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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 triangular prism has two triangular faces and three rectangular faces. How many vertices does a triangular prism have?
(a)9
(b)6
(c)8
(d)5
2.A vertical line passes through the point (5, 2). Write down the equation of this line.
(a)x = 2
(b)x = 5
(c)y = 2
(d)y = 5
3.After a translation by the vector $(6 - 2)$ , a point lands on (4, 1). Write down the coordinates of the point before the translation.
(a)(2, −5)
(b)(2, 7)
(c)(6, −5)
(d)(6, 7)
4.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)
5.The angle between north and a footpath is 35°, measured clockwise from north. What is the three-figure bearing of the footpath?
(a)035°
(b)325°
(c)350°
(d)215°
6.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
7.A triangular badge has two sides of length 8 cm and a third side of length 5 cm. Work out the perimeter of the badge.
(a)13 cm
(b)16 cm
(c)21 cm
(d)24 cm
8.Write down which one of these quadrilaterals always has diagonals that are equal in length and that cross at right angles.
(a)Square
(b)Rhombus
(c)Parallelogram
(d)Rectangle
9.Work out the exact value of cos 0° − sin 30°.
(a)1/2
(b)−1/2
(c)3/2
(d)1
10.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
11.A rectangular notice board measures 150 cm by 80 cm. Work out its area in m².
(a)120 m²
(b)12 m²
(c)4.6 m²
(d)1.2 m²
12.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
13.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
14.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
15.A solid has one curved surface and two flat circular faces of equal size, one at each end. What is the name of this solid?
(a)Triangular prism
(b)Sphere
(c)Cone
(d)Cylinder

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