What shape is the slice?
Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Jun wraps a gift box with 6 flat rectangle faces. What solid is the gift box?
- Rectangular prism
- Cylinder
- Rectangular pyramid
Milo stacks four books into one tidy block with 6 flat rectangle faces. What solid is the stack?
Labeled sketch, not to scale: a stack of books shaped like a box, 24 cm long, 18 cm wide and 8 cm tall. Labeled sketch, not to scale: a stack of books shaped like a box, 24 cm long, 18 cm wide and 8 cm tall. 24 cm 18 cm 8 cm Not to scale - Rectangular pyramid
- Rectangular prism
- Cylinder
Noah imagines one flat cut through a gift box, parallel to its front. What shape is the slice?
Labeled sketch, not to scale: a box 11 cm long, 7 cm wide and 5 cm tall. The shaded cut is parallel to the front face, which is a rectangle 11 cm by 5 cm. Labeled sketch, not to scale: a box 11 cm long, 7 cm wide and 5 cm tall. The shaded cut is parallel to the front face, which is a rectangle 11 cm by 5 cm. 11 cm 7 cm 5 cm Not to scale - Circle
- Triangle
- Rectangle
Pia imagines one flat cut through the stack of books, parallel to the top. What shape is the slice?
Labeled sketch, not to scale: a box 22 cm long, 16 cm wide and 7 cm tall. The shaded cut is parallel to the top face, which is a rectangle 22 cm by 16 cm. Labeled sketch, not to scale: a box 22 cm long, 16 cm wide and 7 cm tall. The shaded cut is parallel to the top face, which is a rectangle 22 cm by 16 cm. 22 cm 16 cm 7 cm Not to scale - Triangle
- Rectangle
- Circle
Ren imagines one flat cut through an ice cube, parallel to one face. What shape is the slice?
Labeled sketch, not to scale: a cube 4 cm on every edge. The shaded cut is parallel to a face, which is a square 4 cm by 4 cm. Labeled sketch, not to scale: a cube 4 cm on every edge. The shaded cut is parallel to a face, which is a square 4 cm by 4 cm. 4 cm Not to scale - Triangle
- Circle
- Square
Zee builds a toy tower with a pyramid roof on a square base, then imagines a flat cut through the roof, parallel to its base. What shape is the slice?
Labeled sketch, not to scale: a pyramid whose base is a square 5 cm by 5 cm; the top point is above the middle of the base. The shaded cut is parallel to the base. Labeled sketch, not to scale: a pyramid whose base is a square 5 cm by 5 cm; the top point is above the middle of the base. The shaded cut is parallel to the base. 5 cm Not to scale - Square
- Circle
- Triangle
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Labeled sketch, not to scale
a box 18 cm long, 12 cm wide and 10 cm tall with one corner cut off. The shaded slice meets the 3 faces that meet at that corner, so its outline has 3 sides.
Ari imagines slicing one corner off a box with a single flat cut. The cut crosses 3 faces. What shape is the slice?
- Rectangle
- Triangle
- Circle
Labeled sketch, not to scale
a cube 5 cm on every edge with one corner cut off. The shaded slice meets the 3 faces that meet at that corner, so its outline has 3 sides.
Esme slices one corner off an ice cube (very carefully, it is slippery) with a single flat cut. The cut crosses 3 faces. What shape is the slice?
- Rectangle
- Triangle
- Circle
Jun imagines one flat cut straight down through the top point of a toy tower's roof. The cut crosses 3 faces. What shape is the slice?
Labeled sketch, not to scale: a pyramid with a rectangle base 8 cm by 6 cm, 9 cm tall; the top point is above the middle of the base. The shaded cut goes straight down through the top point and crosses the base and two triangle faces: 3 faces, so 3 sides. Labeled sketch, not to scale: a pyramid with a rectangle base 8 cm by 6 cm, 9 cm tall; the top point is above the middle of the base. The shaded cut goes straight down through the top point and crosses the base and two triangle faces: 3 faces, so 3 sides. 9 cm 8 cm 6 cm Labeled sketch: the top point is above the middle of the base. The shaded cut goes straight down through the top point and crosses the base and two triangle faces: 3 faces, so 3 sides. Not to scale. - Rectangle
- Triangle
- Circle
Luz imagines one flat cut straight down through the top point of a tower roof. The cut crosses 3 faces. What shape is the slice?
Labeled sketch, not to scale: a pyramid with a rectangle base 10 cm by 7 cm, 8 cm tall; the top point is above the middle of the base. The shaded cut goes straight down through the top point and crosses the base and two triangle faces: 3 faces, so 3 sides. Labeled sketch, not to scale: a pyramid with a rectangle base 10 cm by 7 cm, 8 cm tall; the top point is above the middle of the base. The shaded cut goes straight down through the top point and crosses the base and two triangle faces: 3 faces, so 3 sides. shaded cut: 3 faces, so 3 sides 8 cm 10 cm 7 cm The top point is above the middle of the base. The shaded cut goes straight down through the top point and crosses the base and two triangle faces. Not to scale. - Triangle
- Circle
- Rectangle