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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.Two triangles are congruent to each other. What does this tell you about their angles and sides?
(a)All angles equal, sides may differ
(b)All sides equal, angles may differ
(c)Same area, angles and sides may differ
(d)All angles equal and all sides equal
2.A hiker walks on a bearing of 065°. She then turns clockwise through 90° and continues walking in a straight line. What bearing is she now walking on?
(a)335°
(b)025°
(c)155°
(d)065°
3.The point M(3, 8) is translated by the vector $(2 - 5)$ . Write down the coordinates of the image of M.
(a)(−2, 8)
(b)(5, 3)
(c)(−2, 10)
(d)(3, 10)
4.Triangle PQR has vertices P(0, 0), Q(6, 0) and R(0, 8). Work out the perimeter of the triangle.
(a)48
(b)14
(c)24
(d)28
5.In triangle ABC the angle at A and the angle at C are equal. The side AB is extended beyond B, and the exterior angle formed at B measures 98°. Work out the size of the angle at A.
(a)49°
(b)41°
(c)82°
(d)98°
6.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
7.Point C is at (2, 3). It is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin. Work out the coordinates of the image of point C.
(a)(3, 2)
(b)(3, −2)
(c)(−3, 2)
(d)(−2, −3)
8.A cake recipe takes 135 minutes from start to finish. Write this time as hours and minutes.
(a)1 hour 15 minutes
(b)1 hour 35 minutes
(c)2 hours 15 minutes
(d)2 hours 25 minutes
9.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
10.A fish tank is a cuboid measuring 40 cm long, 25 cm wide and 30 cm high. Water is poured in to a depth of 20 cm. Work out the volume of water in the tank, in litres.
(a)20 litres
(b)20000 litres
(c)0.02 litres
(d)30 litres
11.A point is translated twice by the vector $(5 - 3)$ . Write down the single column vector that describes the overall translation.
(a) $(5 - 3)$
(b) $(10 - 6)$
(c) $(5 - 6)$
(d) $(15 - 9)$
12.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
13.Triangle T has a vertex at (8, 4). It is enlarged by a scale factor of 1/2, centre (2, 4). Work out the coordinates of the image of this vertex.
(a)(5, 4)
(b)(14, 4)
(c)(8, 2)
(d)(4, 2)
14.Write down the term for the distance all the way around the edge of a circle.
(a)diameter
(b)circumference
(c)area
(d)radius
15.A train leaves Leeds at 08:47 and arrives in London at 11:05. Work out how long the journey takes.
(a)3 h 18 min
(b)2 h 42 min
(c)2 h 58 min
(d)2 h 18 min

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