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Lesson 2: Recognizing Triangular Prisms



 1. 

Use the shape below to answer the following questions.

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What type of shape is this?
a.
prism
c.
cylinder
b.
pyramid
d.
sphere
 

 2. 

What types of faces does this shape have?
a.
rectangles and triangles
c.
rectangles and squares
b.
squares and triangles
d.
rectangles and circles
 

 3. 

What is the name of this shape?
a.
triangular prism
c.
rectangular prism
b.
triangular pyramid
d.
rectangular pyramid
 

 4. 

Use the shape below to answer the following questions.

mc004-1.jpg
What type of shape is this?
a.
prism
b.
pyramid
c.
cone
d.
sphere
 

 5. 

What types of faces does this shape have?
a.
rectangles and trianlges
c.
squares and rectangles
b.
triangles and squares
d.
circles and rectangles
 

 6. 

Use the prism below to answer the following questions.

mc006-1.jpg
Which of the following statements is true?
a.
It has 3 rectangular faces.
c.
It has 3 triangular faces.
b.
It has 2 rectangular faces.
d.
It has 4 triangular faces.
 

 7. 

Which of these is possible?
a.
A triangular prism that has 2 triangular faces.
b.
A rectangular prism has 2 triangular faces.
c.
A square prism has 3 rectangular faces.
d.
A triangular prism has 4 rectangular faces.
 

 8. 

Which of these is NOT possible?
a.
A triangular prism has 3 rectangular faces.
b.
A rectangular prism has 4 rectangular faces.
c.
A square prism has 2 square faces.
d.
A triangular prism has 2 rectangular faces.
 

 9. 

Which of the following is true about a triangular prism?
a.
It has square faces.
c.
It has cirlcular faces.
b.
It has triangular faces.
d.
It has pentagonal faces.
 

 10. 

How are these shapes alike?
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a.
They are both pyramids.
c.
They both have rectangular faces.
b.
They both have triangular faces.
d.
They are both cylinders.
 



 
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