2D Shape Names
I have 3 sides and 3 vertices. What shape am I?
A triangle
I look like a dice or a wooden block. All 6 of my faces are squares. What am I?
A cube
How many sides does a quadrilateral have?
4
A slice of pizza or a yield sign is usually the shape of a ______.
Triangle
I have 5 sides and 5 vertices. My name starts with a "P." What shape am I?
A pentagon
I look like a cereal box or a brick. I have 6 rectangular faces. What am I?
A rectangular prism
How many vertices does a triangle have?
3
A hard plastic pencil box often looks like a ________ prism.
Rectangular
I have 6 sides and 6 corners (vertices). What shape am I?
A hexagon
How many faces does a cube have?
6
If you see a "Stop Sign," how many sides does that shape (an octagon) have?
8
A soccer ball is a sphere, but the white and black patches on the ball are usually hexagons and ______.
Pentagons
Any shape with exactly 4 sides and 4 vertices belongs to this big group. What is the group name?
Quadrilaterals
This is the name for the "straight lines" where two faces meet on a 3D shape.
Edges
How many more sides does a hexagon have than a pentagon?
1 (Hexagon has 6, Pentagon has 5).
A standard piece of printer paper is which 2D shape?
Rectangle (a quadrilateral)
I am a special quadrilateral with 4 equal sides and 4 square corners. What shape am I?
A square
A rectangular prism has this many vertices (pointy corners).
8
True or False: A 2D shape is flat, while a 3D shape takes up space.
True
Which 3D shape would you use to describe a shoebox?
Rectangular prism