NCERT Solution For Class 6, Maths, Chapter 5 : Understanding Elementary Shapes

NCERT Solutions for class 6, Maths chapter 5 has basic learning concepts of various shapes. in this chapter we will practice questions related to various shapes like triangle, square, cube etc with help of clock and rough diagrams. Mathematics NCERT solutions for class 6, Chapter 5: Understanding Elementary Shapes contains total 9 exercises. all these exercises are well explained with the help of our experts.

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Mathematics NCERT solutions for class 6, Chapter 5: Understanding Elementary Shapes

Key Points:

(i) Straight angle = 1800 or half of a revolution.

(ii) Right angle = 900 or one-fourth of a revolution. 

(iii) Acute angle = less than 900 or less than one-fourth of a revolution.

(iv) Obtuse angle = more than 900 but less than 1800 or between 1/4 and 1/2 of a revolution.

(v) Reflex angle = more than 1800 but less than 3600 or more than half a revolution.

Examples of different types of shapes:

(a) Cone Shape : An ice cream cone, Oil funnel and birthday cap.

(b) Sphere: Cricket ball, tennis ball and lemon.

(c) Cylinder: unsharped  pencil, road roller and lawn roller.

(d) Cuboid : A book, a brick and class room.

(e) Pyramid : A diamond and Egypt pyramids.

Day to day examples of different shapes:

(a) The shape of an instrument box is cuboid.

(b) The shape of a brick is cuboid.

(c) The shape of a match box is cuboid.

(d) The shape of a road roller is cylinder.

(e) The shape of a sweet laddu is sphere.

Chapter 5 : Understanding Elementary Shapes