DAV Class 7 Maths Chapter 14 Brain Teasers Solutions

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DAV Class 7 Maths Ch 14 Brain Teasers Solutions

Question 1.
A. Tick (✓) the correct option:
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represents a net of—
(a) cone
(b) cube
(c) cubiod
(d) cylinder
Answer:
(d) cylinder

It represents a net of cylinder.
Hence, (d) is the correct option.

(ii) How many cubes are there in the given figure?
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(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 15
(d) 16
Answer:
(c) 15

15 cubes are there in the figure.
Hence, (c) is the correction option.

(iii) A tetrahedron has ___________ vertices.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Answer:
(c) 4
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A tetrahedron has four vertices A, B, C and D.
Hence, (c) is the correct

(iv) I have one square and four triangles. I am a
(a) cube
(b) pyramid
(c) prism
(d) cubiod
Answer:
(b) pyramid
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A pyramid has one square and four triangles as shown in the given figure.
Hence, (b) is the correctc option.

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can be folded into a:
(a) cone
(b) sphere
(c) cylinder
(d) circle
Answer:
(a) cone

It can be folded into a cone.
Hence, (a) is the correct option.

DAV Class 7 Maths Chapter 14 Brain Teasers Solutions

B. Answer the following questions.
(i) Draw a net for a tetrahedron.
Answer:
Nets for a tetrahedron
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(ii) Can this be a net for a die? Why or why not?
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Answer:
No, When the net is folded, it will look like the figure given alongside, in which sum of opposite face digits is not equal to seven (7).
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(iii) Complete the net for making a cube.
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Answer:
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(iv) Two cubes of edge 2 cm each are placed side to side to form a cuboid. Draw an oblique sketch for the resulting figure.
Answer:
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(v) What is the difference between a cube and a cuboid?
Answer:
All faces of a cube are squares and all faces of a cuboid are rectangles.

DAV Class 7 Maths Chapter 14 HOTS

Question 1.
Which figure will be opposite to the triangle when the net is folded into a cube?
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Answer:
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will be opposite to the triangle when the net is folded into a cube.
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DAV Class 7 Maths Chapter 14 Brain Teasers Solutions

Question 2.
Draw the top view and front view of a bolt with a hexagonal head and a hexagonal nut.
Answer:
Top view:
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Front View:
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