medium) focuses on triangles and our hardest ones takes a look at quadrilaterals.
Do you have a favourite shape? Have you ever tried to draw an animal using just one or two shapes? It's fun! See if you can draw a pig using only circles. But before you get your pencils out, play this quiz.
TIP! A quadrilateral is a closed 2D-shape formed by four straight lines, e.g. a square.
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In maths, a 'point' is used to locate or position something
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This is the ONLY three-sided shape
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This is the best answer
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It's not a rectangle because its parallel sides are joined at right angles to each other
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The points on a circle are all at the same distance from its centre
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If the sides weren't all the same length, it would be called an 'irregular' pentagon. Polygons are closed shapes that have three or more straight sides: hexagon (6 sides), heptagon (7 sides), octagon (8 sides), nonagon (9 sides), decagon (10 sides). LEARN this stuff!
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If you are really interested, look up the other words in this question.The shape of the Earth is very close to that of an oblate spheroid
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The cube and the sphere are probably the commonest 3D shapes
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In maths it's called 'angle' NOT 'angel'. God knows why!
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In maths it's called a 'solid' shape. Did you know that 'solid geometry' is concerned with the study of 3D-space?
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