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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 circle has a diameter of 24 cm. A sector of this circle has an angle of 90°. Using π = 3.14, work out the area of the sector.
(a)9.42 cm²
(b)113.04 cm²
(c)18.84 cm²
(d)452.16 cm²
2.A line segment joins A(1, 1) and B(4, 7). Write down the sign of the gradient of this line.
(a)zero
(b)negative
(c)cannot be determined
(d)positive
3.Triangle JKL has a right angle at K, hypotenuse JL = 13 cm, and side JK = 5 cm. Triangle MNO has a right angle at N, hypotenuse MO = 13 cm, and side MN = 5 cm. Using only the facts given, and without working out any further lengths, write down the congruence condition that proves triangle JKL is congruent to triangle MNO.
(a)SSS
(b)SAS
(c)RHS
(d)AAS
4.A survey team measures the angle between two fences with a protractor and gets a reading of 254°. What type of angle is this?
(a)Right
(b)Acute
(c)Reflex
(d)Obtuse
5.A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 8 cm, and one of its shorter sides is 4 cm. Work out the size of the angle between that 4 cm side and the hypotenuse.
(a)90°
(b)45°
(c)30°
(d)60°
6.A ship sails 12 km on a bearing of 070° from a harbour to a buoy. It then sails a further 9 km, still on a bearing of 070°, from the buoy to a lighthouse. How far is the lighthouse from the harbour, in kilometres?
(a)3
(b)21
(c)108
(d)15
7.A flower bed in the shape of a parallelogram has a base of 3.5 m and a perpendicular height of 2 m. Compost costs £4.80 per m². Work out the total cost of covering the flower bed with compost.
(a)£7.00
(b)£33.60
(c)£26.40
(d)£16.80
8.A sector of a circle has radius 10 cm and angle 150°. Using π = 3.14, work out the perimeter of the sector, to 1 decimal place.
(a)72.3 cm
(b)26.2 cm
(c)36.2 cm
(d)46.2 cm
9.A parallelogram has an area of 84 cm² and a base of 12 cm. Work out the perpendicular height of the parallelogram.
(a)0.14 cm
(b)1008 cm
(c)3.5 cm
(d)7 cm
10.A drone starts at the point (3.5, −2) on a grid measured in metres. It flies by the vector $(4.5 - 6.2)$ to check a first sensor. The drone then needs to fly in a straight line to reach the point (−1.7, 9) to check a second sensor. Work out the column vector of this second flight.
(a) $(6.5 1)$
(b) $(- 6.5 - 1)$
(c) $(6.5 - 4.4)$
(d) $(11 - 5.2)$
11.In a right-angled triangle, θ is one of the acute angles. Write down the trigonometric ratio, in terms of the opposite and adjacent sides, that is used to find θ.
(a)tan θ = adjacent/opposite
(b)cos θ = opposite/adjacent
(c)tan θ = opposite/adjacent
(d)sin θ = opposite/adjacent
12.A vertical flagpole casts a shadow 6 m long at the same time as a 1.2 m vertical post casts a shadow 1.8 m long. The flagpole and the post are both vertical, and the triangles formed by each object, its shadow, and the sun's ray are similar. Work out the height of the flagpole.
(a)5.4 m
(b)4 m
(c)9 m
(d)7.2 m
13.A sector of a circle has radius 15 cm and angle 216°. Using π = 3.14, work out the arc length of the sector.
(a)94.2 cm
(b)56.52 cm
(c)28.26 cm
(d)113.04 cm
14.A garden plan is drawn to a scale of 1 cm : 1.8 m. A path on the plan measures 4.5 cm. What is the real length of the path, in metres, to 1 decimal place?
(a)8.1 m
(b)9.0 m
(c)6.3 m
(d)2.5 m
15.The angle between north and a footpath is 35°, measured clockwise from north. What is the three-figure bearing of the footpath?
(a)035°
(b)325°
(c)350°
(d)215°

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