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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 angle between north and a cycle path is 40°, but it is measured anticlockwise from north. What is the three-figure bearing of the cycle path?
(a)040°
(b)320°
(c)400°
(d)220°
2.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
3.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)
4.Triangle ABC has angle A = 40°, angle B = 65° and AB = 10 cm. Triangle DEF has angle D = 40°, angle E = 65° and DE = 10 cm. Which condition proves the two triangles are congruent?
(a)RHS - right angle, hypotenuse and one side equal
(b)SAS - two sides and the included angle equal
(c)AAS - two angles and a non-included side equal
(d)ASA - two angles and the included side equal
5.Work out the exact value of tan 30° + tan 30°.
(a)2√3/3
(b)√3/3
(c)√3
(d)2√3
6.In pentagon PQRST, which of the following correctly names the interior angle at vertex R, using standard three-letter angle notation?
(a)∠QRS
(b)∠PQR
(c)∠TRP
(d)∠RST
7.Write down the exact value of sin 60°.
(a)1/2
(b)√2/2
(c)√3/2
(d)√3
8.Shape S has an area of 48 cm². It is enlarged by a scale factor of 1/4 to give shape T. Work out the area of shape T.
(a)3 cm²
(b)24 cm²
(c)12 cm²
(d)768 cm²
9.Priya says: 'To find the arc length of a sector, you divide the circumference by the angle in degrees.' Which statement about Priya's method is correct?
(a)Wrong: multiply by angle ÷ 360, not divide by it.
(b)Wrong: multiply by the angle only, no division.
(c)Wrong: use radius × angle, not circumference.
(d)Correct: dividing by the angle in degrees works.
10.Write down the exact value of sin 0°.
(a)1/2
(b)0
(c)1
(d)undefined
11.A solid has 5 faces: one square face and four triangular faces, which all meet at a single point above the square. What is the name of this solid?
(a)Square-based pyramid
(b)Cube
(c)Cuboid
(d)Triangular prism
12.A translation moves the point (1, 1) to the point (9, 4). Write down the column vector of this translation.
(a) $(8 3)$
(b) $(3 8)$
(c) $(5 10)$
(d) $(- 3 - 8)$
13.A shopkeeper builds a display from two cuboid boxes, shown in the diagram. She wants to cover the front of the display with coloured paper. Work out the total area of the front elevation, in square centimetres.
(a)4700 cm²
(b)2000 cm²
(c)7200 cm²
(d)2700 cm²
14.How many edges does a cube have?
(a)12
(b)6
(c)8
(d)4
15.p is the column vector with top number 2 and bottom number 3. q is the column vector with top number −1 and bottom number 4. Work out 2p + q, giving your answer as a column vector in the form (top, bottom).
(a)(5, 2)
(b)(3, 10)
(c)(0, 11)
(d)(1, 7)

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