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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.How many edges does a cube have?
(a)12
(b)6
(c)8
(d)4
2.A triangular badge has two sides of length 8 cm and a third side of length 5 cm. Work out the perimeter of the badge.
(a)13 cm
(b)16 cm
(c)21 cm
(d)24 cm
3.A solid has 5 faces: one square face and four triangular faces, which all meet at a single point above the square. What is the name of this solid?
(a)Square-based pyramid
(b)Cube
(c)Cuboid
(d)Triangular prism
4.A rectangular gate is braced with a diagonal strut. The gate is 1.2 m wide and 0.9 m tall. Work out the exact length of the diagonal strut.
(a)2.1 m
(b)0.3 m
(c)2.25 m
(d)1.5 m
5.A translation is described by the column vector $(- 5 6)$ . Write down the column vector of the translation that undoes it.
(a) $(6 - 5)$
(b) $(- 5 - 6)$
(c) $(5 - 6)$
(d) $(5 6)$
6.A translation is described by the column vector $(- 2 7)$ . Write down a description of this translation in words, stating the horizontal and vertical movement.
(a)7 units left and 2 units up
(b)7 units right and 2 units down
(c)7 units right and 2 units up
(d)2 units right and 7 units down
7.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°
8.A solid has a plan view that is a circle, and a front elevation that is a triangle. Which solid is this?
(a)a cone
(b)a cylinder
(c)a sphere
(d)a square-based pyramid
9.A bus journey takes 2.5 hours. Work out how many minutes this is.
(a)170 minutes
(b)120 minutes
(c)150 minutes
(d)250 minutes
10.Triangle DEF is isosceles, with DE = DF. Angle E = 58°. Work out angle F.
(a)64°
(b)32°
(c)58°
(d)122°
11.Point M lies exactly halfway between point A and point B, with A, M and B all on the same straight line. Which term correctly describes point M?
(a)A perpendicular of AB
(b)A plane of AB
(c)The midpoint of AB
(d)The vertex of AB
12.Point D is at (3, 4). It is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin (0, 0). Work out the coordinates of the image of point D.
(a)(−3, −4)
(b)(−4, 3)
(c)(4, −3)
(d)(4, 3)
13.Triangle LMN has a right angle at M, with hypotenuse LN = 15 cm and LM = 9 cm. Triangle PQR has a right angle at Q, with hypotenuse PR = 15 cm and PQ = 9 cm. Which condition proves the two triangles are congruent?
(a)SSS
(b)SAS
(c)RHS
(d)ASA
14.A transversal crosses a pair of parallel lines. At one line, the angle is (5x + 4)°. The corresponding angle at the other line is (3x + 24)°. Work out the value of x.
(a)19
(b)10
(c)20
(d)14
15.A conservatory has a roof panel shaped like a regular octagon. Work out the interior angle of the octagon, then use it to work out the size of the reflex angle at the same vertex, on the outside of the roof panel.
(a)225
(b)45
(c)315
(d)135

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