3.1.1
Types of 3D Shapes
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3D Shapes
3D shapes are made up of different 2D shapes.
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Cubes
- A cube is made up of 6 squares.
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Cuboids
- A cuboid is made up of 6 rectangles.

Square-based pyramid
- A square-based pyramid is made up of 1 square and 4 triangles.

Other pyramids
- You can have pyramids with other shaped bases.
- A triangular-based pyramid has a triangle base.
- A square-based pyramid has a square base.
- A hexagonal-based pyramid has a hexagonal base.
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1.1Number & Place Value
1.2Addition & Subtraction
1.3Multiplication & Division
2Year 5 - Measurement
2.2Perimeter & Area
2.3Time
3Year 5 - Geometry
3.1Properties of 3D Shapes
3.2Properties of 2D Shapes
3.4Position & Direction
4Year 5 - Statistics
5Year 6 - Number
5.1Number & Place Value
5.2Multiplication & Division
5.3Mental Maths
5.4Order of Operations
5.5Problem Solving
5.6Fractions & Decimals
6Year 6 - Ratio & Proportion
6.2Percentages
6.3Scale
7Year 6 - Algebra
7.2Missing Number Problems
8Year 6 - Measurement
8.1Problem Solving
8.2Unit Conversion
8.3Perimeter, Area & Volume
8.4Angles
8.5Circles
8.6Coordinate Grids
9Year 6 - Statistics
9.1Displaying Data
9.2Averages
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1Year 5 - Number
1.1Number & Place Value
1.2Addition & Subtraction
1.3Multiplication & Division
2Year 5 - Measurement
2.2Perimeter & Area
2.3Time
3Year 5 - Geometry
3.1Properties of 3D Shapes
3.2Properties of 2D Shapes
3.4Position & Direction
4Year 5 - Statistics
5Year 6 - Number
5.1Number & Place Value
5.2Multiplication & Division
5.3Mental Maths
5.4Order of Operations
5.5Problem Solving
5.6Fractions & Decimals
6Year 6 - Ratio & Proportion
6.2Percentages
6.3Scale
7Year 6 - Algebra
7.2Missing Number Problems
8Year 6 - Measurement
8.1Problem Solving
8.2Unit Conversion
8.3Perimeter, Area & Volume
8.4Angles
8.5Circles
8.6Coordinate Grids
9Year 6 - Statistics
9.1Displaying Data
9.2Averages
Practice questions on Types of 3D Shapes
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- 1Select the correct statement:True / false
- 2What 2D shapes are a square-based pyramid made up of?Multiple choice
- 3What 2D shapes are a cuboid made up of?Multiple choice
- 4What 2D shapes are a cube made up of?Multiple choice
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