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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 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
2.A solid cube has a volume of 8 cm³. Work out the length of one edge of the cube.
(a)4 cm
(b)2 cm
(c)2.83 cm
(d)8 cm
3.A pin on a map is at grid reference (5, 2). It is moved by the vector $(4 - 3)$ . Write down its new grid reference.
(a)(2, 6)
(b)(8, 6)
(c)(9, −1)
(d)(2, 2)
4.A wooden block is a cuboid measuring 2 cm by 10 cm by 15 cm. Work out the volume of the block.
(a)27 cm³
(b)400 cm²
(c)150 cm³
(d)300 cm³
5.In triangle ABC and triangle DEF, the angle at A equals the angle at D, and AB ÷ DE = AC ÷ DF. Write down what this proves about the two triangles.
(a)Congruent, by SSS
(b)Congruent, by SAS
(c)Similar, by AA
(d)Similar, by SAS
6.A wooden cube has edges of length 4 cm. Work out the total surface area of the cube.
(a)96 cm²
(b)24 cm²
(c)16 cm²
(d)64 cm³
7.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°
8.A pop-up canopy has two sloping supports that meet at the top. Each support makes an angle of 30° with the ground and is 6 m long. Using the exact value of cos 30°, work out the total width of the canopy's base.
(a)3√3 m
(b)6√3 m
(c)12 m
(d)6 m
9.A rectangular photograph has an area of 96 cm². One of its sides is 8 cm long. Work out the length of the other side.
(a)40 cm
(b)12 cm
(c)88 cm
(d)768 cm
10.A cuboid measures 5 cm long (left to right), 3 cm deep (front to back) and 2 cm tall. Its front elevation is 5 cm wide by 2 cm high. Its side elevation is 3 cm wide by 2 cm high. What are the dimensions of its plan view, looking down from above?
(a)5 cm by 2 cm
(b)5 cm by 3 cm
(c)3 cm by 2 cm
(d)5 cm by 5 cm
11.A right-angled triangle has angles of 90°, 40° and x°. Work out the value of x.
(a)45
(b)130
(c)90
(d)50
12.Write down the exact value of tan 0°.
(a)0
(b)1
(c)1/√3
(d)√3
13.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
14.e is the column vector with top number 5 and bottom number k. f is the column vector with top number 15 and bottom number 6. Given that f is 3 times e, work out the value of k.
(a)18
(b)9
(c)3
(d)2
15.A straight fence is 5 m long. Describe the shape of the region made up of every point on the ground within 2 m of any part of the fence.
(a)a rounded rectangle: 5 m by 4 m with semicircular ends
(b)a circle of radius 2 m
(c)a rectangle, 9 m by 4 m
(d)a rectangle, 5 m by 2 m

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