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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.Quadrilateral ABCD has vertices A(1, 1), B(5, 1), C(5, 4) and D(1, 4). The quadrilateral is translated by the vector $(3 - 2)$ . Which of these points is NOT a vertex of the image?
(a)(−1, 1)
(b)(3, 4)
(c)(−1, 4)
(d)(3, 7)
2.A bearing is described as being exactly halfway between north and east, measured clockwise. What is the three-figure bearing?
(a)090°
(b)045°
(c)225°
(d)135°
3.Write down the name given to a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.
(a)Trapezium
(b)Kite
(c)Rhombus
(d)Parallelogram
4.Two angles lie on a straight line. One angle is 118°. Which reason correctly explains why the other angle is 62°?
(a)angles round a point add up to 360°
(b)angles on a straight line add up to 180°
(c)vertically opposite angles are equal
(d)angles in a triangle add up to 180°
5.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)
6.Work out the distance between the points (−3, 4) and (5, −2).
(a)14
(b)100
(c)50
(d)10
7.A(1, 2), B(5, 2) and C(5, 6) are three of the four vertices of a square ABCD. Work out the coordinates of D.
(a)(6, 1)
(b)(1, 6)
(c)(1, 5)
(d)(9, 6)
8.A quadrilateral has all four sides equal in length and all four interior angles equal to 90°. Its diagonals are equal in length and bisect each other at right angles. Which quadrilateral matches this description exactly?
(a)Rectangle
(b)Square
(c)Kite
(d)Rhombus
9.A ship's radar shows a lighthouse at the point (12, −4) on a grid measured in nautical miles. The ship is at (2, 5). The ship sails along the vector that takes it directly to the lighthouse, then sails along that same vector again. Work out the ship's final position.
(a)(−18, 23)
(b)(22, −13)
(c)(2, 5)
(d)(12, −4)
10.A circle has two straight radii drawn from the centre to the edge, together with the arc between them. Write down the name of the region enclosed by these two radii and the arc.
(a)chord
(b)segment
(c)semicircle
(d)sector
11.Triangle ABC has AB = 5 cm and BC = 7 cm. Triangle DEF has DE = 5 cm and EF = 7 cm. Which extra fact would prove the triangles are congruent by SAS?
(a)angle C = angle F
(b)angle B = angle E
(c)AC = DF
(d)angle A = angle D
12.Triangle A has a vertex at (1, 2). Triangle A is enlarged, centre (1, 1), to give triangle B, whose corresponding vertex is at (1, 5). Work out the scale factor of the enlargement.
(a)3
(b)4
(c)0.25
(d)2.5
13.The diagram shows a solid built from identical cubes. How many squares are in its plan view, the view looking straight down from above?
(a)3 squares
(b)5 squares
(c)2 squares
(d)4 squares
14.Write down the exact value of tan 60°.
(a)1/√3
(b)3
(c)√3/2
(d)√3
15.A regular polygon has an interior angle of 156°. Work out the number of sides of the polygon.
(a)17
(b)24
(c)15
(d)7.5

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