Geometric terms, notation and diagrams worksheet — GCSE Foundation

1.What does the statement AB = CD mean, where A, B, C and D are all points?

2.In quadrilateral WXYZ, which of the following correctly names the angle at vertex Y using standard notation?

3.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?

4.In triangle XYZ, the side opposite vertex X is labelled using the standard lowercase-letter convention. Which label is correct?

5.Which of these correctly compares a 'line' with a 'line segment'?

6.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?

7.A polygon has one more side than a heptagon. What is the polygon called?

8.A regular polygon has 5 lines of symmetry. What is the order of rotational symmetry of this polygon?

9.A triangular prism has two triangular faces and three rectangular faces. How many vertices does a triangular prism have?

10.A quadrilateral has all four sides equal in length and all four interior angles equal to 90°. Its diagonals are equal in length and bisect each other at right angles. Which quadrilateral matches this description exactly?

11.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?

12.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?

13.A patio plan states: 'Side AB of the patio is parallel to side DC, and AB is longer than DC. Sides BC and AD are not parallel to each other and are not equal in length.' The four sides measure AB = 5.1 m, BC = 3.2 m, DC = 2.8 m and AD = 4.5 m. The tiler needs to order edging strip only for the sides that are not parallel to any other side. What total length of edging strip, in metres, should the tiler order?

14.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?

15.A triangle has vertices X, Y and Z, with a right angle at Y. Side XY is twice as long as side YZ. Which of the following correctly describes this triangle?