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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 ship's radar can detect other ships up to 20 km away, over a sector-shaped area with angle 90°. A monitoring company charges £0.50 per square kilometre covered by one radar sweep. Using π = 3.14, work out the total charge for one sweep.
(a)£157.00
(b)£628.00
(c)£7.85
(d)£15.70
2.A cylindrical water tank has a solid hemispherical dome on top, both with radius 2 m. Work out the volume of the hemispherical dome alone. Use π = 3.14 and give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
(a)33.493 m³
(b)16.747 m³
(c)8.373 m³
(d)50.24 m³
3.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°
4.The diagram shows the plan, front elevation and side elevation of a solid. Which of these solids matches all three views?
(a)A triangle-based pyramid standing on its triangular base
(b)A triangular prism standing on its triangular end
(c)A cuboid standing on a rectangular face
(d)A triangular prism lying on one of its rectangular faces
5.Triangle JKL and triangle MNP are similar, with JK ÷ MN = JL ÷ MP = 2. A student says triangle JKL must be congruent to triangle MNP. Write down why the student is wrong.
(a)The angles are not necessarily equal
(b)Similar triangles are never congruent
(c)The scale factor is 2, not 1, so the sides are not equal
(d)Congruent triangles must have a right angle
6.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
7.The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1980°. Work out the number of sides of the polygon.
(a)11
(b)13
(c)22
(d)15
8.A sector of a circle has an angle of 90° and an arc length of 15.7 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the radius of the circle.
(a)20 cm
(b)10 cm
(c)5 cm
(d)2.5 cm
9.A circular clock face has a diameter of 18 cm. Work out the circumference of the clock face. Use π = 3.14.
(a)28.26 cm
(b)113.04 cm
(c)1017.36 cm
(d)56.52 cm
10.A water tank holds 2.5 m³. Work out this volume in cm³.
(a)2500 cm³
(b)2 500 000 cm³
(c)25 000 cm³
(d)250 cm³
11.To construct a perpendicular to a line at a given point P on the line, compasses are first opened to draw two arcs crossing the line, one on each side of P. What is the correct next step?
(a)Join the two crossing points with a straight line.
(b)Draw wider arcs from each crossing point, meeting above.
(c)Draw an arc centred at P through only one crossing point.
(d)Draw a circle centred at P through both crossing points.
12.Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic conditions used to prove two triangles are congruent?
(a)ASA
(b)SSS
(c)SSA
(d)RHS
13.In quadrilateral ABCD the two sides AB and BC are each 6 cm long and meet each other at B. The two sides CD and DA are each 9 cm long and meet each other at D. No side of ABCD is parallel to any other side. Write down the mathematical name of this quadrilateral.
(a)Isosceles trapezium
(b)Kite
(c)Parallelogram
(d)Rhombus
14.A kite string makes an angle of 30° with the ground. The kite is flying at a height of 6 m directly above a point on the ground. Using the exact value of sin 30°, work out the exact length of the kite string.
(a)4√3 m
(b)12 m
(c)6√3 m
(d)3 m
15.A circular coaster has a radius of 4 cm. Work out the circumference of the coaster. Give your answer in terms of π.
(a)8π cm
(b)8 cm
(c)16π cm
(d)4π cm

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