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MCQs on Class 6 Maths Chapter 5: Understanding Elementary Shapes
Class 6 Mathematics students should refer to the following multiple-choice questions with answers for Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes in Class 6.
Class 6 Chapter 5: Understanding Elementary Shapes – MCQs with Solutions
1. What is the measure of a right angle?
A) 45°
B) 90°
C) 180°
D) 60°
Answer: B) 90°
Explanation: A right angle is exactly 90 degrees.
2. A triangle with all three sides equal is called:
A) Isosceles triangle
B) Scalene triangle
C) Equilateral triangle
D) Right triangle
Answer: C) Equilateral triangle
3. Which of these shapes has 3 sides?
A) Triangle
B) Rectangle
C) Pentagon
D) Hexagon
Answer: A) Triangle
4. A straight angle measures:
A) 90°
B) 45°
C) 180°
D) 360°
Answer: C) 180°
5. How many faces does a cube have?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 5
D) 8
Answer: B) 6
6. Which instrument is used to measure angles?
A) Compass
B) Divider
C) Protractor
D) Scale
Answer: C) Protractor
7. A polygon with 4 sides is called:
A) Pentagon
B) Triangle
C) Square
D) Quadrilateral
Answer: D) Quadrilateral
8. How many vertices does a cube have?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
Answer: B) 8
9. An angle more than 90° but less than 180° is called:
A) Acute
B) Right
C) Obtuse
D) Reflex
Answer: C) Obtuse
10. Which shape has all sides equal and all angles right?
A) Rectangle
B) Rhombus
C) Square
D) Trapezium
Answer: C) Square
11. What do we call a line that goes straight and never ends on both sides?
A) Line segment
B) Ray
C) Line
D) Arc
Answer: C) Line
12. A triangle with one angle 90° is called:
A) Acute
B) Right-angled
C) Obtuse
D) Equilateral
Answer: B) Right-angled
13. How many diagonals does a rectangle have?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 1
Answer: A) 2
14. A circle has:
A) Vertices
B) Edges
C) Only 1 side (curve)
D) Faces
Answer: C) Only 1 side (curve)
15. The longest chord of a circle is called:
A) Radius
B) Diameter
C) Arc
D) Tangent
Answer: B) Diameter
16. A cube has how many edges?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 14
D) 8
Answer: B) 12
17. How many lines of symmetry does a square have?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
Answer: B) 4
18. What is a line segment?
A) A line with arrows both sides
B) A part of a line with 2 endpoints
C) A curve
D) A ray
Answer: B) A part of a line with 2 endpoints
19. The measure of an acute angle is:
A) More than 90°
B) Equal to 90°
C) Less than 90°
D) More than 180°
Answer: C) Less than 90°
20. What shape is formed by joining three points not in a straight line?
A) Line
B) Triangle
C) Square
D) Circle
Answer: B) Triangle
21. Which figure has only one vertex?
A) Triangle
B) Cone
C) Cube
D) Cylinder
Answer: B) Cone
22. A figure with five sides is called:
A) Pentagon
B) Hexagon
C) Octagon
D) Square
Answer: A) Pentagon
23. Which of these is not a polygon?
A) Circle
B) Square
C) Triangle
D) Hexagon
Answer: A) Circle
24. The corner of a shape is known as:
A) Side
B) Face
C) Edge
D) Vertex
Answer: D) Vertex
25. How many edges does a cuboid have?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 6
D) 10
Answer: B) 12
26. What is the shape of the face of a cylinder?
A) Triangle
B) Square
C) Circle
D) Rectangle
Answer: C) Circle
27. Which of the following is a 3D shape?
A) Triangle
B) Circle
C) Cube
D) Square
Answer: C) Cube
28. The part of a circle between two points on its boundary is called:
A) Radius
B) Chord
C) Arc
D) Sector
Answer: C) Arc
29. Which figure has opposite sides equal and all angles right?
A) Square
B) Parallelogram
C) Rhombus
D) Rectangle
Answer: D) Rectangle
30. A line that starts at one point and goes endlessly in one direction is called:
A) Line segment
B) Line
C) Ray
D) Arc
Answer: C) Ray
31. The flat surface of a 3D shape is called a:
A) Vertex
B) Edge
C) Face
D) Line
Answer: C) Face
32. Which of these is not a quadrilateral?
A) Rectangle
B) Square
C) Triangle
D) Trapezium
Answer: C) Triangle
33. A shape that looks like a can is a:
A) Sphere
B) Cone
C) Cylinder
D) Cube
Answer: C) Cylinder
34. A figure with all sides of different lengths is called:
A) Equilateral triangle
B) Isosceles triangle
C) Scalene triangle
D) Right-angled triangle
Answer: C) Scalene triangle
35. Which shape has no vertex?
A) Square
B) Cube
C) Circle
D) Triangle
Answer: C) Circle
