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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.Two straight lines AB and CD cross at point O. Angle AOC = 74°. Work out angle AOD.
(a)106°
(b)16°
(c)74°
(d)148°
2.Lines AB and CD are parallel. A straight line EF crosses AB at point P and crosses CD at point Q. At P, angle APE = 65°. Angle APE and angle BPQ are vertically opposite. Angle BPQ and angle PQD are co-interior (allied) angles. Work out angle PQD.
(a)65°
(b)115°
(c)25°
(d)295°
3.A shop sells rice in packs of 250 g. Aisha buys 4 packs. Work out the total mass of rice she buys, in kilograms.
(a)1000 kg
(b)0.254 kg
(c)0.0625 kg
(d)1 kg
4.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)
5.Vector A is $(- 5 2)$ and vector B is $(5 - 2)$ . Write down how vector B compares to vector A.
(a)B is the same as A
(b)B is unrelated to A in direction
(c)B is twice A
(d)B is the reverse of A
6.A roof truss has two horizontal parallel rafters, one above the other. A straight strut crosses both rafters. Where the strut crosses the lower rafter, the angle above the rafter and to the left of the strut is 65°. Work out the size of the angle above the upper rafter and to the right of the strut, where the strut crosses it.
(a)65
(b)25
(c)115
(d)245
7.Two angles are complementary. One of them is 35°. Work out the size of the other angle.
(a)90°
(b)55°
(c)145°
(d)325°
8.The point R(−6, 9) is translated by the vector $(- 11 5)$ . Write down the coordinates of the image of R.
(a)(−1, 9)
(b)(−1, −2)
(c)(−6, −2)
(d)(−11, 20)
9.A recipe uses 1.25 kg of flour. Work out how many grams of flour this is.
(a)125 g
(b)1025 g
(c)1000 g
(d)1250 g
10.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°
11.p is the column vector with top number 4 and bottom number −3. Work out 2p, giving your answer as a column vector in the form (top, bottom).
(a)(8, −3)
(b)(8, −6)
(c)(4, −6)
(d)(8, 6)
12.Triangle ABC is similar to triangle PQR. AB corresponds to PQ, and BC corresponds to QR. AB = 5 cm, PQ = 15 cm and BC = 7 cm. Work out the length of QR.
(a)35 cm
(b)7 cm
(c)2.33 cm
(d)21 cm
13.A circle has a diameter of 4 cm. Work out the radius of the circle.
(a)8 cm
(b)2 cm
(c)1 cm
(d)0.5 cm
14.A student draws a net using 5 identical squares arranged in a row of four with one extra square attached to the side of one of them. Can this net be folded to make a closed cube?
(a)Yes, it folds into a cube
(b)No, it needs one more square
(c)No, it has one square too many
(d)Yes, but only if two squares overlap
15.The bearing of a campsite B from a walker's position A is 070°. What is the bearing of A from B?
(a)250°
(b)160°
(c)180°
(d)110°

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