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Maths Quiz - Year 2 Shapes - Comparing and Sorting (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Maths and Numeracy for children aged 6 and 7 in year 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with comparing and sorting common 2-D and 3-D shapes and everyday objects.

When talking about, comparing and sorting common shapes, Year 2 children will understand that they can use different words to describe their properties. They will use language such as sides, edges or vertices, corners and faces and recognise that some shapes have the same name but may look different.

This quiz will help your child to learn the language used to describe, compare and sort everyday, common shapes.

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1. This pattern is made up from...
[ ] squares
[ ] rectangles
[ ] triangles
[ ] circles
2. Tennis balls are...
[ ] cubes
[ ] cylinders
[ ] cones
[ ] spheres
3. Why might parking cones be shaped the way they are?
[ ] They look good in orange
[ ] They stack together easily
[ ] They fall over more easily
[ ] Drivers can't see them and get distracted
4. The sphere is different to the other shapes because...
[ ] It is at the end of the line
[ ] It is much smaller
[ ] You can drop it more easily
[ ] It is the only shape with one face
5. These pasta tubes are shaped like...
[ ] cuboids
[ ] cubes
[ ] cones
[ ] cylinders
6. Here are two sugar...
[ ] cubes
[ ] cones
[ ] spheres
[ ] cylinders
7. A lot of food packages are...
[ ] spheres
[ ] pyramids
[ ] circles
[ ] cuboids
8. This famous landmark is known as...
[ ] the spheres
[ ] the cuboids
[ ] the pyramids
[ ] the triangles
9. The windows in this building are..
[ ] spheres
[ ] triangles
[ ] cylinders
[ ] cones
10. Shapes which have height, width and depth, like any object in the real world, are known as what?
[ ] Plastic shapes
[ ] Three dimensional shapes
[ ] Flat shapes
[ ] Wooden shapes

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

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Maths Quiz - Year 2 Shapes - Comparing and Sorting (Answers)
1. This pattern is made up from...
[ ] squares
[x] rectangles
[ ] triangles
[ ] circles
Some of the rectangles have been turned to form the pattern
2. Tennis balls are...
[ ] cubes
[ ] cylinders
[ ] cones
[x] spheres
Lots of sports use balls which are spheres
3. Why might parking cones be shaped the way they are?
[ ] They look good in orange
[x] They stack together easily
[ ] They fall over more easily
[ ] Drivers can't see them and get distracted
Cones are also sturdy shapes which don't blow over easily
4. The sphere is different to the other shapes because...
[ ] It is at the end of the line
[ ] It is much smaller
[ ] You can drop it more easily
[x] It is the only shape with one face
All the other shapes have two or more faces
5. These pasta tubes are shaped like...
[ ] cuboids
[ ] cubes
[ ] cones
[x] cylinders
Food cans are also cylinders
6. Here are two sugar...
[x] cubes
[ ] cones
[ ] spheres
[ ] cylinders
The cubes stack together easily in the box
7. A lot of food packages are...
[ ] spheres
[ ] pyramids
[ ] circles
[x] cuboids
This helps them to be packed and stacked more easily
8. This famous landmark is known as...
[ ] the spheres
[ ] the cuboids
[x] the pyramids
[ ] the triangles
They are thousands of years old!
9. The windows in this building are..
[ ] spheres
[x] triangles
[ ] cylinders
[ ] cones
They fit together perfectly and also create hexagons!
10. Shapes which have height, width and depth, like any object in the real world, are known as what?
[ ] Plastic shapes
[x] Three dimensional shapes
[ ] Flat shapes
[ ] Wooden shapes
Flat or drawn shapes are known as two dimensional