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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 children's slide is built as a right-angled triangle: the vertical ladder side is 2.4 m, the horizontal base along the ground is 3.2 m, and the sloping slide is the third side. Work out the exact length of the sloping slide.
(a)5.6 m
(b)16 m
(c)3.87 m
(d)4 m
2.A submarine travels due south. What is the three-figure bearing for this direction?
(a)270
(b)090
(c)018
(d)180
3.The interior angles of a pentagon are 100°, 110°, 120°, x° and x°. Work out the size of each of the two angles marked x°.
(a)105°
(b)55°
(c)108°
(d)210°
4.Two triangles are similar. The sides of the first triangle are 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. The shortest side of the second triangle is 9 cm. Work out the scale factor from the first triangle to the second.
(a)1/3
(b)3
(c)6
(d)1.8
5.In triangle ABC the angle at A and the angle at C are equal. The side AB is extended beyond B, and the exterior angle formed at B measures 98°. Work out the size of the angle at A.
(a)49°
(b)41°
(c)82°
(d)98°
6.After a translation by the vector $(6 - 2)$ , a point lands on (4, 1). Write down the coordinates of the point before the translation.
(a)(2, −5)
(b)(2, 7)
(c)(6, −5)
(d)(6, 7)
7.A carpenter measures two triangular braces. Brace 1 has a 55° angle, a 65° angle, and, opposite the 55° angle, a side of 8 cm. Brace 2 has matching 55° and 65° angles and, opposite its 55° angle, a side of 8 cm. The carpenter says that because the equal 8 cm side is not between the two equal angles in either brace, he cannot be sure the two braces are the same size. Is the carpenter correct?
(a)No — any two angles enough alone
(b)Yes — third angle may differ
(c)Yes — side must be included
(d)No — third angle is also fixed
8.Triangle T has a vertex at (8, 4). It is enlarged by a scale factor of 1/2, centre (2, 4). Work out the coordinates of the image of this vertex.
(a)(5, 4)
(b)(14, 4)
(c)(8, 2)
(d)(4, 2)
9.A roof truss is shaped like an isosceles triangle resting on a horizontal ceiling joist. The truss's sloping edges are equal in length, and the angle at its apex is 40°. The ceiling joist continues in a straight line beyond the foot of the truss. Work out the angle between the truss's sloping edge and the extended joist, on the outside of the truss.
(a)110°
(b)70°
(c)140°
(d)20°
10.A triangular prism has two triangular end faces and three rectangular faces joining them. How many faces does it have in total?
(a)5
(b)6
(c)3
(d)9
11.Vector A is $(- 5 2)$ and vector B is $(5 - 2)$ . Write down how vector B compares to vector A.
(a)B is the same as A
(b)B is unrelated to A in direction
(c)B is twice A
(d)B is the reverse of A
12.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
13.A rhombus has all four sides equal in length. Write down how many pairs of parallel sides a rhombus has.
(a)0
(b)2
(c)4
(d)1
14.A scale drawing shows a room that is 5 cm wide. The real room is 15 m wide. Write the scale of the drawing in the form 1 : n.
(a)1 : 3000
(b)1 : 30
(c)1 : 300
(d)1 : 3
15.A rectangle has vertices A(1, 1), B(4, 1), C(4, 5) and D(1, 5). Work out the perimeter of the rectangle.
(a)18 units
(b)7 units
(c)14 units
(d)12 units

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