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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.p is the column vector with top number 2 and bottom number 3. q is the column vector with top number −1 and bottom number 4. Work out 2p + q, giving your answer as a column vector in the form (top, bottom).
(a)(5, 2)
(b)(3, 10)
(c)(0, 11)
(d)(1, 7)
2.Three angles lie on a straight line. They measure 38°, 95° and x°. Work out the value of x.
(a)133
(b)47
(c)227
(d)142
3.A plan of a school hall uses a scale of 1 : 250. A wall is drawn 3.4 cm long on the plan. Sam wants to know the wall's real length in metres. What is it?
(a)0.85 m
(b)8.5 m
(c)850 m
(d)3.4 m
4.ABCD is an isosceles trapezium. The sides AB and DC are parallel, and the two sloping sides AD and BC are equal in length. Angle D is 112°. Work out the size of angle B.
(a)112°
(b)68°
(c)248°
(d)90°
5.Write down the name given to a quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides.
(a)Kite
(b)Rhombus
(c)Trapezium
(d)Parallelogram
6.Write down the exact value of sin 0°.
(a)1/2
(b)0
(c)1
(d)undefined
7.A drone starts at the point (2, −3) on a coordinate grid. It flies by the vector $(4 6)$ and then by the vector $(- 9 - 1)$ . Write down the column vector that would take the drone straight back to its starting point.
(a) $(- 5 - 5)$
(b) $(5 - 5)$
(c) $(- 5 5)$
(d) $(- 13 - 7)$
8.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
9.A rectangular name card has a perimeter of 30 cm. The card is 9 cm long. Work out the width of the card.
(a)6 cm
(b)21 cm
(c)12 cm
(d)7.5 cm
10.A cylinder has a radius of 3 cm and a height of 10 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the volume of the cylinder. Give your answer to the nearest whole number of cubic centimetres.
(a)188 cm³
(b)1130 cm³
(c)94 cm³
(d)283 cm³
11.To construct the perpendicular from a point P to a line l, where P is a point above l, an arc centred at P is drawn to cross l at two points, X and Y. What is the correct next step?
(a)Draw equal arcs from X and Y, meeting below line l.
(b)Draw an arc centred at P through only one of X or Y.
(c)Join X and Y with a straight line.
(d)Draw a circle through X, Y and P.
12.The diagram shows a prism resting on a table. Which shape is its front elevation, the view looking at it from directly in front?
(a)Rectangle
(b)Triangle
(c)Trapezium
(d)Pentagon
13.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
14.Point C is at (5, 2). It is reflected in the x-axis. Work out the coordinates of the image of point C.
(a)(−5, 2)
(b)(5, −2)
(c)(2, 5)
(d)(−5, −2)
15.Angle ABC is 130°. The line BF divides angle ABC into two equal parts. Work out the size of angle FBC.
(a)65°
(b)32.5°
(c)50°
(d)130°

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