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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 regular nonagon has 9 sides. Work out the sum of its interior angles.
(a)1260°
(b)1620°
(c)1440°
(d)140°
2.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
3.A sector of a circle has radius 6 cm and angle 150°. Using π = 3.14, work out the perimeter of the sector.
(a)15.7 cm
(b)21.7 cm
(c)27.7 cm
(d)31.4 cm
4.A triangular bunting flag has two equal sides. The angle between those two equal sides is 80°, and the other two angles of the flag are equal to each other. Work out the size of each of the two equal angles.
(a)40°
(b)50°
(c)80°
(d)100°
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.A student says the reverse of the translation vector $(- 9 4)$ is $(9 4)$ . Write down the correct reverse translation vector.
(a) $(- 9 - 4)$
(b) $(- 9 4)$
(c) $(9 - 4)$
(d) $(9 4)$
7.A hiker walks due west. What is the three-figure bearing for this direction?
(a)090°
(b)270°
(c)180°
(d)000°
8.Write down the exact value of sin 0°.
(a)1/2
(b)0
(c)1
(d)undefined
9.A is the point (1, 3) and B is the point (7, 3). Work out the coordinates of the midpoint of AB.
(a)(3, 3)
(b)(4, 0)
(c)(4, 3)
(d)(3.5, 3)
10.A solid has 5 faces: one square face and four triangular faces, which all meet at a single point above the square. What is the name of this solid?
(a)Square-based pyramid
(b)Cube
(c)Cuboid
(d)Triangular prism
11.A circle has a radius of 3 cm. Work out the diameter of the circle.
(a)6 cm
(b)1.5 cm
(c)3 cm
(d)5 cm
12.e is the column vector with top number 5 and bottom number k. f is the column vector with top number 15 and bottom number 6. Given that f is 3 times e, work out the value of k.
(a)18
(b)9
(c)3
(d)2
13.A raised garden bed is a prism whose cross-section is a triangle with a base of 1.2 m and a perpendicular height of 0.8 m. The bed is 3 m long. Work out the volume of soil needed to fill it, in m³.
(a)3.6 m³
(b)2.88 m³
(c)1.44 m³
(d)0.48 m³
14.p is the column vector with top number 5 and bottom number 2. q is the column vector with top number 1 and bottom number 6. Work out p + q, giving your answer as a column vector in the form (top, bottom).
(a)(4, −4)
(b)(8, 6)
(c)(6, 2)
(d)(6, 8)
15.A cyclist's journey from her house to the shop is represented by the column vector with top number 2 and bottom number 5, where each unit is 1 km east and 1 km north. She then cycles from the shop to the park, represented by the column vector with top number 4 and bottom number −3. What single column vector represents her journey from her house directly to the park?
(a)(2, −8)
(b)(6, 2)
(c)(6, 8)
(d)(−2, 8)

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