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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 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) $(- 3 - 8)$
2.A shape is translated by the vector $(4 - 3)$ . The point P(6, 1) lies on the shape. Write down the coordinates of the image of P.
(a)(3, −3)
(b)(3, 5)
(c)(9, −3)
(d)(10, −2)
3.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)
4.A quadrilateral has angles of 100°, 85° and 95° at three of its vertices. Work out the fourth angle.
(a)260°
(b)280°
(c)70°
(d)80°
5.A sector of a circle has radius 6 cm and an arc length of 15.7 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the angle of the sector.
(a)150°
(b)300°
(c)42°
(d)157°
6.A photocopier enlarges a document so that every length is multiplied by the same scale factor. A line on the original document is 3.2 cm long, and the same line measures 11.2 cm on the enlarged copy. A second line on the original document is 2.5 cm long. Work out the length of the second line on the enlarged copy, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
(a)10.50 cm
(b)8.70 cm
(c)0.71 cm
(d)8.75 cm
7.A rectangular photograph has an area of 96 cm². One of its sides is 8 cm long. Work out the length of the other side.
(a)40 cm
(b)12 cm
(c)88 cm
(d)768 cm
8.Two straight lines PQ and RS cross at point O. Angle POR = 52°. Work out angle QOS.
(a)104°
(b)38°
(c)52°
(d)128°
9.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
10.A roof truss is shaped like an isosceles triangle resting on a horizontal ceiling joist. The truss's sloping edges are equal in length, and the angle at its apex is 40°. The ceiling joist continues in a straight line beyond the foot of the truss. Work out the angle between the truss's sloping edge and the extended joist, on the outside of the truss.
(a)110°
(b)70°
(c)140°
(d)20°
11.Write down how many right angles a rectangle has.
(a)0
(b)1
(c)2
(d)4
12.A parallelogram has a base of 9 cm and a perpendicular height of 4 cm. Work out its area.
(a)72 cm²
(b)18 cm²
(c)36 cm²
(d)26 cm²
13.A hexagon has interior angles of 130°, 142°, 125°, 150°, 135° and x°. Work out the value of x.
(a)142°
(b)40°
(c)38°
(d)398°
14.In triangle ABC, angle ABC = 90° and angle BAC = 30°. The hypotenuse AC = 12 cm. Work out the exact length of AB.
(a)12√3 cm
(b)6 cm
(c)4√3 cm
(d)6√3 cm
15.Triangle ABC has AB = 5 cm, BC = 7 cm and CA = 9 cm. Triangle DEF has DE = 5 cm, EF = 7 cm and FD = 9 cm. Which condition proves the two triangles are congruent?
(a)ASA - two angles and the included side equal
(b)SAS - two sides and the included angle equal
(c)RHS - right angle, hypotenuse and one side equal
(d)SSS - three sides equal

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