Chapter 4 Study of 3-D Figures

Multiple Choice Section

1. Which of the following is a right pyramid?

I. II. III. IV.

A. II only
B. III only
C. II, III and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV

2. If O is the foot of perpendicular of the vertex V of a nonagonal pyramid, find the angle between
the straight line VO and the base.
A. 17
B. 20
C. 90
D. 180

3. Which of the following are correct?

I. The base of a right triangular pyramid is a triangle.
II. The lateral face of a right rectangular pyramid is a triangle.
III. The lateral face of a right regular pentagonal pyramid is a regular pentagon.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I, II and III

4. How many planes of reflection are there in a right regular 21 -gonal pyramid?
A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
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5. How many planes of reflection are there in a right regular 19 -gonal prism?
A. 19
B. 20
C. 21
D. 22

6. If a solid has 8-fold rotational symmetry about the axis PQ, what should be the smallest angle of
rotation of the solid about the axis PQ in order to coincide with itself?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 40
D. 45

7. A right pyramid with a regular polygonal base has 9-fold rotational symmetry about the axis
which passes through the vertex and the foot of perpendicular of the vertex. How many sides are
there in the base of this pyramid?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11

8. How many axes of rotation are there in a right regular nonagonal prism?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10

9. The figure shows a regular tetrahedron. If it is cut along the grey edges, what is the net of the
solid?

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 A.

B.

C.

D.

10. The figure shows a right regular pentagonal prism. If it is cut along the grey edges, what is the
net of the solid?

A.

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 B.

C.

D.

11. If the following net is folded up to form a regular polyhedron, what kind of solid will you get?

A. Regular tetrahedron
B. Regular hexahedron
C. Regular octahedron
D. Regular dodecahedron

12. In order to get a net of a right regular hexagonal pyramid, how many edges of it should be cut at
least?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 12

13. If the following net is folded up to form a solid, how many edges are there in this solid?

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 A. 6
B. 12
C. 18
D. 24

14. Which of the following is not a net of a regular hexahedron?

A.

B.

C.

D.

15. If the following net is folded up to form a cube, what is the largest value of the product of the
pair of numbers which are facing oppositely to each other?

6 2 4

3 1

A. 10
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 B. 15
C. 24
D. 30

16. Which of the following nets can be folded up to form the cube below?
R
Q
P

A. P
Q R

B.

R Q P

C. P
R
Q

D. P
Q R

17. If a cube is made by folding up the following net, what is the letter on the opposite side of letter
S?
P

R S T

Q U

A. P
B. R
C. T
D. U

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18. Letters A, B, C, D and E are printed on each face of a cube, and one of the letters appears twice.
The figures below show three different ways to place the cube, which of the following is a net of
the cube?

D D A
C A D
A B C

Figure I Figure II Figure III

A. A

E A B C

B. B A

C B D

C. E

C B C A

D. C

D A B E

19. The figure shows a net of a cube. If it is folded up to form a cube, which side will coincide with
Q?
Q

L P
K

J A
I
B
H C

D
G E

A. E
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 B. H
C. J
D. K

20. Which of the following nets can be folded up to form the regular octahedron below?

1 2

3 4

A.
2

1 3 3
4 4 1

B.
2

4 3 1
4 1 3

C.
2

4 3 1
1 3 4

D.
2

2 3 1
4 1 3

21. Which of the following is the top view of the solid?

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 Top view

Side view
Front view

A.

B.

C.

D.

22. Which of the following is the side view of the solid?

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 Top view

Side view Front view

A.

B.

C.

D.

23. Which of the following is the front view of the solid?

Top view

Side view Front view

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B.

C.

D.

24. Which of the following solids has/have the same front view as the figure below?

I. Top II. Top III. Top IV. Top

view view view view

Side Side
Side view view Side
view view

Front Front Front

view view Front
view view

A. I and II only
B. III only
C. III and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV

25. Which of the following is the orthographic projection of the solid?

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 Top view

Side view
Front view

A. B.

Front view Side view Front view Side view

Top view Top view

C. D.

Front view Side view Front view Side view

Top view Top view

26. The figure shows the orthographic projection of a solid, which of the following is the isometric
projection of the solid?

Front view Side view

Top view

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 A. Top view B. Top view

Side view Front view Side view Front view

C. Top view D. Top view

Side view Front view Side view

Front view

27. The figure shows a vertical wall ABCD which is a trapezium. If the sun shines from the left and
the image ABC'D' is formed on the ground, which of the following is a right angle?
C

Wall

D'

A
C'

A. AD'C'
B. DAD'
  C. BC'C
D. BC'D'

28. In the figure, VABCD is a right pyramid with a square base. If M, N, O and P are the mid-points
of AB, BC, CD and DA respectively, which of the following are right angles?

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D O
C
P N
X
A B
M

I. VXN II. NXO III. MXD IV. BAC

A. I and II only
B. II and IV only
C. I, II and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV

29. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cube. Which of the following is not a right angle with D as the
vertex?
C B

D A

G
H

E F

A. ADC
B. BDG
C. EDC
D. BDE

30. In the figure, VABCD is a right pyramid with a rectangular base. Which of the following is the
angle between the line segment VC and the base ABCD?
V

C B

D A

A. BCD
B. VCB
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 C. VCD
D. VCA

31. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cuboid. Which of the following is the angle betw een the plane
GFDC and the plane EDCH?
F E

G H

A D

B C

A. FDC
B. FDE
C. GCD
D. GCB

32. The figure shows a right regular hexagonal prism. Which of the following line segments is not
perpendicular to the line segment AH?
B A

C F

D E

I H

J G

K L

A. DK
B. BA
C. IH
D. HG

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Section A(1)

1. The figure shows a prism with a trapezium base. How many plane(s) of reflection is/are there?
Show all the plane(s) of reflection by drawing diagram(s).

2. The figure shows a right prism with an isosceles right -angled triangular base. How many plane(s)
of reflection is/are there? Show all the plane(s) of reflection by drawing diagram(s).

3. I3f the following net is folded up to form a solid, what kind of solid will you get?

4. If the following net is folded up to form a solid, what kind of solid will you get?

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 5. If the following net is folded up to form a solid, what kind of solid will you get?

6. If the following cuboid is cut along the grey edges, draw its net.

7. If the following cube is cu t along the grey edges, draw its net.

8. If the following right regular pentagonal pyramid is cut along the grey edges, draw its net.

9. If the following right regular hexagonal prism is cut along the grey edges, draw its net.

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10. Draw the orthographic projection for the following solid.
Top view

Side view

Front view

11. Draw the orthographic projection for the following solid.

Top view

Side view

Front view

12. Draw the orthographic projection for the following solid.

Top view

Side view

Front view

13. Draw the oblique projection of the solid according to its orthographic projection.

Front view Side view

Top view

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14. Draw the oblique projection of the solid according to its orthographic projection.

Front view Side view

Top view

15. Draw the orthographic projection for the following solid.

Top view

Side view Front view

16. Draw the orthographic projection for the following solid.

Top view

Side view Front view

17. Draw the orthographic projection for the following solid.

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 Top view

Side view
Front view

18. Draw the isometric projection of the solid according to its orthographic projection.

Front view Side view

Top view

19. Draw the isometric projection of the solid according to its orthographic projection.

Front view Side view

Top view

20. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cuboid.

A B

D C
F G

E H

(a) Find the projection of A on the plane EFGH.

(b) Find the projection of A on the plane CBGH.
(c) Find the projection of A on the plane CDEH.

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21. In the figure, VABCD is a right pyramid with a rectangular base. VE is the height of the pyramid.
V

D C

E
A B

(a) Find the projection of the line segment VB on the plane ABCD.
(b) Find the angle between the line segment VB on the plane ABCD.
(c) Find the projection of the line segment VC on the plane VDB.
(d) Find the angle between the line segment VC on the plane VDB.

22. The figure shows a right triangular prism.

D C

E F

A B

(a) Find the projection of the line segment DC on the plane ABFE.
(b) Find the projection of the line segment AC on the plane ABFE.
(c) Find the right angles with F as the vertex.
(d) Find the angle between the line segment AC on the plane ABFE.
(e) Find the angle between the plane ABCD and the plane ABFE.

Section A(2)

23. For a right regular hexagonal pyramid,

(a) find the number of planes of reflection and show the planes of reflection by drawing
diagrams.
(b) find the number of axes of rotation and show the axes of rotation by drawing diagrams.
Hence, find the number of folds of rotational symmetry for each axis of rotation.

24. The figure shows a net of a cube. A number is printed on each square of the net.

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 1 2
3 4 5
6
If a cube is made by folding up the net,
(a) what is the number on the opposite side of 1?
(b) what is the number on the opposite side of 6?

25. Draw the orthographic projection for the following solid.

Top view

Side view

Front view

26. Draw the orthographic projection for the following solid.

Top view

Side view Front view

27. Draw the oblique projection of the solid according to its orthographic projection.

Front view Side view

Top view

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Section B

28. Draw the isometric projection of the solid according to its orthographic projection.

Front view Side view

Top view

29. In the figure, VABCD is a right regular pyramid with a square base. VE is the height of the
pyramid and M is the mid-point of BC.
V

D
C
M
E
A B

(a) Find the projection of the line segment VM on the plane ABCD.
(b) Find all the right angles with M as the vertex.
(c) Find the angle between the plane VBC and the plane ABCD.

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