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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 · Non-calculator · 15 questions

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1.A path goes from A(1, 1) to B(1, 5), then from B to C(6, 5). Work out the total length of the path from A to C.
(a)9
(b)5
(c)20
(d)4
2.A(1, 2), B(5, 2) and C(5, 6) are three of the four vertices of a square ABCD. Work out the coordinates of D.
(a)(6, 1)
(b)(1, 6)
(c)(1, 5)
(d)(9, 6)
3.A church tower is due east of a village. What is the three-figure bearing of the church tower from the village?
(a)180
(b)270
(c)090
(d)009
4.The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1980°. Work out the number of sides of the polygon.
(a)11
(b)13
(c)22
(d)15
5.Four angles meet at a point. Three of them measure 82°, 105° and 96°. Work out the size of the fourth angle.
(a)159
(b)283
(c)182
(d)77
6.Quadrilateral PQRS has angle P = 92°, angle Q = 84° and angle R = 106°. Work out the size of angle S.
(a)68°
(b)170°
(c)78°
(d)184°
7.The point (0, −5) lies on one of the two coordinate axes. Write down which axis this is.
(a)the origin
(b)y-axis
(c)both axes
(d)x-axis
8.Triangle ABC has AB = 9 cm, BC = 6 cm and angle A = 35°. Triangle DEF has DE = 9 cm, EF = 6 cm and angle D = 35°. Which of the following correctly identifies the condition shown here?
(a)SSA - not sufficient to prove congruence
(b)ASA - two angles and the included side equal
(c)SAS - two sides and the included angle equal
(d)AAS - two angles and a non-included side equal
9.Triangle ABC has angle A = 40°, angle B = 65° and AB = 10 cm. Triangle DEF has angle D = 40°, angle E = 65° and DE = 10 cm. Which condition proves the two triangles are congruent?
(a)RHS - right angle, hypotenuse and one side equal
(b)SAS - two sides and the included angle equal
(c)AAS - two angles and a non-included side equal
(d)ASA - two angles and the included side equal
10.A rhombus has all four sides equal in length. Which statement about a rhombus is correct?
(a)Its rotational symmetry order is always 4
(b)Its diagonals cross at right angles
(c)Its diagonals are always equal in length
(d)It always has four right angles
11.Priya says: 'To find the arc length of a sector, you divide the circumference by the angle in degrees.' Which statement about Priya's method is correct?
(a)Wrong: multiply by angle ÷ 360, not divide by it.
(b)Wrong: multiply by the angle only, no division.
(c)Wrong: use radius × angle, not circumference.
(d)Correct: dividing by the angle in degrees works.
12.A garden water trough is a prism whose cross-section is a right-angled triangle with base 40 cm and height 30 cm. The trough is 120 cm long. Work out the volume of water needed to fill the trough completely.
(a)36 000 cm³
(b)72 000 cm³
(c)144 000 cm³
(d)720 cm³
13.A cylindrical tin has a curved surface, a flat circular base and a flat circular lid. A label is stuck around the curved surface only. How many of the tin's faces are NOT covered by the label?
(a)0
(b)4
(c)2
(d)1
14.A shape is translated by the vector $(- 7 4)$ and then by the vector $(3 - 9)$ . Write down the single column vector that has the same effect as those two translations together.
(a) $(- 4 - 5)$
(b) $(- 10 13)$
(c) $(- 4 - 13)$
(d) $(- 10 - 5)$
15.A water tank is a cube with edges of length 2 m. Work out how many cubic centimetres the tank holds when it is full.
(a)8,000,000 cm³
(b)8,000 cm³
(c)8 cm³
(d)80,000 cm³

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