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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 right-angled triangle has angles of 90°, 40° and x°. Work out the value of x.
(a)45
(b)130
(c)90
(d)50
2.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
3.A window is made from a rectangle with a semicircle on top. The rectangle is 40 cm wide and 60 cm tall. The semicircle has the same width as the rectangle. Work out the total area of the window. Use π = 3.14. Give your answer to the nearest whole number.
(a)4912 cm²
(b)2400 cm²
(c)3028 cm²
(d)3656 cm²
4.A parallelogram has an area of 136 cm² and a base of 17 cm. Work out the perpendicular height of the parallelogram.
(a)2312 cm
(b)8 cm
(c)16 cm
(d)119 cm
5.Point M lies exactly halfway between point A and point B, with A, M and B all on the same straight line. Which term correctly describes point M?
(a)A perpendicular of AB
(b)A plane of AB
(c)The midpoint of AB
(d)The vertex of AB
6.Two angles lie on a straight line. One angle is 37°. Work out the size of the other angle.
(a)143°
(b)153°
(c)37°
(d)53°
7.A point is translated twice by the vector $(5 - 3)$ . Write down the single column vector that describes the overall translation.
(a) $(5 - 3)$
(b) $(10 - 6)$
(c) $(5 - 6)$
(d) $(15 - 9)$
8.In quadrilateral WXYZ, which of the following correctly names the angle at vertex Y using standard notation?
(a)∠YZW
(b)∠WXY
(c)∠XYZ
(d)∠ZWX
9.A translation moves the point (1, 1) to the point (9, 4). Write down the column vector of this translation.
(a) $(8 3)$
(b) $(3 8)$
(c) $(5 10)$
(d) $(- 3 - 8)$
10.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)
11.A square tile has sides of length 4.5 cm. Work out the perimeter of the tile.
(a)16 cm
(b)9 cm
(c)18 cm
(d)20.25 cm²
12.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
13.Point D is at (3, 7). It is reflected in the line y = x. Work out the coordinates of the image of point D.
y = x
(a)(−7, −3)
(b)(7, 3)
(c)(−3, 7)
(d)(3, −7)
14.A sector of a circle has radius 15 cm and angle 216°. Using π = 3.14, work out the arc length of the sector.
(a)94.2 cm
(b)56.52 cm
(c)28.26 cm
(d)113.04 cm
15.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

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