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2D and 3D shapes quiz for kids
Name the shape, count the sides!
10 multiple-choice questions, with the answer explained after each one.
Answer each question, see why, and beat your best score.
All 10 questions and answers
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- What is this shape called?
- Hexagon
- Heptagon
- Pentagon
- Octagon
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Hexagon. A hexagon has 6 sides, like a honeycomb cell.
- What is this shape called?
- Pentagon
- Square
- Hexagon
- Triangle
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Pentagon. A pentagon has 5 sides.
- What is this shape called?
- Octagon
- Decagon
- Hexagon
- Circle
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Octagon. An octagon has 8 sides, like a stop sign.
- What is this 3D shape called?
- Cuboid
- Pyramid
- Cube
- Square
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Cube. A cube has 6 square faces.
- What is this 3D shape called?
- Sphere
- Prism
- Cylinder
- Cone
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Cylinder. A cylinder has two circular faces and one curved surface.
- What is this 3D shape called?
- Cylinder
- Triangle
- Cone
- Pyramid
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Cone. A cone has one circular face and a point (apex).
- What is this 3D shape called?
- Cylinder
- Hemisphere
- Sphere
- Circle
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Sphere. A sphere is perfectly round, like a ball.
- How many faces does a cube have?
- 6
- 4
- 8
- 12
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6. Top, bottom, front, back, left and right.
- How many corners (vertices) does a cube have?
- 6
- 8
- 12
- 4
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8. Four on top and four on the bottom.
- How many sides does a triangle have?
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 4
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3. 'Tri' means three.
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