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Maths Quiz - Shapes (Year 4) (Questions)

Shapes are all around us — from the triangles on road signs to the circles in wheels. Learning about them helps us understand space, design, and everyday objects.

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Fascinating Fact:

Cones make life tasty and safe such as ice cream cones for eating and traffic cones for road safety.

In KS2 Maths, pupils explore 2D and 3D shapes by learning their names, properties, and uses. Understanding edges, faces, and vertices helps children recognise patterns in the world around them and solve geometry-based problems with confidence.

Key Terms

Edge: The line where two faces of a 3D shape meet.
Vertex: A point where two or more edges meet.
Face: A flat or curved surface on a 3D object.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What are the main 3D shapes taught in KS2 Maths?

The main 3D shapes include cubes, cuboids, spheres, cones, cylinders, and pyramids. Pupils learn how to count their faces, edges, and vertices.

What is the difference between 2D and 3D shapes?

2D shapes are flat, like circles and squares, while 3D shapes have depth, such as spheres and cubes, and can be held or seen from different angles.

How do children learn about shapes in Year 4 Maths?

In Year 4 Maths, children use shape sorting, measuring, and drawing activities to identify and describe properties of shapes, building spatial reasoning skills.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

What is the name of all flat shapes with three or more straight sides?

[ ]	Triangle
[ ]	Polyhedron
[ ]	Polygon
[ ]	Heptagon

2.

How many sides does an octagon have?

[ ]	5
[ ]	6
[ ]	7
[ ]	8

3.

What is a seven sided polygon called?

[ ]	Heptagon
[ ]	Hexagon
[ ]	Pentagon
[ ]	Tetrahedron

4.

Which of these is a regular polygon?

[ ]	Rectangle
[ ]	Right angled triangle
[ ]	Square
[ ]	Circle

5.

What is the name of the triangle with all sides and all angles equal?

[ ]	Right angled triangle
[ ]	Isosceles triangle
[ ]	Equilateral triangle
[ ]	Pyramid

6.

Which of these describes an isosceles triangle?

[ ]	Triangle with 3 equal sides
[ ]	Triangle with 2 equal sides and 2 equal angles
[ ]	Triangle with 3 equal sides and 2 equal angles
[ ]	Triangle with 2 equal sides and 3 equal angles

7.

What is a polyhedron?

[ ]	A 3D shape where all faces are square
[ ]	A 3D shape where all faces are flat polygons
[ ]	A 2D shape where all angles are different
[ ]	A 2D shape with twelve sides

8.

What is the name given to the distance from the centre of a polygon or circle to one of the vertices?

[ ]	Circumference
[ ]	Diameter
[ ]	Radius
[ ]	Tangent

9.

What is the name given to a shape that has four faces all of which are equilateral triangles?

[ ]	Tetrahedron
[ ]	Polyhedron
[ ]	Prism
[ ]	Pyramid

10.

How many degrees in a right angle?

[ ]	60^o
[ ]	90^o
[ ]	180^o
[ ]	360^o

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

Maths Quiz - Shapes (Year 4) (Answers)

1.

What is the name of all flat shapes with three or more straight sides?

[ ]	Triangle
[ ]	Polyhedron
[x]	Polygon
[ ]	Heptagon

So triangles, squares, rectangles and pentagons are all polygons

2.

How many sides does an octagon have?

[ ]	5
[ ]	6
[ ]	7
[x]	8

To help remember this, think of an octopus with 8 legs

3.

What is a seven sided polygon called?

[x]	Heptagon
[ ]	Hexagon
[ ]	Pentagon
[ ]	Tetrahedron

A heptagon has 7 sides and a heptagram is a star with 7 points

4.

Which of these is a regular polygon?

[ ]	Rectangle
[ ]	Right angled triangle
[x]	Square
[ ]	Circle

A regular polygon has all sides equal

5.

What is the name of the triangle with all sides and all angles equal?

[ ]	Right angled triangle
[ ]	Isosceles triangle
[x]	Equilateral triangle
[ ]	Pyramid

An equilateral triangle has angles of 60^o at each of its corners

6.

Which of these describes an isosceles triangle?

[ ]	Triangle with 3 equal sides
[x]	Triangle with 2 equal sides and 2 equal angles
[ ]	Triangle with 3 equal sides and 2 equal angles
[ ]	Triangle with 2 equal sides and 3 equal angles

An isosceles triangle has 2 equal angles which are opposite to 2 sides of equal length

7.

What is a polyhedron?

[ ]	A 3D shape where all faces are square
[x]	A 3D shape where all faces are flat polygons
[ ]	A 2D shape where all angles are different
[ ]	A 2D shape with twelve sides

Cubes and cuboids are both polyhedrons

8.

What is the name given to the distance from the centre of a polygon or circle to one of the vertices?

[ ]	Circumference
[ ]	Diameter
[x]	Radius
[ ]	Tangent

The diameter is twice the radius

9.

What is the name given to a shape that has four faces all of which are equilateral triangles?

[x]	Tetrahedron
[ ]	Polyhedron
[ ]	Prism
[ ]	Pyramid

Tetrahedrons are similar to pyramids, but pyramids have 5 faces, one of which is a square

10.

How many degrees in a right angle?

[ ]	60^o
[x]	90^o
[ ]	180^o
[ ]	360^o

There are 360^o in a full turn so a quarter turn will be 90^o