Let’s solve this step by step! The task is to
count the faces of each 3D shape and circle the correct number from the options given.
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🔷 1. Rectangular Prism (Box Shape)
- This is a standard 3D box.
- It has:
- Front face
- Back face
- Top face
- Bottom face
- Left face
- Right face
✔ Total = 6 faces
➡️ Circle:
6
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🔷 2. Cylinder
- A cylinder has:
-
Top circular face
-
Bottom circular face
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One curved side surface — but in early math education (especially for kids), the “curved surface” is often counted as
one face, even though technically it’s not flat.
📌 In most elementary school worksheets like this one, a cylinder is taught to have
3 faces: top, bottom, and side.
Wait — let’s check the options:
2, 4, 5
Hmm… that doesn’t include 3.
But look again — sometimes in very basic levels, they
only count the flat faces — so just the top and bottom.
✔ So if we count only the
flat faces, it’s
2.
➡️ Circle:
2
*(Note: Some curricula teach 3 faces including the curved surface, but since 3 isn’t an option here, and 2 is, we go with 2 for this worksheet.)*
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🔷 3. Cone
- A cone has:
-
One flat circular base
-
One curved surface (which may or may not be counted as a face)
Again, in early education:
- Often only the
base is counted as a face →
1 face
- Sometimes the curved surface is also counted →
2 faces
Options:
1, 3, 2
Since 1 is an option, and many kindergarten/1st grade worksheets count only the flat base as a “face”, we’ll go with:
✔ 1 face
➡️ Circle:
1
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🔷 4. Square Pyramid (Pyramid with a square base)
- Base: 1 square face
- Sides: 4 triangular faces (one on each side of the square base)
✔ Total = 1 + 4 =
5 faces
Options:
7, 5, 6
➡️ Circle:
5
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🔷 5. Triangular Prism
- Two triangular bases (front and back)
- Three rectangular sides (connecting the triangles)
✔ Total = 2 + 3 =
5 faces
Options:
4, 8, 5
➡️ Circle:
5
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✔ Final Answers to Circle:
1. Rectangular Prism →
6
2. Cylinder →
2
3. Cone →
1
4. Square Pyramid →
5
5. Triangular Prism →
5
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🎉 You’re done! This worksheet helps kids learn to visualize and count faces on common 3D shapes — great for building spatial reasoning skills!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of math wizard worksheet.
