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Geometric terms, notation and diagrams worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "geometric terms, notation and diagrams" — DfE statement G1. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
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Geometric terms, notation and diagrams worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.A polygon has 9 sides. What is the name of this polygon?
- 2.What does the statement AB = CD mean, where A, B, C and D are all points?
- 3.A rhombus has all four sides equal in length, but it is not a square — its angles are not all 90°. How many lines of symmetry does this rhombus have?
- 4.A quadrilateral has two pairs of parallel sides. All four of its interior angles are right angles, but its sides are not all the same length. Which quadrilateral is this?
- 5.In quadrilateral ABCD, side AB is parallel to side DC. Which statement correctly uses geometric notation to show this?
- 6.In pentagon PQRST, which of the following correctly names the interior angle at vertex R, using standard three-letter angle notation?
- 7.Which of the following is the correct definition of a regular polygon?
- 8.A polygon has 12 straight sides. What is the mathematical name for this polygon?
- 9.Which of the following correctly describes what it means for two lines to be perpendicular?
- 10.A rhombus has all four sides equal in length. Which statement about a rhombus is correct?
- 11.A garden designer describes a flower bed as a shape with four straight sides: exactly one pair of sides is parallel, those two parallel sides are different lengths, and the other two sides are equal in length to each other but not parallel to each other. Which shape should the designer draw?
- 12.Point M lies exactly halfway between point A and point B, with A, M and B all on the same straight line. Which term correctly describes point M?
- 13.In geometry, which of the following best describes a 'plane'?
- 14.A sign-maker is told a metal bracket outline must have two pairs of adjacent sides equal in length (not opposite pairs), exactly one pair of opposite angles equal, and exactly one line of symmetry. Which quadrilateral matches this description?
- 15.An isosceles trapezium has exactly one pair of parallel sides, and its two non-parallel sides are equal in length. How many lines of symmetry does it have?
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