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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.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.
2.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
3.A television cable runs in a straight line from the edge of a flat roof 20 m above the ground to a bracket on a wall 5 m above the ground. The horizontal distance between the roof edge and the bracket is 15 m. Work out the length of the cable. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
(a)25.0 m
(b)30.0 m
(c)15.0 m
(d)21.2 m
4.A zip-wire is fixed at an angle of 60° to the horizontal ground. The zip-wire is 12 m long. Using the exact value of cos 60°, work out the exact horizontal distance it covers.
(a)24 m
(b)4√3 m
(c)6√3 m
(d)6 m
5.A parallelogram has an area of 54 cm² and a base of 9 cm. Work out its perpendicular height.
(a)12 cm
(b)486 cm
(c)6 cm
(d)45 cm
6.A scale drawing of a park uses a scale of 1 : 2000. A path is drawn 8.5 cm long on the drawing. A cyclist rides the length of the path and then rides straight back again along the same path. How far does the cyclist travel in total, in metres?
(a)85
(b)340
(c)170
(d)680
7.A textbook contains the instruction 'Draw AB' and, on the next line, the statement 'AB = 5 cm'. Which statement about the notation AB is correct?
(a)The length must be written as |AB|, not AB
(b)A different symbol is needed for the length
(c)AB means the segment or its length, shown by context
(d)AB can only mean the segment, never a length
8.A rectangle has vertices A(0, 0), B(6, 0), C(6, 4) and D(0, 4). Work out the length of the diagonal AC. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
(a)26.00 units
(b)4.47 units
(c)10.00 units
(d)7.21 units
9.Work out the length of the straight line segment joining the points (2, −4) and (−3, −4).
(a)1
(b)5
(c)0
(d)6
10.A locus consists of all the points that are the same perpendicular distance from two parallel lines 6 cm apart. Describe this locus.
(a)a line parallel to both, 3 cm from each
(b)the perpendicular bisector of the gap
(c)a line parallel to both, 6 cm from each
(d)a circle of radius 3 cm, centred midway
11.The diagram shows a solid resting on its side on a table. Work out which shape is its plan view, the view looking straight down from above.
(a)A rectangle with rounded ends
(b)An oval
(c)A circle
(d)A rectangle
12.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)
13.Write down how many right angles a right-angled triangle has.
(a)0
(b)3
(c)1
(d)2
14.Shape S is enlarged by a scale factor of 3, centre the origin. A vertex of S is at (2, 1). Work out the coordinates of the image of this vertex.
(a)(6, 1)
(b)(6, 3)
(c)(2, 3)
(d)(5, 4)
15.A tank holds 3.2 m³ of water. Work out this volume in litres.
(a)320
(b)32000
(c)3200
(d)3.2

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