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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.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)
2.Point B is at (1, 6). It is reflected in the x-axis. Work out the coordinates of the image of point B.
(a)(1, 6)
(b)(−1, 6)
(c)(−1, −6)
(d)(1, −6)
3.A rectangular bookmark measures 2 cm by 25 cm. Work out the area of the bookmark.
(a)54 cm
(b)50 cm²
(c)25 cm²
(d)27 cm
4.A cylindrical candle and a cone-shaped candle have the same base radius and the same height. State the cone's volume as a fraction of the cylinder's volume.
(a)The same as the cylinder's volume
(b)Two thirds of the cylinder's volume
(c)One third of the cylinder's volume
(d)Half the cylinder's volume
5.A circular table mat has diameter 20 cm. Yasmin has a 70 cm length of ribbon and sews it around the edge of the mat with no overlap. Using π = 3.14, work out how much ribbon is left over after going around the mat once.
(a)7.2 cm
(b)50 cm
(c)20 cm
(d)62.8 cm
6.A straight line crosses a pair of parallel lines. At one of the crossing points, one of the four angles measures 55°. Work out the size of the angle next to it on a straight line at that crossing point.
(a)90°
(b)55°
(c)35°
(d)125°
7.A water tank holds 2.5 m³. Work out this volume in cm³.
(a)2500 cm³
(b)2 500 000 cm³
(c)25 000 cm³
(d)250 cm³
8.A sector of a circle has an angle of 150°. Work out what fraction of the circle's area the sector is.
(a)5/12
(b)7/12
(c)5/6
(d)1/2
9.A triangle has vertices A(0, 0), B(10, 0) and C(5, 12). Work out the area of the triangle.
(a)120 units²
(b)60 units²
(c)30 units²
(d)65 units²
10.A line segment joins two points on the circumference of a circle, without necessarily passing through the centre. Write down the general term for this line segment.
(a)Chord
(b)Tangent
(c)Radius
(d)Diameter
11.Write down the name given to a triangle whose three sides are all the same length.
(a)Right-angled
(b)Isosceles
(c)Scalene
(d)Equilateral
12.A locus is described as the set of points exactly 4 cm from a fixed point O. What shape is this locus?
(a)a circle of radius 4 cm, centred at O
(b)a square with sides of 4 cm, centred at O
(c)a straight line 4 cm long, starting at O
(d)two points, each 4 cm from O
13.A parallelogram has a base of 4 cm and a perpendicular height of 17 cm. Work out the area of the parallelogram.
(a)42 cm
(b)21 cm
(c)34 cm²
(d)68 cm²
14.A triangular prism has two triangular faces and three rectangular faces. How many vertices does a triangular prism have?
(a)9
(b)6
(c)8
(d)5
15.The column vector r has top number 2 and bottom number 6. Which of these column vectors is parallel to r?
(a)(3, 9)
(b)(6, 2)
(c)(2, 3)
(d)(−2, 6)

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