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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 chocolate bar is a prism. Its cross-section is a triangle with a base of 6 cm and a perpendicular height of 5 cm, and the bar is 12 cm long. Work out the volume of the bar.
(a)180 cm³
(b)66 cm³
(c)15 cm³
(d)360 cm³
2.Every point on a circle is exactly the same distance from one particular point. Write down the name of that point.
(a)The arc
(b)The chord
(c)The diameter
(d)The centre
3.A trapezium has parallel sides of 5 cm and 11 cm, and a perpendicular height of 4 cm. Work out the area of the trapezium.
(a)32 cm²
(b)44 cm²
(c)20 cm²
(d)64 cm²
4.A student says the reverse of the translation vector $(- 9 4)$ is $(9 4)$ . Write down the correct reverse translation vector.
(a) $(- 9 - 4)$
(b) $(- 9 4)$
(c) $(9 - 4)$
(d) $(9 4)$
5.Work out the exact value of (cos 45°)² + (sin 45°)².
(a)2
(b)√2
(c)1
(d)1/2
6.A solid has 6 faces: one pentagon and five triangles that all meet at a single point above the pentagon. What is the name of this solid?
(a)Hexagonal pyramid
(b)Triangular pyramid
(c)Pentagonal pyramid
(d)Pentagonal prism
7.Write down the name given to a triangle whose three sides are all the same length.
(a)Right-angled
(b)Isosceles
(c)Scalene
(d)Equilateral
8.At a point on a straight line, two angles are formed. One of them is 63°. Work out the size of the other angle.
(a)297
(b)117
(c)27
(d)63
9.Quadrilateral WXYZ has WX parallel to ZY, and WZ = XY (the two non-parallel sides are equal in length). Give a reason why angle W = angle X.
(a)Isosceles trapezium: base angles are equal
(b)Rhombus: all four angles are equal
(c)Kite: one pair of opposite angles equal
(d)Parallelogram: opposite angles are equal
10.The point (5, −2) is reflected in the x-axis. Work out the coordinates of the image point.
(a)(5, 2)
(b)(−5, −2)
(c)(−5, 2)
(d)(2, 5)
11.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)
12.A quadrilateral has all four sides equal in length and all four interior angles equal to 90°. Its diagonals are equal in length and bisect each other at right angles. Which quadrilateral matches this description exactly?
(a)Rectangle
(b)Square
(c)Kite
(d)Rhombus
13.A wooden cube has edges of length 4 cm. Work out the total surface area of the cube.
(a)96 cm²
(b)24 cm²
(c)16 cm²
(d)64 cm³
14.A rectangular bookmark measures 2 cm by 25 cm. Work out the area of the bookmark.
(a)54 cm
(b)50 cm²
(c)25 cm²
(d)27 cm
15.Point A is at (5, 2). It is translated by the vector (−3, 4) to give point A′. Work out the coordinates of A′.
(a)(2, 6)
(b)(9, −1)
(c)(2, −2)
(d)(8, 6)

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