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Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Shapes in Real Life (Questions)

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When talking about shapes, children will begin to realize that some of the objects in the everyday world around them are similar to some of the shapes they have learned about. They should be able to recognize 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.

Can you recognize the shapes in these everyday objects?

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1. What shape is this window?
[ ] Square
[ ] Circle
[ ] Triangle
[ ] Oblong
2. What shape is on top of this building?
[ ] Cube
[ ] Oblong
[ ] Pyramid
[ ] Sphere
3. These marbles are...
[ ] Circles
[ ] Spheres
[ ] Cubes
[ ] Cuboids
4. What shape is the letterbox?
[ ] An oblong
[ ] A sphere
[ ] A square
[ ] A triangle
5. Our planet is a...
[ ] Round
[ ] Square
[ ] Circle
[ ] Sphere
6. What shape is a cereal box?
[ ] A sphere
[ ] A square
[ ] A rectangle
[ ] A cuboid
7. What shape is this road sign?
[ ] A square
[ ] A cube
[ ] A triangle
[ ] A sphere
8. These swimming pool tiles are...
[ ] Spheres
[ ] Triangles
[ ] Circles
[ ] Squares
9. What shape are these buildings?
[ ] Spheres
[ ] Pyramids
[ ] Cubes
[ ] Circles
10. What shape are these building blocks?
[ ] Spheres
[ ] Cubes
[ ] Pyramids
[ ] Squares
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Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Shapes in Real Life (Answers)
1. What shape is this window?
[ ] Square
[x] Circle
[ ] Triangle
[ ] Oblong
This is a round window!
2. What shape is on top of this building?
[ ] Cube
[ ] Oblong
[x] Pyramid
[ ] Sphere
It is a pyramid made from glass
3. These marbles are...
[ ] Circles
[x] Spheres
[ ] Cubes
[ ] Cuboids
They are spheres and so roll really well
4. 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
5. Our planet is a...
[ ] Round
[ ] Square
[ ] Circle
[x] Sphere
Most planets are considered to be spheres
6. What shape is a cereal box?
[ ] A sphere
[ ] A square
[ ] A rectangle
[x] A cuboid
Lots of foods are stored in cuboid-shaped boxes!
7. What shape is this road sign?
[ ] A square
[ ] A cube
[x] A triangle
[ ] A sphere
Lots of warning signs are triangular
8. These swimming pool tiles are...
[ ] Spheres
[ ] Triangles
[ ] Circles
[x] Squares
Squares fit together easily to make patterns
9. 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