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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.Work out the exact value of cos 0° − sin 30°.
(a)1/2
(b)−1/2
(c)3/2
(d)1
2.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
3.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
4.A rectangular photograph has an area of 96 cm². One of its sides is 8 cm long. Work out the length of the other side.
(a)40 cm
(b)12 cm
(c)88 cm
(d)768 cm
5.The point R(−6, 9) is translated by the vector $(- 11 5)$ . Write down the coordinates of the image of R.
(a)(−1, 9)
(b)(−1, −2)
(c)(−6, −2)
(d)(−11, 20)
6.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
7.A regular polygon has 5 lines of symmetry. What is the order of rotational symmetry of this polygon?
(a)5
(b)6
(c)10
(d)4
8.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°
9.A robot on a grid moves by the vector $(- 2 3)$ , then by the vector $(5 - 7)$ , then by the vector $(1 4)$ . Write down the single column vector that has the same overall effect as these three moves.
(a) $(- 6 14)$
(b) $(0 4)$
(c) $(3 - 4)$
(d) $(4 0)$
10.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)
11.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°
12.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
13.Two straight paths cross at a junction in a park. One of the angles between them, measured with a protractor, is 76°. What is the size of the angle immediately next to it on a straight line?
(a)14
(b)104
(c)76
(d)90
14.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°
15.A polygon has one more side than a heptagon. What is the polygon called?
(a)hexagon
(b)heptagon
(c)octagon
(d)nonagon

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