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Geometry and measures worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Fifteen questions across the geometry and measures statements at Foundation tier. Choose the non-calculator filter to rehearse Paper 1, which counts for a third of the marks.

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Geometry and measures worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · Geometry and measures · Calculator · 15 questions

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1.A solid rubber ball has a radius of 3 cm. Work out the volume of the ball. Use π = 3.14.
(a)113.04 cm³
(b)28.26 cm³
(c)37.68 cm³
(d)84.78 cm³
2.A cheese counter sells cheddar at £8.40 per kilogram. Work out the cost of a 350 g piece of cheddar.
(a)£24.00
(b)£2.94
(c)£29.40
(d)£2940.00
3.A circular coaster has a radius of 4 cm. Work out the circumference of the coaster. Give your answer in terms of π.
(a)8π cm
(b)8 cm
(c)16π cm
(d)4π cm
4.Three angles meet at a single point on one side of a straight line. Two of the angles are 48° and 65°. Work out the third angle.
(a)113°
(b)48°
(c)67°
(d)180°
5.Two similar ponds have perimeters in the ratio 4 : 11. The perimeter of the larger pond is 88 m. Work out the perimeter of the smaller pond.
(a)32 m
(b)242 m
(c)84 m
(d)121 m
6.A recipe uses 1.25 kg of flour. Work out how many grams of flour this is.
(a)125 g
(b)1025 g
(c)1000 g
(d)1250 g
7.A hiker walks on a bearing of 065°. She then turns clockwise through 90° and continues walking in a straight line. What bearing is she now walking on?
(a)335°
(b)025°
(c)155°
(d)065°
8.A sector of a circle has radius 12 cm and angle 45°. Using π = 3.14, work out the area of the sector.
(a)9.42 cm²
(b)452.16 cm²
(c)56.52 cm²
(d)4.71 cm²
9.A trapezium has an area of 45 cm², a perpendicular height of 5 cm, and one parallel side of length 10 cm. Work out the length of the other parallel side.
(a)18 cm
(b)28 cm
(c)8 cm
(d)4 cm
10.A triangular flag has a base of 40 cm and a perpendicular height of 25 cm. Work out its area.
(a)65 cm²
(b)1,000 cm²
(c)500 cm²
(d)2,000 cm²
11.A television cable runs in a straight line from the edge of a flat roof 20 m above the ground to a bracket on a wall 5 m above the ground. The horizontal distance between the roof edge and the bracket is 15 m. Work out the length of the cable. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
(a)25.0 m
(b)30.0 m
(c)15.0 m
(d)21.2 m
12.A trapezium has parallel sides of 5.6 cm and 8.4 cm, and a perpendicular height of 4 cm. Work out the area of the trapezium.
(a)33.6 cm²
(b)28 cm²
(c)5.6 cm²
(d)56 cm²
13.A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 cm and one of its other angles is 45°. Work out the length of one of the two shorter sides. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
(a)10.0 cm
(b)5.0 cm
(c)7.1 cm
(d)14.1 cm
14.A sector of a circle has an angle of 90° and an area of 78.5 cm². Using π = 3.14, work out the radius of the circle.
(a)10 cm
(b)20 cm
(c)100 cm
(d)5 cm
15.A line segment is measured with a ruler and found to be 6.5 cm long. What is this length in millimetres?
(a)65
(b)0.65
(c)650
(d)6.5

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