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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 trapezium has an area of 45 cm², a perpendicular height of 5 cm, and one parallel side of length 10 cm. Work out the length of the other parallel side.
(a)18 cm
(b)28 cm
(c)8 cm
(d)4 cm
2.A regular hexagon is divided into six identical triangles by joining its centre to each of the six vertices. Work out the size of the angle of one of these triangles at the centre of the hexagon.
(a)30°
(b)45°
(c)120°
(d)60°
3.A triangular prism has a cross-section that is a triangle with a base of 3.5 cm and a perpendicular height of 4 cm. The prism is 10 cm long. Work out the volume of the prism.
(a)7 cm³
(b)70 cm³
(c)35 cm³
(d)140 cm³
4.A solid rubber ball has a radius of 3 cm. Work out the volume of the ball. Use π = 3.14.
(a)113.04 cm³
(b)28.26 cm³
(c)37.68 cm³
(d)84.78 cm³
5.Two similar triangular tiles have lengths in the ratio 3 : 5. The longest side of the smaller tile is 9 cm. Work out the length of the longest side of the larger tile.
(a)27 cm
(b)45 cm
(c)15 cm
(d)11 cm
6.A sector of a circle has radius 8 cm and takes up three-quarters of the full circle. Work out the perimeter of the sector, in terms of π.
(a)12π + 16 cm
(b)12π cm
(c)12π + 8 cm
(d)4π + 16 cm
7.A circular garden pond has a diameter of 5 m. A gardener is laying gravel around it in a ring-shaped path 1 m wide, measured outward from the edge of the pond. Work out the area of the gravel path. Use π = 3.14.
(a)38.47 m²
(b)18.84 m²
(c)3.14 m²
(d)34.54 m²
8.A sector of a circle has radius 15 cm and angle 216°. Using π = 3.14, work out the arc length of the sector.
(a)94.2 cm
(b)56.52 cm
(c)28.26 cm
(d)113.04 cm
9.A shape is translated by the vector $(4 - 3)$ . The point P(6, 1) lies on the shape. Write down the coordinates of the image of P.
(a)(3, −3)
(b)(3, 5)
(c)(9, −3)
(d)(10, −2)
10.A regular polygon has an interior angle of 156°. Work out the number of sides of the polygon.
(a)17
(b)24
(c)15
(d)7.5
11.Triangle T has a vertex at (8, 4). It is enlarged by a scale factor of 1/2, centre (2, 4). Work out the coordinates of the image of this vertex.
(a)(5, 4)
(b)(14, 4)
(c)(8, 2)
(d)(4, 2)
12.The diagram shows a cuboid. Work out the area of its front elevation, in square centimetres.
(a)12 cm²
(b)20 cm²
(c)24 cm²
(d)18 cm²
13.Triangle DEF is isosceles, with DE = DF. Angle E = 58°. Give a reason why angle F = 58°.
(a)Angles in a triangle sum to 180°
(b)Angles on a straight line sum to 180°
(c)Vertically opposite angles are equal
(d)Base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal
14.A solid has 6 faces and 8 vertices. Using the formula F + V − E = 2, work out how many edges it has.
(a)14
(b)10
(c)16
(d)12
15.A sector of a circle has radius 12 cm and angle 45°. Using π = 3.14, work out the area of the sector.
(a)9.42 cm²
(b)452.16 cm²
(c)56.52 cm²
(d)4.71 cm²

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