Comparing Two Solid Figures Worksheet Download
The figures are limited to spheres, cylinders, rectangular and triangular prisms, and rectangular and triangular pyramids. The four statements always cover four different attributes - faces, edges, vertices and bases - so no choice can be ruled out by comparing it against another. A cylinder has 2 or 3 faces and a sphere 0 or 1 depending on which convention a textbook follows, so every statement on this sheet is checked against both and only the ones that come out the same either way are used. Sheet 1060 counts an attribute of a single solid; this one compares two.
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Comparing Two Solid Figures
Two solid figures are shown side by side and students choose which of four statements about their faces, edges, vertices and bases is true.
About this worksheet
Two solid figures are shown side by side and students choose which of four statements about their faces, edges, vertices and bases is true.
Student objectives
- Compare two solid figures by their attributes
- Count the faces, edges and vertices of a solid figure
- Know how many bases a prism and a pyramid have
- Judge whether a statement about two figures is true or false
Everyday practice
- Decide whether a can and a cereal box have the same number of flat sides
- Count the corners on a tent compared with a box
- Point out which packages roll and which have only flat faces
- Compare two blocks and say what makes them different