For the six basic sketching shapes, which option lists exactly those shapes?

• A. sphere, cube, prism, cone, cylinder, torus
• B. triangle, circle, cube, cylinder, cone, and sphere
• C. triangle, circle, square, cylinder, cone, and cube
• D. line, point, plane, cube, sphere, prism

Answer: (B)

The six basic sketching shapes are two simple 2D forms and four fundamental solids that beginners use to represent both outline and volume: triangle and circle for the 2D shapes, and cube, cylinder, cone, and sphere for the 3D solids. This combination covers the essential building blocks you’d sketch to construct more complex objects. The other options introduce shapes that aren’t part of the standard basic set—torus is a more complex form, line/point/plane aren’t solids, and square differs from the common inclusion of the sphere—so they don’t fit the typical six-shape list.