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Properties of 3D shapes worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "properties of 3d shapes" — DfE statement G12. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
Properties of 3D shapes worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.How many edges does a triangular prism have?
- 2.How many vertices does a square-based pyramid have?
- 3.A cuboid has three different edge lengths: a length, a width and a height, all different from each other. How many rectangles make up its net in total?
- 4.A solid has 5 faces: one square face and four triangular faces, which all meet at a single point above the square. What is the name of this solid?
- 5.A packaging designer is told a box has 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices, and every face is a rectangle. To fit exactly onto a shelf, the designer needs to know whether the box must be a cube. Based only on this information, which solid must the box be?
- 6.A cylindrical drum and a cuboid box are being wrapped for a display. A shop assistant wraps only the flat faces of each item, not any curved surface. How many flat faces in total does the assistant wrap across both items?
- 7.A cuboid has a length, width and height that are all different from each other. How many planes of symmetry does it have?
- 8.A hexagonal prism lies on a table. A flat cut is made straight across it, at right angles to its length (so the cut is parallel to the two identical end faces). What shape is the cross-section?
- 9.In this question, a curved surface counts as a face. How many faces does a cone have?
- 10.A solid has 10 vertices and 15 edges. Using the formula F + V − E = 2, work out how many faces it has.
- 11.A cone is cut by a flat plane parallel to its circular base, partway up between the base and the apex. What shape is the cross-section?
- 12.How many vertices does a cuboid have?
- 13.A solid has 4 triangular faces, 4 vertices and 6 edges. What is the name of this solid?
- 14.A cube has all of its edges the same length. How many planes of symmetry does it have?
- 15.A square-based pyramid has a square base and four identical triangular sloping faces, with its apex directly above the centre of the base. How many planes of symmetry does it have?
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