4th SHAPES AROUND US QUESTION AND ANSWERS

 

Shapes Around Us – 

1. Q: Which city did Diksha visit during her summer holidays?
   A: Diksha visited Delhi.

2. Q: Name two monuments visited by Diksha.
   A: India Gate and Qutub Minar.

3. Q: What did Diksha use to make a model of India Gate?
   A: She used wooden blocks.

4. Q: What can we use to make models of buildings?
   A: We can use blocks and other materials.

5. Q: Name some parts of a building.
   A: Roof, pillars and base.

6. Q: Why do we use different shapes to make models?
   A: Different shapes help us represent different parts of a building.

7. Q: Which monument did Diksha try to make a model of?
   A: She tried to make a model of the Qutub Minar.

8. Q: How many storeys does the Qutub Minar have?
   A: It has 5 storeys.

9. Q: How many stairs does the Qutub Minar have?
   A: It has 379 stairs.

10. Q: Is the Qutub Minar a World Heritage site?
    A: Yes, it is a World Heritage site.

11. Q: What materials were used to make buildings earlier?
    A: Clay bricks, stone blocks and wood were used.

12. Q: Name two materials used for buildings today.
    A: Concrete blocks and hollow blocks.

13. Q: What is a net of a box?
    A: The flattened, open form of a box is called its net.

14. Q: What happens when we fold a box net along the dotted lines?
    A: It forms the box again.

15. Q: What is a prism?
    A: A prism is a 3D shape with two matching end faces.

16. Q: What is a pyramid?
    A: A pyramid is a 3D shape whose triangular faces meet at one point.

17. Q: Where do all the triangular faces of a pyramid meet?
    A: They meet at one point called the vertex.

18. Q: Name one type of prism.
    A: Triangular prism.

19. Q: Name another type of prism.
    A: Square prism.

20. Q: Name one type of pyramid.
    A: Square pyramid.

21. Q: Name another type of pyramid.
    A: Triangular pyramid.

22. Q: What are the three main parts used to describe a 3D shape?
    A: Faces, edges and corners.

23. Q: What is a face of a 3D shape?
    A: A face is a flat surface of a 3D shape.

24. Q: What is an edge?
    A: An edge is where two faces meet.

25. Q: What is a corner?
    A: A corner is a point where edges meet.

26. Q: How many faces does a cube have?
    A: A cube has 6 faces.

27. Q: How many edges does a cube have?
    A: A cube has 12 edges.

28. Q: How many corners does a cube have?
    A: A cube has 8 corners.

29. Q: Which 3D shape has one curved face and no edges or corners?
    A: A sphere.

30. Q: Which 3D shape has two flat faces, one curved face and two edges?
    A: A cylinder.

More Questions and Answers on Shapes

31. Q: What are the two main types of edges in shapes?
    A: Straight edges and curved edges.

32. Q: What is a straight edge?
    A: An edge that does not bend is called a straight edge.

33. Q: What is a curved edge?
    A: An edge that bends is called a curved edge.

34. Q: Which shape has only straight edges?
    A: A cube has only straight edges.

35. Q: Which shape has a curved surface?
    A: A cylinder has a curved surface.

36. Q: Which shape has no corners?
    A: A sphere has no corners.

37. Q: Which shape has no edges and no corners?
    A: A sphere.

38. Q: Which shape has one curved face?
    A: A cylinder has one curved face.

39. Q: How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
    A: A cylinder has two flat faces.

40. Q: How many curved faces does a cylinder have?
    A: A cylinder has one curved face.

41. Q: How many edges does a cylinder have?
    A: A cylinder has two curved edges.

42. Q: How many corners does a cylinder have?
    A: A cylinder has no corners.

43. Q: Which shape has two flat circular faces?
    A: A cylinder.

44. Q: Which shape has a single curved surface?
    A: A sphere.

45. Q: Does a sphere have any flat faces?
    A: No, a sphere has no flat faces.

46. Q: Does a sphere have any edges?
    A: No, a sphere has no edges.

47. Q: Does a sphere have any corners?
    A: No, a sphere has no corners.

48. Q: Which shape has six equal square faces?
    A: A cube.

49. Q: Are all the faces of a cube the same shape?
    A: Yes, all faces of a cube are squares.

50. Q: How many faces does a cuboid have?
    A: A cuboid has 6 faces.

51. Q: How many edges does a cuboid have?
    A: A cuboid has 12 edges.

52. Q: How many corners does a cuboid have?
    A: A cuboid has 8 corners.

53. Q: What shape are the faces of a cuboid?
    A: The faces are rectangular.

54. Q: Can a 3D shape have triangular faces?
    A: Yes, some 3D shapes have triangular faces.

55. Q: Which 3D shape has triangular faces meeting at one point?
    A: A pyramid.

56. Q: What shape is the base of a square pyramid?
    A: The base is a square.

57. Q: What shape are the side faces of a pyramid?
    A: The side faces are triangles.

58. Q: What shape are the two ends of a triangular prism?
    A: The two ends are triangles.

59. Q: What type of faces can a triangular prism have?
    A: It has triangular and rectangular faces.

60. Q: What is a 3D shape?
    A: A 3D shape is a solid shape that has length, breadth and height.

61. Q: What is a 2D shape?
    A: A 2D shape is a flat shape with length and breadth.

62. Q: Name a shape with three sides.
    A: A triangle.

63. Q: Name a shape with four sides.
    A: A quadrilateral.

64. Q: Name a four-sided shape with four equal sides.
    A: A square.

65. Q: Name a four-sided shape with opposite sides equal.
    A: A rectangle.

66. Q: How many sides does a triangle have?
    A: A triangle has 3 sides.

67. Q: How many sides does a square have?
    A: A square has 4 sides.

68. Q: How many sides does a rectangle have?
    A: A rectangle has 4 sides.

69. Q: How many corners does a triangle have?
    A: A triangle has 3 corners.

70. Q: How many corners does a square have?
    A: A square has 4 corners.

Angles – Questions and Answers

1. Q: What is an angle?
   A: An angle is formed when two lines or sides meet at a point.

2. Q: What is the point where two sides meet called?
   A: It is called a corner or vertex.

3. Q: What is a right angle?
   A: An angle that looks like the corner of a square is called a right angle.

4. Q: How many right angles does a square have?
   A: A square has 4 right angles.

5. Q: How many right angles does a rectangle have?
   A: A rectangle has 4 right angles.

6. Q: Does a triangle always have a right angle?
   A: No, a triangle does not always have a right angle.

7. Q: Can a triangle have one right angle?
   A: Yes, some triangles have one right angle.

8. Q: Can a triangle have two right angles?
   A: No, a triangle cannot have two right angles.

9. Q: Can a triangle have three right angles?
   A: No, a triangle cannot have three right angles.

10. Q: Can a four-sided shape have one right angle?
    A: Yes, a four-sided shape can have one right angle.

11. Q: Can a four-sided shape have two right angles?
    A: Yes, a four-sided shape can have two right angles.

12. Q: Can a four-sided shape have three right angles?
    A: Yes, a four-sided shape can have three right angles.

13. Q: Can a four-sided shape have four right angles?
    A: Yes, a rectangle and a square have four right angles.

14. Q: Which shape has all four angles as right angles?
    A: A square has all four angles as right angles.

15. Q: Which other common shape has four right angles?
    A: A rectangle has four right angles.

16. Q: How can you check for a right angle?
    A: We can compare the corner with the corner of a square.

17. Q: Does every four-sided shape have four right angles?
    A: No, not every four-sided shape has four right angles.

18. Q: Does a square have equal angles?
    A: Yes, all four angles of a square are right angles.

19. Q: Does a rectangle have equal angles?
    A: Yes, all four angles of a rectangle are right angles.

20. Q: How many right angles does a shape with all right-angled corners have?
    A: It depends on the number of its corners.

21. Q: Can a shape have one right angle?
    A: Yes, some shapes can have one right angle.

22. Q: Can a shape have two right angles?
    A: Yes, some shapes can have two right angles.

23. Q: Can a shape have three right angles?
    A: Yes, some four-sided shapes can have three right angles.

24. Q: Can a shape have four right angles?
    A: Yes, squares and rectangles have four right angles.

25. Q: What type of angle is found at the corners of a square?
    A: Right angles.

26. Q: What type of angle is found at the corners of a rectangle?
    A: Right angles.

27. Q: What should we look for when sorting shapes by angles?
    A: We should look for the number of right angles in each shape.

28. Q: What can we use to draw shapes and check their angles?
    A: We can use a dot grid.

29. Q: Can shapes with three sides have a right angle?
    A: Yes, some three-sided shapes can have one right angle.

30. Q: Why are angles important when studying shapes?
    A: Angles help us identify and compare different shapes.

Circles – Questions and Answers

1. Q: What is a circle?
   A: A circle is a round, closed shape.

2. Q: Does a circle have sides?
   A: No, a circle does not have straight sides.

3. Q: Does a circle have corners?
   A: No, a circle has no corners.

4. Q: Does a circle have straight edges?
   A: No, a circle has a curved boundary.

5. Q: What kind of boundary does a circle have?
   A: A circle has a curved boundary.

6. Q: Is a circle a flat shape or a solid shape?
   A: A circle is a flat shape.

7. Q: Is a circle a 2D shape?
   A: Yes, a circle is a 2D shape.

8. Q: Is a circle a 3D shape?
   A: No, a circle is a 2D shape.

9. Q: Name one object that looks like a circle.
   A: A coin looks like a circle.

10. Q: Name another object that looks like a circle.
    A: A plate looks like a circle.

11. Q: What shape does a bangle look like?
    A: A bangle looks like a circle.

12. Q: What shape does a wall clock usually have?
    A: A wall clock is often circular.

13. Q: What shape does a round button have?
    A: A round button has a circular shape.

14. Q: What shape does a bicycle wheel have?
    A: A bicycle wheel is circular.

15. Q: What shape does a ball look like from the front?
    A: It looks circular from the front.

16. Q: Can we draw a circle using a compass?
    A: Yes, we can draw a circle using a compass.

17. Q: What is the middle point of a circle called?
    A: It is called the centre.

18. Q: What is the distance from the centre to the boundary called?
    A: It is called the radius.

19. Q: What is the line passing through the centre from one side to the other called?
    A: It is called the diameter.

20. Q: How many centres does a circle have?
    A: A circle has one centre.

21. Q: Are all points on the boundary of a circle equally far from the centre?
    A: Yes, all points are equally far from the centre.

22. Q: Is the boundary of a circle straight or curved?
    A: It is curved.

23. Q: Does a circle have a vertex?
    A: No, a circle has no vertex.

24. Q: Does a circle have a corner?
    A: No, a circle has no corner.

25. Q: Does a circle have a curved edge?
    A: Yes, its boundary is curved.

26. Q: Which shape has no corners and a curved boundary?
    A: A circle.

27. Q: Which is rounder, a square or a circle?
    A: A circle is round.

28. Q: How is a circle different from a square?
    A: A circle has a curved boundary and no corners, while a square has straight sides and four corners.

29. Q: How is a circle different from a triangle?
    A: A circle has no corners, while a triangle has three corners.

30. Q: How is a circle different from a rectangle?
    A: A circle has a curved boundary and no corners, while a rectangle has four straight sides and four corners.