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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 triangular bunting flag has two equal sides. The angle between those two equal sides is 80°, and the other two angles of the flag are equal to each other. Work out the size of each of the two equal angles.
(a)40°
(b)50°
(c)80°
(d)100°
2.A wooden block is a cuboid measuring 2 cm by 10 cm by 15 cm. Work out the volume of the block.
(a)27 cm³
(b)400 cm²
(c)150 cm³
(d)300 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.A straight line passes through points A, B and C, with B between A and C. A fourth point D is not on the line. Angle ABD = 132°. Work out the size of angle DBC.
(a)228°
(b)48°
(c)66°
(d)132°
5.Two similar triangular tiles have lengths in the ratio 3 : 5. The longest side of the smaller tile is 9 cm. Work out the length of the longest side of the larger tile.
(a)27 cm
(b)45 cm
(c)15 cm
(d)11 cm
6.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°
7.A tangent touches a circle with centre O at the point P. Q is a point on the tangent. Write down the circle fact that tells you the size of angle OPQ.
(a)A tangent always passes through the centre of the circle
(b)A tangent is always parallel to the radius it touches
(c)The angle in a semicircle is 90°
(d)The angle between a tangent and a radius is 90°
8.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) $(- 3 - 8)$
9.A square tile has sides of length 6 cm. Work out the area of the tile.
(a)18 cm²
(b)12 cm
(c)36 cm²
(d)24 cm
10.Two similar flags have widths in the ratio 2 : 5. The width of the smaller flag is 8 cm. Work out the width of the larger flag.
(a)20 cm
(b)11 cm
(c)40 cm
(d)3.2 cm
11.Two angles are complementary. One of them is 35°. Work out the size of the other angle.
(a)90°
(b)55°
(c)145°
(d)325°
12.A cylinder has a radius of 5 cm. Its volume is 471 cm³. Using π = 3.14, work out the height of the cylinder.
(a)150 cm
(b)24 cm
(c)30 cm
(d)6 cm
13.How many vertices does a cuboid have?
(a)12
(b)6
(c)4
(d)8
14.a is the column vector with top number 3 and bottom number −2. Work out 4a, giving your answer as a column vector in the form (top, bottom).
(a)(7, 2)
(b)(12, −8)
(c)(3, −8)
(d)(12, −2)
15.The three angles of a triangle are 10°, 58° and 112°. Write down the name that describes this triangle.
(a)Isosceles
(b)Right-angled
(c)Scalene
(d)Equilateral

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