Grade 2 · Math · Unit 8 of 9
Shapes
Sides, corners and faces
What your child practises
Describing shapes by their sides, corners (vertices) and faces, and spotting 3D shapes in real life.
New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Shape and Space: 2-D Shapes and 3-D Objects · describing 2-D shapes and 3-D objects by their attributes
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which one is a hexagon?
- rectangle
- hexagon
- pentagon
hexagon
Hint: A hexagon has 6 sides.
Question 2
Which 3D shape has no flat faces at all?
- cylinder
- sphere
- cube
sphere
Hint: A sphere is round all over, like a ball. It has no flat faces.
Question 3
A rectangle has 4 sides. How many are long sides?
- 4
- 1
- 2
2
Hint: A rectangle has 2 long sides and 2 short sides.
Question 4
A dice is shaped like a…
🎲- cone
- sphere
- cube
cube
Hint: Think about the faces. Is it round all over, or does it have flat faces?
Question 5
How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 6
- 4
- 10
6
Hint: A cube has a top, a bottom and 4 sides. 1 + 1 + 4 = 6 faces.
Question 6
How many sides does this shape have?
- 7
- 4
- 8
4
Hint: Touch each straight side and count. A rectangle has 4 sides.