Thinking Skills
A net of a cube is shown below.
Question 1 · Multiple choice
Question
A net of a cube is shown below.
Which of the following could be a possible view of the cube?
Options
- A.A
- B.B
- C.C
- D.D
Correct answer
Explanation
In this type of net, the straight four faces wrap around to form the four sides of the cube, and the two flaps form the top and bottom, as shown below:
As you can see, X, Y, and Z are adjacent faces that meet around one corner of the cube.
Now look at how X, Y, and Z are oriented in each option.
Option A
Option A shows X and Y connected like this:
However, the net shows how X and Y should meet along their shared edge:
That does not match Option A, so Option A can be ruled out.
Option B
Option B shows Y and Z connected like this:
The orientation here does not match how Y and Z meet in the net, so Option B can be ruled out.
Option D
Option D appears like this:
If you mentally rotate that view, it becomes:
So X and Y sit side by side in this order (X first, then Y):
In the net, when X is on the right, Y is on the left of X along that same edge — not X first then Y in the way this view shows:
So Option D does not match the net either and can be ruled out.
That leaves Option C as the only possible view of the cube.