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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 fish tank is a cuboid measuring 40 cm long, 25 cm wide and 30 cm high. Water is poured in to a depth of 20 cm. Work out the volume of water in the tank, in litres.
(a)20 litres
(b)20000 litres
(c)0.02 litres
(d)30 litres
2.Write down how many right angles a right-angled triangle has.
(a)0
(b)3
(c)1
(d)2
3.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
4.Triangle ABC has AB = 8 cm, angle B = 50° and BC = 6 cm. Triangle DEF has DE = 8 cm, angle E = 50° and EF = 6 cm. Which condition proves the two triangles are congruent?
(a)AAS - two angles and a non-included side equal
(b)SSS - three sides equal
(c)SAS - two sides and the included angle equal
(d)ASA - two angles and the included side equal
5.Lines AB and CD are parallel. A straight line EF crosses AB at point P and crosses CD at point Q. At P, angle APE = 65°. Angle APE and angle BPQ are vertically opposite. Angle BPQ and angle PQD are co-interior (allied) angles. Work out angle PQD.
(a)65°
(b)115°
(c)25°
(d)295°
6.A square-based pyramid is cut by a flat plane parallel to its base, partway up between the base and the apex. What shape is the cross-section?
(a)Triangle
(b)Trapezium
(c)Square
(d)Pentagon
7.Write down the name given to a quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides.
(a)Kite
(b)Rhombus
(c)Trapezium
(d)Parallelogram
8.Point C is at (5, 2). It is reflected in the x-axis. Work out the coordinates of the image of point C.
(a)(−5, 2)
(b)(5, −2)
(c)(2, 5)
(d)(−5, −2)
9.Write down the mathematical name for a quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides.
(a)Rhombus
(b)Trapezium
(c)Kite
(d)Parallelogram
10.The diagram shows a cuboid. Work out the area of its front elevation, in square centimetres.
(a)12 cm²
(b)20 cm²
(c)24 cm²
(d)18 cm²
11.The midpoint of the line segment AB is (3, 5). A is the point (1, 3). Work out the coordinates of B.
(a)(5, 7)
(b)(2, 2)
(c)(4, 8)
(d)(6, 10)
12.A cylinder has a radius of 5 cm. Its volume is 471 cm³. Using π = 3.14, work out the height of the cylinder.
(a)150 cm
(b)24 cm
(c)30 cm
(d)6 cm
13.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)
14.A cuboid has three different edge lengths: a length, a width and a height, all different from each other. How many rectangles make up its net in total?
(a)6
(b)5
(c)12
(d)3
15.A train leaves Leeds at 08:47 and arrives in London at 11:05. Work out how long the journey takes.
(a)3 h 18 min
(b)2 h 42 min
(c)2 h 58 min
(d)2 h 18 min

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