Important Question for Class 6

Mathematics
Chapter 5 – Understanding Elementary Shapes

Very Short Answer Questions 1 Mark

1. 1 mm = ____ cm
Ans: 0.1

2. Instrument used to measure angle is called_____.

Ans: Protractor

3. Standard unit for measuring angle is called ______ and is denoted by

______.
Ans: degree, 

4. 90.5 is called ____ angle.

Ans: Obtuse

5. 177 is called _____ angle.

Ans: Obtuse

6. The sum of angles of a quadrilateral is _______.

Ans: 360

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7. The diagonals of an isosceles trapezium are ______.
Ans: Equal

8. A sphere has _____ vertex and 0 edge.

Ans: Zero

9. Cube and cuboid have equal number of faces, vertices and edges. Say True
or False.
Ans: True

10. A triangular pyramid is called a ______.

Ans: Tetrahedron

Short Answer Questions 2 Marks

1. How many degrees are there in

(a) four right angles
Ans: four right angles  4  90  360 .
1
(b) 2 right angles
2

Ans:
1 1
2 right angles  2  90
2 2

5
  90  225
2

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2. How many degrees are there in between the clock hands when it displays
70 clock?

Ans:

It is 30 between any two numbers on the clock.

So, there are 7 divisions between 12 and 7.

Thus, total degrees  7  30  210

3. What is the condition for two triangles to be congruent?

Ans: Two triangles are said to be congruent if the corresponding sides and angles
of both triangles are equal to each other.

4. What is the perimeter of a triangle?

Ans: The sum of all three sides of a triangle is called the perimeter of a triangle.

5. Find the value of x 0 .

Ans: Sum of angles of a triangle  180 (By angle sum property of a triangle)

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8  35  x  180

43  x  180

x  180  43

x  137

6. Find angles of a triangle which are in ratio 4: 6: 8.

Ans: Let the angles be 4 x0 ,6 x0 ,8x0

4 x  6 x  8x  180 (Angle sum property of triangle)

18x  180

x  10

So, angles are 40 ,60 ,80

7. Name the solid objects for each of the 3D shape

(a) cone
Ans: Party hats, oil funnel, Ice cream cone

(b) cylinder

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Ans: Coke can, gas cylinder, electric cells

(c) cube
Ans: Rubix, dice, sugar and ice cubes

Short Answer Questions 3 Marks

1. Explain the various types of triangles considering the length of their sides.
Ans: On the basis of length of sides, there are three types of triangles:

(a) Equilateral triangle: It is a triangle in which all sides and all angles equal to
each other.

(b) Isosceles triangle: It is the triangle with two sides and two angles opposite to
the two sides are equal to each other.

(c) Scalene triangle: It has none of the sides or angles equal to each other.

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2. Explain the types of triangles considering the angles.
Ans: On the basis of angles, there are three types of triangles:

a. Acute angled triangle: Triangle in which all the three angles are acute (less than
90 ) X , Y , Z  90

b. Right angled triangle: Triangle in which one angle is 90 , B  90

c. Obtuse angled triangle: Triangle in which at least one angle is obtuse(greater

than 90 and less than 180 )

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Long Answer Questions 4 Marks

1. Say True or False

(a) Equilateral triangle, each angle measures 600 .
Ans: True

(b) A scalene triangle has two sides equal.

Ans: False, In scalene triangle none of the sides are equal.

(c) The angle opposite to equal sides of an Isosceles triangle are equal.
Ans: True

(d) In a right angled triangle, the sum of two acute angles is 180 .

Ans: False, the sum of two acute angles is \(90) .

2. The measure of two angles of a triangle are 720 and 550 . Find the measure of
the third angle.

Ans: Let A, B, C are the angles of a triangle

Let the required missing triangle be x 

A  B  C  180 (By angle sum property of triangle)

Thus,

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72  55  x  180

127  x  180

x  180  127

x  53

3. In ABC if 3A  4B  5C . Calculate A, B, C

Ans: let 3A  4B  5C  x

3A  x , 4B  x and 5C  x

x x x
 A  , B  and C 
3 4 5

x x x
   180 (by angle sum property of triangle)
3 4 5

1 1 1 
x      180
3 4 5

 20  15  12 
x    1802
 60 

 47 
x    180
 60 

180  60
x   229.78
47

x x x
So, A   76.5 , B   57.4 , C   45.9
3 4 5

4. Explain the following:

(a) Convex quadrilateral

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Ans: Quadrilateral which has each of the interior angles less than 180 is called a
convex quadrilateral.

(b) Concave quadrilateral

Ans: Quadrilateral which has each of the interior angles greater than 180 is called
a concave quadrilateral.

Long Answer Questions 5 Marks

1. Define the following:

(a) Acute angle

Ans: Acute angle: Angle which is less than 90 is called an acute angle

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(b) Right angle
Ans: Right angle: Angle which is equal to 90 is called a right triangle.

(c) Obtuse angle

Ans: Obtuse angle: Angle greater than 90 and less than 180 is called an obtuse
angle.

(d) Straight angle

Ans: Straight angle: Angle equal to 180 is called a straight angle.

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(e) Complete angle
Ans: Complete angle: Angle equal to 360 is called a complete angle.

(f) Zero angle

Ans: Zero angle: Angle equal to 0 is called a zero angle.

2. State the type of angle

(a)
Ans: Straight angle

(b)
Ans: Right angle

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(c)
Ans: Obtuse angle

(d)
Ans: Zero angle

(e)
Ans: Acute angle

(f)

Ans: Reflex angle

3. Explain the difference between Square and Rectangle.

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Ans: The differences are:

Square Rectangle

All sides are equal. Only opposite sides are equal.

4. Explain similarity between Rhombus and Parallelogram.

Ans: The similarity is:
 Both Rhombus and Parallelogram have two pairs of parallel sides.

 Both Rhombus and Parallelogram diagonal bisect each other.

Parallelogram Rhombus

5. Say True or False

(a) Parallelogram has both the diagonals equal.

Ans: True

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(b) The diagonals of a rectangle are perpendicular to each other.
Ans: False

(c) A square is also a parallelogram.

Ans: True

(d) The diagonals of a rhombus are equal.

Ans: True

6. Write the number of faces, edges and vertices of

(a) Square based pyramid

Ans: Square based pyramid

Faces  5 ( 4 triangular, 1 square)

Edges  8
Vertices  1

(b) Triangular based prism

Triangular based prism

Faces  5
Edges  9

Vertices  6

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