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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 · 15 questions

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1.A rectangular tile measures 4.5 cm by 6 cm. Work out the area of the tile.
(a)10.5 cm²
(b)21 cm²
(c)27 cm²
(d)30 cm²
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 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°
4.How many vertices does a cuboid have?
(a)12
(b)6
(c)4
(d)8
5.A circle has two straight radii drawn from the centre to the edge, together with the arc between them. Write down the name of the region enclosed by these two radii and the arc.
(a)chord
(b)segment
(c)semicircle
(d)sector
6.A cuboid has three different edge lengths: a length, a width and a height, all different from each other. How many rectangles make up its net in total?
(a)6
(b)5
(c)12
(d)3
7.A circular decoration has a radius of 10 cm. A ribbon costs £0.50 per centimetre and is fixed along the curved edge (the arc) of a sector-shaped section with an angle of 90°. Using π = 3.14, work out the cost of the ribbon for this section.
(a)£157.00
(b)£31.40
(c)£7.85
(d)£15.70
8.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
9.A sector of a circle has an angle of 150°. Work out what fraction of the circle's area the sector is.
(a)5/12
(b)7/12
(c)5/6
(d)1/2
10.Vector A is $(- 5 2)$ and vector B is $(5 - 2)$ . Write down how vector B compares to vector A.
(a)B is the same as A
(b)B is unrelated to A in direction
(c)B is twice A
(d)B is the reverse of A
11.Point D is at (3, 7). It is reflected in the line y = x. Work out the coordinates of the image of point D.
y = x
(a)(−7, −3)
(b)(7, 3)
(c)(−3, 7)
(d)(3, −7)
12.A footpath sign shows a distance of 0.45 km to the next village. Work out this distance in metres.
(a)45 m
(b)4500 m
(c)450 m
(d)0.45 m
13.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
14.A solid is built from five centimetre cubes, standing side by side on a table in a single straight row. Looking down from directly above (the plan view), how many squares are visible?
(a)5
(b)25
(c)10
(d)1
15.A sector of a circle is bounded by two straight edges and one curved edge. Write down the mathematical term for each of the two straight edges.
(a)Chord
(b)Diameter
(c)Radius
(d)Arc

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