NCERT Solutions for Class 2 Maths Chapter 2 Shapes Around Us

This worksheet provides complete and accurate NCERT Solutions for Class 2 Maths Chapter 2 Shapes Around Us from the Joyful Mathematics (English) textbook. This chapter introduces young learners to the world of solid shapes by connecting everyday objects to mathematical concepts like faces, edges, and corners. Understanding shapes is a foundational skill in early maths learning, and this chapter makes it fun and relatable for Class 2 students. Parents and teachers can rely on this worksheet to help children practise and revise all key concepts covered in the NCERT chapter in a clear and structured way.

Chapter summary: stories, poems & themes

Chapter 2 Shapes Around Us is a picture-based and activity-based chapter. It does not contain stories or poems. Instead, it uses real-life objects such as musical instruments, everyday items, and classroom objects to help students explore solid shapes. Students observe instruments like tabla, dholak, shehnai, harmonium, and drum and connect them to shapes such as cylinders and cuboids. The chapter also features activities where students touch and feel objects like a chalk box, duster, and chalk to notice surfaces, edges, and corners. The main theme of the chapter is helping students recognise solid shapes — cube, cuboid, cone, cylinder, and sphere — in the world around them.

What this NCERT chapter covers?

• Identifying and naming solid shapes: cube, cuboid, cone, cylinder, and sphere
• Observing real-life objects and matching them to their solid shapes
• Understanding the properties of solid shapes including faces, edges, and corners
• Grouping objects based on the number of corners they have (0, 1, 3, or 4 corners)
• Activity-based learning through touching, feeling, and describing objects
• Hands-on project work using clay or dough to model solid shapes
• Oral sharing and group discussion activities to build observation skills

How to use these NCERT solutions?

Students should first try to answer all questions in their NCERT textbook on their own before referring to this worksheet. This helps build thinking skills and confidence. Parents can use this worksheet to cross-check their child's answers and explain where corrections are needed. Teachers can use it as a ready reference during class revision or homework correction. All answers in this worksheet follow the same order and structure as the NCERT Joyful Mathematics textbook, making it easy to use alongside the book. This worksheet is also helpful during unit tests and term-end revision.

Student tips & learning tricks

• When identifying solid shapes, always look at three things: the number of faces, edges, and corners. This will help you tell shapes apart clearly.
• Remember that a sphere has 1 face, 0 edges, and 0 corners — it is perfectly round with no flat sides.
• A common mistake is confusing a cube and a cuboid. Both have 6 faces, 12 edges, and 8 corners, but a cube has all equal sides while a cuboid may have different lengths.
• A cone has 2 faces, 1 edge, and 1 corner. Think of an ice cream cone or a party hat to remember this.
• A cylinder has 3 faces, 2 edges, and 0 corners. Think of a drum or a dholak to remember this shape.
• For the "odd one out" activity, first identify what shape each object belongs to, then find which one does not match the rest.
• During touch-and-tell activities, focus on whether the surface feels flat, curved, or pointed — this will help you identify the shape without looking at it.

Why NCERT solutions are important?

NCERT Solutions for Class 2 Maths are carefully aligned with the official NCERT curriculum, ensuring that students learn exactly what is expected at this stage. For young learners in Class 2, building a strong understanding of shapes forms the base for all future geometry concepts. These solutions help children answer questions correctly and in the format expected by their school, which directly improves their performance in class assessments. When students can check their answers against accurate NCERT solutions, they feel more confident and are better prepared for tests. Parents also benefit from having a trusted reference that matches exactly what is being taught in school.

Complete answer key – NCERT solutions

Let us Do (Observe musical instruments)

A.. Encircle : Tabla, Dholak  

ii.  Tick: Matka, Mridang  

iii. Tick: Shehnai – Cylinder  

iv.  Harmonium – Cuboid; Drum – Cylinder

B. Oral activity – Students share experiences. (Student-generated activity)

C. Cross the odd one out. (Student-generated activity based on picture observation)

Match the musical instruments and objects with their solid shapes

(Matching activity based on picture in the worksheet – student-generated activity. Students match instruments and objects to the solid shapes: cylinder, cuboid, cone, cube, sphere shown in the centre of the diagram.)

Heena and Atif (Touch and feel activity)

Student-generated activity. Students touch and feel objects like a chalk box, duster, and chalk to notice their surfaces, edges, and corners.

Let us Do (Table: Stars for faces, Ribbon stripes for edges, Pompom balls for corners)

Object 1 (Cuboid box): Faces – 6, Edges – 12, Corners – 8
Object 2 (Cone): Faces – 2, Edges – 1, Corners – 1
Object 3 (Cuboid trunk): Faces – 6, Edges – 12, Corners – 8

Let us Think (Table: Object, I look like a, Faces, Edges, Corners)

1. Dice – Cube – Faces: 6, Edges: 12, Corners: 8
2. Cracker box – Cuboid – Faces: 6, Edges: 12, Corners: 8
3. Carrot – Cone – Faces: 2, Edges: 1, Corners: 1
4. Chalk – Cylinder – Faces: 3, Edges: 2, Corners: 0
5. Ball – Sphere – Faces: 1, Edges: 0, Corners: 0
6. Cracker packet – Cuboid – Faces: 6, Edges: 12, Corners: 8
7. Ice cream cone – Cone – Faces: 2, Edges: 1, Corners: 1
8. Bottle – Cylinder – Faces: 3, Edges: 2, Corners: 0

Let us Play – Touch and Tell

Student-generated activity. One child is blindfolded. Other children describe an object by its faces, edges, or corners. The blindfolded child identifies the correct object by touch.

Let us Do (Sorting objects by number of corners)

0 Corner: Ball, Cylinder, Marble
1 Corner: Ice cream cone, Party hat, Funnel
3 Corner: Triangle tile, Pizza slice, Triangular ruler
4 Corner: Book, Chalk box, Window

Project Work

Student-generated activity.
- Make a cardboard object with four faces (e.g., tetrahedron).
- Make an object with one face (e.g., sphere).
- Use clay or dough to model objects with one, two, three, or no corners.

Activity

Encourage students to observe everyday objects and identify how many corners they have. By making similar objects with clay or dough, they can better understand shapes and learn how corners and edges form different solid objects.

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