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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 transversal crosses a pair of parallel lines. At one line, the angle is (5x + 4)°. The corresponding angle at the other line is (3x + 24)°. Work out the value of x.
(a)19
(b)10
(c)20
(d)14
2.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
3.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.
4.A circle has a diameter of 24 cm. A sector of this circle has an angle of 90°. Using π = 3.14, work out the area of the sector.
(a)9.42 cm²
(b)113.04 cm²
(c)18.84 cm²
(d)452.16 cm²
5.Two similar ponds have perimeters in the ratio 4 : 11. The perimeter of the larger pond is 88 m. Work out the perimeter of the smaller pond.
(a)32 m
(b)242 m
(c)84 m
(d)121 m
6.The column vector r has top number 2 and bottom number 6. Which of these column vectors is parallel to r?
(a)(3, 9)
(b)(6, 2)
(c)(2, 3)
(d)(−2, 6)
7.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
8.In triangle ABC, angle ABC = 90° and angle BAC = 30°. The hypotenuse AC = 12 cm. Work out the exact length of AB.
(a)12√3 cm
(b)6 cm
(c)4√3 cm
(d)6√3 cm
9.A composite solid is made from a cylinder of radius 3 cm and height 10 cm, with a cone of the same radius and vertical height 4 cm fixed on top, apex upward. Work out the total volume of the solid. Use π = 3.14 and give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
(a)37.7 cm³
(b)320.3 cm³
(c)282.6 cm³
(d)395.6 cm³
10.A model of a bridge is built to a scale where every length on the model is 1/240 of the matching length on the real bridge. A support beam on the model measures 3.6 cm. Work out the length of the real support beam, giving your answer in metres.
(a)86.4 m
(b)8.64 m
(c)0.0864 m
(d)864 m
11.Two similar triangles have lengths in the ratio 3 : 4. The perimeter of the smaller triangle is 24 cm. Work out the perimeter of the larger triangle.
(a)18 cm
(b)25 cm
(c)32 cm
(d)8 cm
12.A pop-up canopy has two sloping supports that meet at the top. Each support makes an angle of 30° with the ground and is 6 m long. Using the exact value of cos 30°, work out the total width of the canopy's base.
(a)3√3 m
(b)6√3 m
(c)12 m
(d)6 m
13.In triangle ABC the base BC is 10 cm long and the sloping side AB is 13 cm long. The perpendicular height from A down to BC is 12 cm. Work out the area of triangle ABC.
(a)65 cm²
(b)60 cm²
(c)120 cm²
(d)78 cm²
14.A footpath is 3750 m long. Work out this distance in kilometres.
(a)3.75 km
(b)0.375 km
(c)37.5 km
(d)375 km
15.a is the column vector with top number 3 and bottom number −2. Work out 4a, giving your answer as a column vector in the form (top, bottom).
(a)(7, 2)
(b)(12, −8)
(c)(3, −8)
(d)(12, −2)

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