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
- Rectangular pyramid
- Cylinder
Kira's toy tower has a red roof with a rectangle base and 4 triangle faces that meet at one point. What solid is the roof?
Labeled sketch, not to scale: a roof with a rectangle base 6 cm by 4 cm and 4 triangle faces meeting at a top point. Labeled sketch, not to scale: a roof with a rectangle base 6 cm by 4 cm and 4 triangle faces meeting at a top point. 6 cm 4 cm Not to scale. - Rectangular prism
- Rectangular pyramid
- Cylinder
Luz drops an ice cube in a glass. The cube has 6 equal square faces. What solid is it?
Labeled sketch, not to scale: a cube 3 cm on every edge, with 6 equal square faces. Labeled sketch, not to scale: a cube 3 cm on every edge, with 6 equal square faces. Labeled sketch 3 cm 3 cm 3 cm cube cube 3 cm on every edge, with 6 equal square faces Not to scale. - Cylinder
- Cube
- 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 - Cylinder
- Rectangular pyramid
- Rectangular prism
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 - Triangle
- Circle
- Rectangle
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 - Circle
- Square
- Triangle
Tala imagines one flat cut through the roof of a toy tower, parallel to its base. What shape is the slice?
Labeled sketch, not to scale: a pyramid whose base is a rectangle 6 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 rectangle 6 cm by 5 cm; the top point is above the middle of the base. The shaded cut is parallel to the base. 6 cm 5 cm Not to scale - Triangle
- Circle
- Rectangle
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 - Triangle
- Square
- Circle
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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?
- Triangle
- Rectangle
- 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. - Triangle
- Circle
- Rectangle