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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.How many edges does a cube have?
(a)12
(b)6
(c)8
(d)4
2.Write down how many right angles a rectangle has.
(a)0
(b)1
(c)2
(d)4
3.A circle is drawn on a page. Write down how many radii can be drawn in the circle.
(a)Infinitely many
(b)Exactly one
(c)Exactly four
(d)Exactly two
4.A submarine travels due south. What is the three-figure bearing for this direction?
(a)270
(b)090
(c)018
(d)180
5.State whether the line segment joining A(−4, 3) and B(2, 6) is horizontal, vertical or neither, and give a reason for your answer.
(a)Horizontal, because both points have a y-coordinate
(b)Neither, because both coordinates differ
(c)Horizontal, because the x-coordinates increase from A to B
(d)Vertical, because both points have an x-coordinate
6.A square tile has sides of length 4.5 cm. Work out the perimeter of the tile.
(a)16 cm
(b)9 cm
(c)18 cm
(d)20.25 cm²
7.Two angles are supplementary. One of them is twice the size of the other. Work out the size of the smaller angle.
(a)30
(b)120
(c)90
(d)60
8.Freya is designing a triangular flower bed. Two of its corners have equal angles, and the angle at the third corner is 40°. Work out the size of one of the two equal corner angles.
(a)70°
(b)140°
(c)50°
(d)20°
9.p is the column vector with top number 5 and bottom number 1. q is the column vector with top number −2 and bottom number 3. Work out p − 2q, giving your answer as a column vector in the form (top, bottom).
(a)(9, −5)
(b)(1, 7)
(c)(12, −1)
(d)(7, −2)
10.A solid has 6 faces and 8 vertices. Using the formula F + V − E = 2, work out how many edges it has.
(a)14
(b)10
(c)16
(d)12
11.A hexagonal prism lies on a table. A flat cut is made straight across it, at right angles to its length (so the cut is parallel to the two identical end faces). What shape is the cross-section?
(a)Pentagon
(b)Hexagon
(c)Rectangle
(d)Triangle
12.In quadrilateral ABCD, side AB is parallel to side DC. Which statement correctly uses geometric notation to show this?
(a)AB ∥ BC
(b)AB = DC
(c)AB ∥ DC
(d)AB ⊥ DC
13.Write down the exact value of sin 0°.
(a)1/2
(b)0
(c)1
(d)undefined
14.A is the point (1, 3) and B is the point (7, 3). Work out the coordinates of the midpoint of AB.
(a)(3, 3)
(b)(4, 0)
(c)(4, 3)
(d)(3.5, 3)
15.A pin on a map is at grid reference (5, 2). It is moved by the vector $(4 - 3)$ . Write down its new grid reference.
(a)(2, 6)
(b)(8, 6)
(c)(9, −1)
(d)(2, 2)

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