Q1. Define faces, edges and vertices of solid shapes. Q2. How many

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Define faces, edges and vertices of solid shapes.
How many faces, edges and vertices does a cuboid have? Draw and explain.
Does a cylinder have a vertex? How many curved or flat edges and faces does the
cylinder have?
What is net?
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There is a cuboid of
Draw its net.
What will be the shape of the net of the given figure?
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Which of these nets can be used to make a cube?
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Write true or false for the following statements:
(i) A cone has one vertex.
(ii)A sphere has one edge.
(iii) A sphere has a curved surface.
Draw an oblique sketch of a cuboid whose dimensions are
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How many cubes are used to form the following solid?
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Q11.
Using isometric dot paper draw isometric sketch of a cube whose sides are
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each.
Two cubes of sides
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dimensions of the resulting cuboid?
Three cubes of sides
each are placed on top of each other. What will be the
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each are placed side by side. What would be the
resulting shape and its dimensions?
If you give horizontal cut to cube, what type of cross – sections will you get?
A cube is cut in half form the middle. What will be the numbers of faces, edges
and vertices of each of the new solids thus formed?
What will be the top, side and front views of the following figure?
Write two examples for each of the following:
(i) Cone (ii) sphere and (iii) cuboid
Mention two solid geometrical figures which do not have any vertices.
What is the shape of base of a (i) cone (ii) cylinder? Draw and explain.
Explain basic difference between cube and cuboid.
Answers
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Faces: Flat surface of a solid shape are called its faces.
Edges: The line segments where two adjacent faces meet are the edges.
Vertices: Corners of a solid shape are its vertices.
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and
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A3.
No;
curved edges;
curved face and
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A net is a sort of skeleton outline in
flat faces
which when folded results in a
shape.
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(i) True (ii) False (iii) True
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Cuboid;
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Squares
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(i) Ice- cream cone, Joker’s cap
(ii) Ball, Globe
(iii) Box, Brick
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Cylinder, Sphere
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Cube is a six sided three dimensional figure in which all the faces are square, a
cuboids is the same except that some of the faces are rectangles.
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