Printable · GCSE Foundation · ages 14-16

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.

VersionsA only A + B A + B + Csame questions, different order

AnswersQuestions only With answer key Key only

CalculatorMixed Non-calculator (Paper 1)Calculator (Papers 2 and 3)

New sheet

Geometry and measures worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · Geometry and measures · 15 questions

MathsUKwww.geekhero.co.uk

1.A rectangular garden bed measures 5 m by 3 m. A semicircular flower border is attached along one of the 3 m-wide ends, on the outside of the rectangle, so that the 3 m side is the diameter of the semicircle. Work out the total perimeter of the combined shape (the two long sides, the one remaining short side, and the curved edge). Use π = 3.14.
(a)16 m
(b)22.42 m
(c)17.71 m
(d)20.71 m
2.A sector of a circle has radius 6 cm and angle 60°. Work out the arc length of the sector, in terms of π.
(a)12π cm
(b)6π cm
(c)π cm
(d)2π cm
3.A cube has all of its edges the same length. How many planes of symmetry does it have?
(a)9
(b)6
(c)12
(d)3
4.A sign-maker is told a metal bracket outline must have two pairs of adjacent sides equal in length (not opposite pairs), exactly one pair of opposite angles equal, and exactly one line of symmetry. Which quadrilateral matches this description?
(a)Kite
(b)Rhombus
(c)Trapezium
(d)Parallelogram
5.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
6.A zip wire is fixed at an angle of 50° to the horizontal, running from a high platform down to the ground. The zip wire itself, from the platform to the ground, is 12 m long. Work out the horizontal distance covered by the zip wire. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
(a)15.7 m
(b)9.2 m
(c)12.0 m
(d)7.7 m
7.Which of the following correctly describes what it means for two lines to be perpendicular?
(a)Two lines equal in length
(b)Two lines crossing at any angle
(c)Two lines that never meet
(d)Two lines that cross at right angles
8.Triangle ABC and triangle DEF both contain a right angle, at B and E respectively, and the hypotenuses AC and DF are equal in length. Which extra fact would prove the triangles are congruent by RHS?
(a)angle A = angle D
(b)AB = DE
(c)AC is parallel to DF
(d)the triangles are drawn the same way up
9.Put sin 30°, tan 30° and cos 30° in order of size, starting with the smallest.
(a)sin 30°, cos 30°, tan 30°
(b)cos 30°, tan 30°, sin 30°
(c)tan 30°, sin 30°, cos 30°
(d)sin 30°, tan 30°, cos 30°
10.Triangle ABC has AB = (2x + 3) cm, BC = 11 cm and angle B = 90°. Triangle DEF has DE = 13 cm, EF = 11 cm and angle E = 90°. Given that the two triangles are congruent by SAS, work out the value of x.
(a)4
(b)10
(c)8
(d)5
11.A tent's sloping side makes an angle of 45° with the ground. The sloping side is 3√2 m long. Using the exact value of sin 45°, work out the exact height of the tent.
(a)3 m
(b)3√2/2 m
(c)6 m
(d)3√2 m
12.The point A(2, 5) is translated to the point B(7, 3). Write down the column vector that describes this translation.
(a) $(2 - 5)$
(b) $(8 9)$
(c) $(- 2 5)$
(d) $(2 5)$
13.The column vector $(2 - 6)$ describes a translation. Write down the movement it represents.
(a)6 left, 2 up
(b)6 left, 2 down
(c)2 left, 6 up
(d)6 right, 2 up
14.Write down the number of lines of symmetry a rhombus has.
(a)4
(b)2
(c)0
(d)1
15.Triangle ABC is similar to triangle PQR. AB corresponds to PQ, and BC corresponds to QR. AB = 5 cm, PQ = 15 cm and BC = 7 cm. Work out the length of QR.
(a)35 cm
(b)7 cm
(c)2.33 cm
(d)21 cm

Build your own mix at the worksheet builder.