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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 model car is built to a scale of 1 : 24. The real car is 4.32 m long. Work out the length of the model, in centimetres.
(a)432
(b)18
(c)10368
(d)1.8
2.A scale drawing of a rectangular lawn uses a scale of 1 : 125. On the drawing, the lawn measures 4 cm by 2.4 cm. Work out the perimeter of the real lawn, in metres.
(a)1600
(b)500
(c)8
(d)16
3.A circular tabletop has a radius of 15 cm. Work out the area of the tabletop. Use π = 3.14. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
(a)2826.0 cm²
(b)94.2 cm²
(c)47.1 cm²
(d)706.5 cm²
4.The diagram shows a solid made from two cuboids joined together. Which shape is the front elevation of this solid?
(a)A parallelogram
(b)A rectangle
(c)An L-shape
(d)A T-shape
5.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
6.A square has sides of length 7 cm. Work out its area.
(a)49 cm²
(b)21 cm²
(c)28 cm²
(d)14 cm²
7.Put sin 30°, tan 30° and cos 30° in order of size, starting with the smallest.
(a)sin 30°, cos 30°, tan 30°
(b)cos 30°, tan 30°, sin 30°
(c)tan 30°, sin 30°, cos 30°
(d)sin 30°, tan 30°, cos 30°
8.Vertex X of a triangle is at (−3, 5). After a translation, the image of X is at (2, −1). Write down the column vector of this translation.
(a) $(- 6 5)$
(b) $(6 5)$
(c) $(6 - 5)$
(d) $(- 6 - 5)$
9.In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite angle θ is 6 cm and the hypotenuse is 10 cm. Work out the size of angle θ. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
(a)31.0°
(b)36.8°
(c)53.1°
(d)36.9°
10.Point B is at (1, 6). It is reflected in the x-axis. Work out the coordinates of the image of point B.
(a)(1, 6)
(b)(−1, 6)
(c)(−1, −6)
(d)(1, −6)
11.The point A(2, 5) is translated to the point B(7, 3). Write down the column vector that describes this translation.
(a) $(2 - 5)$
(b) $(8 9)$
(c) $(- 2 5)$
(d) $(2 5)$
12.A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 29 cm and one shorter side of 20 cm. Work out the length of the other shorter side.
(a)441 cm
(b)21 cm
(c)35 cm
(d)9 cm
13.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)
14.The cross-section of a tent is an isosceles triangle. The angle at the top, between the two equal sloping sides, is 62°. The other two angles are equal to each other. Work out the size of each of those two angles.
(a)59°
(b)118°
(c)62°
(d)31°
15.A diameter divides a circle into two equal halves. Write down the special name given to each of these two halves.
(a)Sector
(b)Semicircle
(c)Segment
(d)Arc

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