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Math: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Shapes - Getting Started (Questions)

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The part of the middle school Math syllabus that is commonly called 'Shapes' also deals with measurements.

This quiz is getting you started on some of the words you will need for this section.

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

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

What word is commonly used for mass?

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

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

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

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

Two lines that cross each other are said to what?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Math: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Shapes - Getting Started (Answers)

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

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