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2-D shapes and 3-D solids – practice for Years 1–3

Sample questions on 2-D shapes and 3-D solids with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Maths
Year
Years 1–3
Curriculum area
Geometry and measures

Question types: Name the shape or solid

Rule: 2-D shapes and 3-D solids

Plane shapes are flat (square, circle, triangle). Solids take up space (cube, sphere, cylinder).

A cube has 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices.

Example: A ball is a sphere, a sugar cube is a cube, a tin is a cylinder.

Watch out: A circle is flat and a sphere is not: a circle is the outline of a coin, a sphere is a ball.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    What is this flat shape called?

    1. A) cube
    2. B) cuboid
    3. C) triangle
    4. D) circle
    5. E) square
    Show the solution
    Answer: C) triangle

    How it works: Triangle: three sides and three corners.

  2. Question 2 Normal

    What is this flat shape called?

    1. A) hexagon
    2. B) sphere
    3. C) cylinder
    4. D) circle
    5. E) cube
    Show the solution
    Answer: D) circle

    How it works: Circle: it is round, with no corners.

  3. Question 3 Hard

    What is this flat shape called?

    1. A) circle
    2. B) cube
    3. C) cuboid
    4. D) pentagon
    5. E) sphere
    Show the solution
    Answer: A) circle

    How it works: Circle: it is round, with no corners.

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