KS1 Everyday Shapes | Recognise and Name Shapes of Objects

Back to Maths

Maths Quiz - Year 1 Shapes - Everyday Objects (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Maths and Numeracy for children aged 5 and 6 in year 1. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with relating shapes to everyday objects.

When talking about shapes, Year 1 children will begin to realise that some of the objects in the everyday world around them are similar to some of the shapes they have learnt about. They should be able to recognise that some everyday objects have particular shapes and may, for example, relate a box of cereal to a cuboid or relate a window to an oblong.

To see a larger image, click on the picture.

What shape is this window?

[ ]	Square
[ ]	Circle
[ ]	Triangle
[ ]	Oblong

What shape is on top of this building?

[ ]	Cube
[ ]	Oblong
[ ]	Pyramid
[ ]	Sphere

These marbles are...

[ ]	Circles
[ ]	Spheres
[ ]	Cubes
[ ]	Cuboids

What shape is the letterbox?

[ ]	An oblong
[ ]	A sphere
[ ]	A square
[ ]	A triangle

Our planet is a...

[ ]	Round
[ ]	Square
[ ]	Circle
[ ]	Sphere

What shape is a cereal box?

[ ]	A sphere
[ ]	A square
[ ]	A rectangle
[ ]	A cuboid

What shape is this road sign?

[ ]	A square
[ ]	A cube
[ ]	A triangle
[ ]	A sphere

These swimming pool tiles are...

[ ]	Spheres
[ ]	Triangles
[ ]	Circles
[ ]	Squares

What shape are these buildings?

[ ]	Spheres
[ ]	Pyramids
[ ]	Cubes
[ ]	Circles

10.

What shape are these building blocks?

[ ]	Spheres
[ ]	Cubes
[ ]	Pyramids
[ ]	Squares

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - 2D and 3D shapes

Maths Quiz - Year 1 Shapes - Everyday Objects (Answers)

What shape is this window?

[ ]	Square
[x]	Circle
[ ]	Triangle
[ ]	Oblong

This is a round window!

What shape is on top of this building?

[ ]	Cube
[ ]	Oblong
[x]	Pyramid
[ ]	Sphere

It is a pyramid made from glass

These marbles are...

[ ]	Circles
[x]	Spheres
[ ]	Cubes
[ ]	Cuboids

They are spheres and so roll really well

What shape is the letterbox?

[x]	An oblong
[ ]	A sphere
[ ]	A square
[ ]	A triangle

Oblongs have two pairs of sides and 4 90 degree angles

Our planet is a...

[ ]	Round
[ ]	Square
[ ]	Circle
[x]	Sphere

Most planets are considered to be spheres

What shape is a cereal box?

[ ]	A sphere
[ ]	A square
[ ]	A rectangle
[x]	A cuboid

Lots of foods are stored in cuboid-shaped boxes!

What shape is this road sign?

[ ]	A square
[ ]	A cube
[x]	A triangle
[ ]	A sphere

Lots of warning signs are triangular

These swimming pool tiles are...

[ ]	Spheres
[ ]	Triangles
[ ]	Circles
[x]	Squares

Squares fit together easily to make patterns

What shape are these buildings?

[ ]	Spheres
[x]	Pyramids
[ ]	Cubes
[ ]	Circles

These are the famous pyramids in Egypt

10.

What shape are these building blocks?

[ ]	Spheres
[x]	Cubes
[ ]	Pyramids
[ ]	Squares

Cubes are good for stacking