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Maths Quiz - Level 3-4 Shapes - Getting Started (Questions)

Explore basic shape ideas, from points and lines to polygons. Learn names, properties, and how we describe sides, angles, and symmetry before tackling trickier problems.

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Fascinating Fact:

The windows on some skyscrapers are arranged in repeating geometric patterns to make them strong and efficient.

In KS3 Maths, “Shapes — Getting Started” introduces key geometry ideas: points and lines, polygons, regular and irregular shapes, angle types, symmetry, and measuring perimeter and area.

Key Terms

Polygon: A flat shape made of straight line segments joined to form a closed figure.
Regular polygon: A polygon with all sides equal and all angles equal.
Line of symmetry: A line that divides a shape into two matching halves.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a polygon in KS3 maths?

A polygon is a 2D shape made from straight sides that join end to end to make a closed figure, such as triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagons.

How do I tell a regular polygon from an irregular one?

In a regular polygon, all sides and angles are equal. If either the sides or the angles are not all equal, the polygon is irregular.

What is the difference between perimeter and area?

Perimeter is the total distance around a shape’s boundary. Area is the amount of flat space the shape covers inside its boundary.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

What is the meaning of the word 'capacity'?

[ ]	The dimensions of an object
[ ]	The weight of an object
[ ]	The position of an object relative to the ground
[ ]	The amount of space inside a hollow 3-dimensional shape

2.

Why would you never talk about the capacity of a square?

[ ]	Because only round objects have a capacity
[ ]	Because squares are 2-dimensional objects
[ ]	Because squares are too difficult to measure
[ ]	Because squares are too small to have a capacity

3.

What word is commonly used for mass?

[ ]	Dimension
[ ]	Height
[ ]	Length
[ ]	Weight

4.

Which of the following might you find on a 'timetable'?

[ ]	Arrival and departure times of buses
[ ]	Number of cows in a field
[ ]	Number of times that the telephone rings
[ ]	Shopping days until Christmas

5.

Which of these cannot be measured against a continuous scale?

[ ]	The mass of a bag of potatoes
[ ]	The speed of a car
[ ]	The population of a town
[ ]	The temperature of a cup of tea

6.

Two lines that cross each other are said to what?

[ ]	Intersperse
[ ]	Interact
[ ]	Intersect
[ ]	Interrupt

7.

Two lines are ....... if they're at right angles to each other.

[ ]	perpendicular
[ ]	intersecting
[ ]	parallel
[ ]	cylindrical

8.

The surface enclosed within a 2-dimensional shape such as a square or a circle is called its what?

[ ]	Area
[ ]	Arena
[ ]	Circumference
[ ]	Volume

9.

The 'perimeter' is the distance around the outside of a 2-D object. What might this be called in the case of a circle?

[ ]	Circumference
[ ]	Curcumference
[ ]	Sircumference
[ ]	Surcumference

10.

Two lines that are equidistant and not intersecting are known as what type of lines?

[ ]	Geometric
[ ]	Parallel
[ ]	Simultaneous
[ ]	Straight

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Shapes

Maths Quiz - Level 3-4 Shapes - Getting Started (Answers)

1.

What is the meaning of the word 'capacity'?

[ ]	The dimensions of an object
[ ]	The weight of an object
[ ]	The position of an object relative to the ground
[x]	The amount of space inside a hollow 3-dimensional shape

The capacity of a drinking glass is the amount of water it can hold when it is absolutely full

2.

Why would you never talk about the capacity of a square?

[ ]	Because only round objects have a capacity
[x]	Because squares are 2-dimensional objects
[ ]	Because squares are too difficult to measure
[ ]	Because squares are too small to have a capacity

2-dimensional (sometimes written as 2-D) objects are flat and therefore they don't have a capacity

3.

What word is commonly used for mass?

[ ]	Dimension
[ ]	Height
[ ]	Length
[x]	Weight

'Mass' and 'weight' are often used interchangeably in maths questions

4.

Which of the following might you find on a 'timetable'?

[x]	Arrival and departure times of buses
[ ]	Number of cows in a field
[ ]	Number of times that the telephone rings
[ ]	Shopping days until Christmas

Timetables list events (such as train arrivals or school lessons) together with the time they will happen

5.

Which of these cannot be measured against a continuous scale?

[ ]	The mass of a bag of potatoes
[ ]	The speed of a car
[x]	The population of a town
[ ]	The temperature of a cup of tea

People are counted in whole numbers only. You can't have fractions of people

6.

Two lines that cross each other are said to what?

[ ]	Intersperse
[ ]	Interact
[x]	Intersect
[ ]	Interrupt

Americans call crossroads intersections. That's because at a crossroads two roads cross each other and so intersect

7.

Two lines are ....... if they're at right angles to each other.

[x]	perpendicular
[ ]	intersecting
[ ]	parallel
[ ]	cylindrical

The walls of a house are perpendicular to its floor

8.

The surface enclosed within a 2-dimensional shape such as a square or a circle is called its what?

[x]	Area
[ ]	Arena
[ ]	Circumference
[ ]	Volume

To calculate the area of a rectangle, multiply its length by its width

9.

The 'perimeter' is the distance around the outside of a 2-D object. What might this be called in the case of a circle?

[x]	Circumference
[ ]	Curcumference
[ ]	Sircumference
[ ]	Surcumference

The formula to calculate the circumference of a circle is ? radius²

10.

Two lines that are equidistant and not intersecting are known as what type of lines?

[ ]	Geometric
[x]	Parallel
[ ]	Simultaneous
[ ]	Straight

Parallel lines never 'converge'