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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 circle has a radius of 3 cm. Work out the diameter of the circle.
(a)6 cm
(b)1.5 cm
(c)3 cm
(d)5 cm
2.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
3.A square has sides of length 7 cm. Work out its area.
(a)49 cm²
(b)21 cm²
(c)28 cm²
(d)14 cm²
4.In triangle ABC and triangle DEF, AB = DE, angle ABC = angle DEF and BC = EF. Write down the congruence condition that proves the two triangles are congruent.
(a)SSS
(b)SAS
(c)ASA
(d)RHS
5.A robot on a grid moves by the vector $(- 2 3)$ , then by the vector $(5 - 7)$ , then by the vector $(1 4)$ . Write down the single column vector that has the same overall effect as these three moves.
(a) $(- 6 14)$
(b) $(0 4)$
(c) $(3 - 4)$
(d) $(4 0)$
6.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°
7.A map has a scale of 1 : 25000. A distance between two points measures 2 cm on the map. What is the real distance, in kilometres?
(a)50
(b)5
(c)0.5
(d)0.05
8.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
9.A tangent to a circle touches the circle at exactly one point, P. Work out the size of the angle between the tangent and the radius drawn to P.
(a)180°
(b)60°
(c)90°
(d)45°
10.Write down the column vector, from the options given, that would move a point to the right and downwards.
(a) $(3 - 4)$
(b) $(- 3 - 4)$
(c) $(- 3 4)$
(d) $(3 4)$
11.A square-based pyramid has a square base and four identical triangular sloping faces, with its apex directly above the centre of the base. How many planes of symmetry does it have?
(a)1
(b)8
(c)2
(d)4
12.Triangle ABC is similar to triangle PQR. AB corresponds to PQ, and BC corresponds to QR. AB = 5 cm, PQ = 15 cm and BC = 7 cm. Work out the length of QR.
(a)35 cm
(b)7 cm
(c)2.33 cm
(d)21 cm
13.A transversal crosses a pair of parallel lines. At one line, the angle is (5x + 4)°. The corresponding angle at the other line is (3x + 24)°. Work out the value of x.
(a)19
(b)10
(c)20
(d)14
14.A quadrilateral has two pairs of parallel sides. All four of its interior angles are right angles, but its sides are not all the same length. Which quadrilateral is this?
(a)Rhombus
(b)Square
(c)Rectangle
(d)Kite
15.In an isosceles triangle each of the two base angles is 46°. Work out the size of the angle at the apex.
(a)92°
(b)134°
(c)46°
(d)88°

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