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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.Write down how many right angles a right-angled triangle has.
(a)0
(b)3
(c)1
(d)2
2.A hexagon has interior angles of 130°, 142°, 125°, 150°, 135° and x°. Work out the value of x.
(a)142°
(b)40°
(c)38°
(d)398°
3.In parallelogram ABCD the vertices are labelled in order round the shape, so angle A and angle B are at the two ends of the same side. Angle A is 70°. Work out the size of angle B.
(a)110°
(b)20°
(c)290°
(d)70°
4.A tap fills a tank at a rate of 18 litres per minute. The tank holds 0.45 m³. Work out how long the tap takes to fill the tank.
(a)8100 minutes
(b)25 minutes
(c)2.5 minutes
(d)25 000 minutes
5.An isosceles trapezium has exactly one pair of parallel sides, and its two non-parallel sides are equal in length. How many lines of symmetry does it have?
(a)0
(b)2
(c)4
(d)1
6.How many vertices does a cylinder have?
(a)2
(b)4
(c)1
(d)0
7.A square tile has sides of length 4.5 cm. Work out the perimeter of the tile.
(a)16 cm
(b)9 cm
(c)18 cm
(d)20.25 cm²
8.Write down which one of these statements about quadrilaterals is true.
(a)Every square is a rectangle
(b)Every rectangle is a rhombus
(c)Every rectangle is a square
(d)Every rhombus is a rectangle
9.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°
10.For two triangles to be proved congruent using SAS, which two facts must be true about both triangles?
(a)Two sides equal, with the angle between them equal
(b)Two angles equal, with the side between them equal
(c)All three pairs of sides equal
(d)Two sides equal, and any one angle equal
11.Vertex X of a triangle is at (−3, 5). After a translation, the image of X is at (2, −1). Write down the column vector of this translation.
(a) $(- 6 5)$
(b) $(6 5)$
(c) $(6 - 5)$
(d) $(- 6 - 5)$
12.A rhombus has all four sides equal in length, but it is not a square — its angles are not all 90°. How many lines of symmetry does this rhombus have?
(a)2
(b)1
(c)4
(d)0
13.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
14.Postcard P is similar to postcard Q. The 6 cm side of P corresponds to the 15 cm side of Q, and the 8 cm side of P corresponds to a matching side of Q. Work out the length of that matching side of Q.
(a)3.2 cm
(b)16 cm
(c)17 cm
(d)20 cm
15.Write down the column vector that describes a translation of 5 units to the left and 3 units down.
(a) $(- 5 - 3)$
(b) $(- 3 5)$
(c) $(3 - 5)$
(d) $(- 3 - 5)$

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