Basic Geometry Pretest
11 Questions
| Attempts: 280
This is a pretest to assess knowledge of basic geometrical shapes, such as lines, polygons and 3D shapes.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
What is the area of a rectangle with side lengths of 2 ft and 4 ft?
- A.
8 ft
- B.
8 sq ft
- C.
12 ft
- D.
12 sq ft
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. 8 sq ft -
- 2.
What is the name of 6-sided polygon?
- A.
Quadrilateral
- B.
Octagon
- C.
Pentagon
- D.
Heptagon
- E.
Hexagon
Correct Answer
E. Hexagon -
- 3.
This is an example of what type of 3-dimensional shape?
- A.
Prism
- B.
Pyramid
- C.
Cube
- D.
Cylinder
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Prism -
- 4.
What is the formula for the perimeter (circumference) of this circle?
- A.
2π
- B.
4π
- C.
8π
- D.
16π
Correct Answer
B. 4π -
- 5.
Two lines that intersect at a 90 degree angle are called:
- A.
Obtuse lines
- B.
Parallel lines
- C.
Perpendicular lines
- D.
Skew lines
- E.
Line segments
Correct Answer
C. Perpendicular lines -
- 6.
A square pyramid has how many faces?
- A.
4
- B.
5
- C.
6
- D.
7
- E.
8
Correct Answer
B. 5 -
- 7.
The angles of a triangle add up to 360 degrees
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
They add up to 180 degreesRate this question:
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- 8.
An isosceles triangle has 3 sides of equal length
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
2 sides are equal in length
an equilateral triangle has all sides equalRate this question:
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- 9.
A triangular prism has 6 vertices (corners)
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 10.
What is the area of this triangle?
- A.
60 sq in
- B.
40 sq in
- C.
30 sq in
- D.
19 sq in
- E.
9.5 sq in
Correct Answer
C. 30 sq in -
- 11.
Two lines that never intersect are called _________________ lines.
Correct Answer
parallel
paralell
paralel
skew
skewedExplanation
If they're in the same (flat) plane, they're parallel
If not, they can be 'skew' - like a road that goes under another roadRate this question:
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