Explore, recognise and compare three more 3D shapes | Maths

Starter quiz

Which of these is a cone?
- A
- B ✓
- C
Which of these is NOT a cylinder?
- A
- B
- C
- D ✓
True or False?
- True
- False ✓
Who is describing this shape?
- Aisha
- Jacob
- Sam ✓
Part of the 3D shape is hidden. Which of these shapes must it be?
- A
- B
- C ✓
Part of the 3D shape is hidden. Which of these shapes must it be?
- cylinder
- cone ✓
- sphere

Which of these shapes is a cuboid?
- A
- B
- C
- D ✓
Which object is a similar shape to this?
- A
- B ✓
- C
What is the missing part of the sentence?
- a different
- the same ✓
- a similar
Which 3D shapes have been used to build this tower?
- pyramids
- cuboids ✓
- cubes
Which 3D shapes have been used to build this tower?
- cylinders
- cones ✓
- cuboids ✓
- cubes ✓
Part of the 3D shape is hidden. What could the shape be?
- cube ✓
- pyramid
- cuboid ✓

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Recognise similar shaped objects and be able to explain how they are similar.
A cuboid is shaped like a box.
A cube is a special cuboid that has all faces the same size.
A pyramid always has some triangle faces and a base that might be a different shape.

Children might mix up words that sound alike e.g. cube and cuboid.

Allow additional practice for children to name shapes throughout the day, particularly those that are familiar within their environment.

Similar - When one thing is like something else.
Cuboid - A 3D shape with six rectangular faces.
Cube - A 3D shape with six identical faces.
Pyramid - A 3D shape with one vertex, some triangular faces and a base that might be a different shape.