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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.A regular polygon has an exterior angle of 45°. Work out the number of sides of the polygon.
(a)4
(b)45
(c)8
(d)315
2.Two triangles are proved congruent using the ASA condition. What can be concluded about the two remaining pairs of corresponding sides that were not part of the original ASA facts?
(a)They must be different
(b)They might be equal or not
(c)They must also be equal
(d)Not enough information to say
3.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) $(- 3 - 8)$
4.Triangle ABC is isosceles, with AB = AC. Angle B = 70°. Which reason correctly explains why angle C = 70°?
(a)vertically opposite angles are equal
(b)corresponding angles are equal
(c)base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal
(d)angles in a triangle add up to 180°
5.A recipe uses 0.75 kg of sugar. Work out how many grams of sugar this is.
(a)750
(b)0.00075
(c)75
(d)7500
6.In triangle ABC, angle A is 2x°, angle B is 3x° and angle C is 4x°. Work out the size of angle B.
(a)60°
(b)20°
(c)120°
(d)80°
7.How many faces does a cuboid have?
(a)8
(b)4
(c)6
(d)12
8.A polygon has 9 sides. What is the name of this polygon?
(a)Octagon
(b)Nonagon
(c)Heptagon
(d)Decagon
9.A rectangular tile measures 4.5 cm by 6 cm. Work out the area of the tile.
(a)10.5 cm²
(b)21 cm²
(c)27 cm²
(d)30 cm²
10.Triangle ABC has a right angle at B, hypotenuse AC = 13 cm and AB = 5 cm. Triangle DEF has a right angle at E, hypotenuse DF = 13 cm and DE = 5 cm. Which condition proves the two triangles are congruent?
(a)SSS - three sides equal
(b)RHS - right angle, hypotenuse and one side equal
(c)ASA - two angles and the included side equal
(d)SAS - two sides and the included angle equal
11.Two identical ladders lean against the same vertical wall from opposite sides, each making an angle of 58.2° with the ground. The two ladders and the ground form a triangle. Work out the size of the angle between the two ladders at the top, where they meet.
(a)121.8
(b)58.2
(c)116.4
(d)63.6
12.A right-angled triangle has two sides of length 5 cm and 12 cm, and the angle between those two sides is 90°. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
(a)7 cm
(b)17 cm
(c)13 cm
(d)60 cm
13.Write down the exact value of sin 0°.
(a)1/2
(b)0
(c)1
(d)undefined
14.A shop sells a scale model of a van. The model and the real van are similar shapes, with lengths in the ratio 1 : 24. The model is 18.5 cm long. Work out the length of the real van, giving your answer in metres.
(a)444 m
(b)44.4 m
(c)0.77 m
(d)4.44 m
15.Point D is at (3, 4). It is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin (0, 0). Work out the coordinates of the image of point D.
(a)(−3, −4)
(b)(−4, 3)
(c)(4, −3)
(d)(4, 3)

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