3D Shapes

Look at the 3D shapes below.

Draw two lines from each shape to match it
to the correct name and description.

Cube 6 faces — all of

them are squares
of the same size.

Square‑based 9 faces — the

Pyramid 2 end faces are
heptagons.

Tetrahedron 4 faces — all of

(Triangle‑based them are triangles.
Pyramid)

5 faces — 4 are
triangles and one
Cuboid is a square.

6 faces — at
least 4 of them
Triangular Prism are oblongs.

5 faces — the
2 end faces are
Cone
triangles.

1 vertex and 2
Heptagonal Prism faces — one of the
faces is a circle.

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 3D Shapes
Look at the 3D shapes below.
Draw two lines from each shape to match it to the correct name and description.

2 faces — one of them

Sphere is a circle. The shape
has no vertices.

Octahedron
8 faces

Cylinder
7 faces — the
2 end faces are
pentagons.
Pentagon‑based
Pyramid

3 faces — the end

faces are circles.
Pentagonal Prism

1 face
Hemisphere

9 faces — 8 are
Octagon‑based
triangles and one
Pyramid
is a octagon.

6 faces — 5 are
triangles and one
is a pentagon.

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 3D Shapes
Answers
Look at the 3D shapes below.
Draw two lines from each shape to match it
to the correct name and description.

Cube 6 faces — all of

them are squares
of the same size.

Square‑based 9 faces — the

Pyramid 2 end faces are
heptagons.

Tetrahedron 4 faces — all of

(Triangle‑based them are triangles.
Pyramid)

5 faces — 4 are
triangles and one
Cuboid is a square.

6 faces — at
least 4 of them
Triangular Prism are oblongs.

5 faces — the
2 end faces are
Cone
triangles.

1 vertex and 2
Heptagonal Prism faces — one of the
faces is a circle.

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 3D Shapes
Answers
Look at the 3D shapes below.
Draw two lines from each shape to match it to the correct name and description.

2 faces — one of them

Sphere is a circle. The shape
has no vertices.

Octahedron
8 faces

Cylinder
7 faces — the
2 end faces are
pentagons.
Pentagon‑based
Pyramid

3 faces — the end

faces are circles.
Pentagonal Prism

1 face
Hemisphere

9 faces — 8 are
Octagon‑based
triangles and one
Pyramid
is a octagon.

6 faces — 5 are
triangles and one
is a pentagon.

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