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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 warehouse stores identical cube-shaped crates. Its plan view is a 2 by 4 rectangle of crate positions, and every position is filled to a height of 3 crates, except one corner position, which has only 2 crates stacked on it because a delivery was incomplete. How many crates are there in total?
(a)22
(b)23
(c)21
(d)24
2.In triangle ABC the base BC is 10 cm long and the sloping side AB is 13 cm long. The perpendicular height from A down to BC is 12 cm. Work out the area of triangle ABC.
(a)65 cm²
(b)60 cm²
(c)120 cm²
(d)78 cm²
3.The column vector r has top number 2 and bottom number 6. Which of these column vectors is parallel to r?
(a)(3, 9)
(b)(6, 2)
(c)(2, 3)
(d)(−2, 6)
4.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
5.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
6.A circular pizza base has a radius of 12 cm. Work out the area of the pizza base. Use π = 3.14.
(a)37.68 cm²
(b)1808.64 cm²
(c)150.72 cm²
(d)452.16 cm²
7.A regular polygon has 12 sides. Work out the size of one exterior angle of the polygon.
(a)30°
(b)150°
(c)15°
(d)36°
8.A solid rubber ball has a radius of 3 cm. Work out the volume of the ball. Use π = 3.14.
(a)113.04 cm³
(b)28.26 cm³
(c)37.68 cm³
(d)84.78 cm³
9.A right-angled triangle has two sides of length 5 cm and 12 cm, and the angle between those two sides is 90°. Work out the length of the hypotenuse.
(a)7 cm
(b)17 cm
(c)13 cm
(d)60 cm
10.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°
11.A chocolate bar is a prism. Its cross-section is a triangle with a base of 6 cm and a perpendicular height of 5 cm, and the bar is 12 cm long. Work out the volume of the bar.
(a)180 cm³
(b)66 cm³
(c)15 cm³
(d)360 cm³
12.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°
13.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
14.A cyclist's journey from her house to the shop is represented by the column vector with top number 2 and bottom number 5, where each unit is 1 km east and 1 km north. She then cycles from the shop to the park, represented by the column vector with top number 4 and bottom number −3. What single column vector represents her journey from her house directly to the park?
(a)(2, −8)
(b)(6, 2)
(c)(6, 8)
(d)(−2, 8)
15.The diagram shows a cuboid. Work out the area of its front elevation, in square centimetres.
(a)12 cm²
(b)20 cm²
(c)24 cm²
(d)18 cm²

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