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

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Shapes that do not have volume (they are flat) are called two-dimensional (2D), e.g. the square and the circle. Shapes that have volume are called three-dimensional (3D), e.g. the cube and the sphere.

This is an 'odd one out' style of quiz. You will need to use all your skills to work out which one of the answers is odd.

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Don't be the odd man out - do this quiz and have fun! See if you can get 10 out of 10.

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1.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Square
[ ]	Rectangle
[ ]	Circle
[ ]	Parallelogram

2.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Vertex
[ ]	Edge
[ ]	Point
[ ]	Face

3.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Rectangle
[ ]	Rhombus
[ ]	Oblong
[ ]	Trapezium

4.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Parallel
[ ]	Intersect
[ ]	Cross
[ ]	Cut

5.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Reflex angle
[ ]	Acute angle
[ ]	Right angle
[ ]	Obtuse angle

6.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Cylinder
[ ]	Cube
[ ]	Cuboid
[ ]	Square-based pyramid

7.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Square
[ ]	Trapezium
[ ]	Rhombus
[ ]	Rectangle

8.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Pentagon
[ ]	Hexagon
[ ]	Octagon
[ ]	Decagon

9.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Height
[ ]	Elevation
[ ]	Slope
[ ]	Altitude

10.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

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

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

1.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Square
[ ]	Rectangle
[x]	Circle
[ ]	Parallelogram

I hope you got this one right

2.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Vertex
[ ]	Edge
[x]	Point
[ ]	Face

'Point' can't normally be used to describe the properties of a shape

3.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Rectangle
[ ]	Rhombus
[ ]	Oblong
[x]	Trapezium

All the other shapes are parallelograms

4.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[x]	Parallel
[ ]	Intersect
[ ]	Cross
[ ]	Cut

'Parallel' means that two or more things, e.g. lines, do NOT cut, cross, or intersect

5.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[x]	Reflex angle
[ ]	Acute angle
[ ]	Right angle
[ ]	Obtuse angle

This is the only angle that CAN'T be used to construct a triangle: a reflex angle is an angle greater than 180° but less than 360°

6.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[x]	Cylinder
[ ]	Cube
[ ]	Cuboid
[ ]	Square-based pyramid

The cylinder is the only shape that uses curved shapes in its construction: the top and the base are circles and the wall of the cylinder is curved

7.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Square
[x]	Trapezium
[ ]	Rhombus
[ ]	Rectangle

Only one pair of sides is parallel

8.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[x]	Pentagon
[ ]	Hexagon
[ ]	Octagon
[ ]	Decagon

The pentagon has an odd number of sides (5), hexagon (6), octagon (8) and decagon (10)

9.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

[ ]	Height
[ ]	Elevation
[x]	Slope
[ ]	Altitude

All the other words have to do with height. 'Slope' tells you how much something slants upwards or downwards

10.

Which one of the following is the odd man out?

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

All the other words can be used to describe the properties of a given circle: this is not so for 'tangent'. A 'tangent' can be thought of as a line that touches a curve without crossing it