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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.Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic conditions used to prove two triangles are congruent?
(a)ASA
(b)SSS
(c)SSA
(d)RHS
2.Work out the distance between the points (−3, 4) and (5, −2).
(a)14
(b)100
(c)50
(d)10
3.A vertical line passes through the point (5, 2). Write down the equation of this line.
(a)x = 2
(b)x = 5
(c)y = 2
(d)y = 5
4.a is the column vector with top number 3 and bottom number −2. b is the column vector with top number −1 and bottom number 5. Work out 2a + b, giving your answer as a column vector in the form (top, bottom).
(a)(7, −9)
(b)(5, 1)
(c)(4, 6)
(d)(2, 3)
5.Write down the number of lines of symmetry a rhombus has.
(a)4
(b)2
(c)0
(d)1
6.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
7.A square has sides of length 7 cm. Work out its area.
(a)49 cm²
(b)21 cm²
(c)28 cm²
(d)14 cm²
8.Write down the exact value of sin 0°.
(a)1/2
(b)0
(c)1
(d)undefined
9.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
10.Which of these describes an obtuse angle?
(a)An angle between 180° and 360°
(b)An angle between 90° and 180°
(c)An angle of exactly 90°
(d)An angle between 0° and 90°
11.Triangle ABC has AB = (2x + 3) cm, BC = 11 cm and angle B = 90°. Triangle DEF has DE = 13 cm, EF = 11 cm and angle E = 90°. Given that the two triangles are congruent by SAS, work out the value of x.
(a)4
(b)10
(c)8
(d)5
12.A conservatory has a roof panel shaped like a regular octagon. Work out the interior angle of the octagon, then use it to work out the size of the reflex angle at the same vertex, on the outside of the roof panel.
(a)225
(b)45
(c)315
(d)135
13.A robotic arm's tip starts at the point (12.5, −4.25) on a grid measured in centimetres. It moves by the vector $(6.5 - 3.75)$ to pick up a component, then by the vector $(- 1.5 2.25)$ to place it. Work out the coordinates of the tip after both moves.
(a)(0.75, 11)
(b)(8.75, 2.25)
(c)(6.5, 3.75)
(d)(11, 0.75)
14.In kite WXYZ, WX = WZ and XY = ZY (so at each of X and Z, one side from each of the two unequal pairs meets). Angle X = 100°. Work out angle Z.
(a)100°
(b)260°
(c)80°
(d)50°
15.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

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