NCERT Solutions for Class 2 Maths Chapter 2 Shapes Around Us (PDF) – 2027

Circle the 2 red drums, the dholak, the 2 tabla and the tambourine.

A drum is round at the top and bottom. Its sides are straight.

Tick the clay matka and the 2 maracas.

A matka is round, almost like a ball. The maracas have round heads too.

Tick the first shape, the cone.

A shehnai is thin at one end and wide at the other end. A cone is like that too.

A harmonium is shaped like a box. A drum is round.

1. A harmonium has flat faces and sharp corners.
2. A drum has round ends and no corners.

Talk with your classmates!

You can also say how it is played: drums are beaten, a flute is blown, a sitar has strings.

Cross the orange.

1. The carrot, ice-cream and paper cone are pointed.
2. They are all cones.
3. The orange is round like a ball.

Cross the house.

1. The sun, moon and earth are round like a ball.
2. The house has flat faces.
3. It has corners too.

Cross the chalk.

1. The box and the two blocks have flat faces.
2. They have sharp corners.
3. The chalk is long and round.

Drum → cylinder
Harmonium → cuboid
Bell → cone
Box drum → cube
Matka → sphere

Draw a line from each object to the shape it looks like. The shehnai is already done: it goes to the cone.

Dandiya → cylinder
Dice → cube
Cone cup → cone
Laddoo → sphere
Box → cuboid

Draw a line from each object to the shape it looks like. The party horn is already done: it goes to the cone.

Yes! We need 8 balls, one on each corner.

4 corners on top + 4 at the bottom
4 + 4 = 8

6 stars, 12 ribbon stripes, 8 pompom balls

1. 6 faces: top, bottom, front, back, 2 sides.
2. 12 edges: 4 on top, 4 below, 4 standing.
3. 8 corners: 4 on top, 4 below.

2 stars, 1 ribbon stripe, 1 pompom ball

1. 2 faces: 1 flat, round top and 1 curved face.
2. 1 edge: the round rim at the top.
3. 1 corner: the pointed tip.

6 stars, 12 ribbon stripes, 8 pompom balls

1. The box is long, like the gift box.
2. Count faces: 6. Count edges: 12.
3. Count corners: 8.

Faces 6, Edges 12, Corners 8

1. 6 faces: top, bottom, front, back, 2 sides.
2. 12 edges: 4 on top, 4 below, 4 standing.
3. 8 corners: 4 on top, 4 below.

Faces 6, Edges 12, Corners 8

1. 6 faces: top, bottom, front, back, 2 sides.
2. 12 edges: 4 on top, 4 below, 4 standing.
3. 8 corners: 4 on top, 4 below.

Faces 2, Edges 1, Corners 1

1. 2 faces: 1 flat, round face and 1 curved face.
2. 1 edge: where the two faces meet.
3. 1 corner: the pointed tip.

Faces 3, Edges 2, Corners 0

1. 3 faces: 2 flat ends and 1 curved face.
2. 2 edges: 1 at each end.
3. 0 corners: nothing is pointed.

Faces 1, Edges 0, Corners 0

1. Faces: 1 curved face, all around.
2. Edges: none.
3. Corners: none.

Faces 6, Edges 12, Corners 8

1. 6 faces: top, bottom, front, back, 2 sides.
2. 12 edges: 4 on top, 4 below, 4 standing.
3. 8 corners: 4 on top, 4 below.

Faces 2, Edges 1, Corners 1

1. 2 faces: 1 flat, round face and 1 curved face.
2. 1 edge: where the two faces meet.
3. 1 corner: the pointed tip.

Faces 3, Edges 2, Corners 0

1. 3 faces: 2 flat ends and 1 curved face.
2. 2 edges: 1 at each end.
3. 0 corners: nothing is pointed.

Play it with friends!

1. Put a ball, a box, a chalk and a cone in a bag.
2. Tie a cloth over one friend’s eyes.
3. Say, “Pick a thing with one corner.” The friend feels and picks.

A. Ball B. Laddoo C. Orange

1. Look for things that are round all over.
2. Run your finger over them.
3. Nothing is pointed.

A. Carrot B. Ice-cream cone C. Birthday cap

1. Look for things with one pointed tip.
2. They are wide at the other end.

A. A triangle flag B. A slice of pizza C. A triangle cut from paper

These are triangle shapes. Count the pointed parts: 1, 2, 3.

8 Corners: A. Dice B. Chalk box C. Brick

1. Write a number in the blank. We chose 8.
2. Box shapes have 4 corners on top and 4 at the bottom.

Make a little tent with 4 triangle faces.

1. Cut a big triangle from the cardboard.
2. Draw lines to make 4 small triangles.
3. Fold up the 3 outer triangles. Tape their tips together.

A ball shape has only one face.

1. Flat cardboard cannot bend into a ball.
2. So roll clay into a ball, or crumple paper.