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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 recipe uses 1.25 kg of flour. Work out how many grams of flour this is.
(a)125 g
(b)1025 g
(c)1000 g
(d)1250 g
2.Write down the column vector that describes a translation of 4 units to the right and 4 units up.
(a) $(4 4)$
(b) $(4 - 4)$
(c) $(- 4 4)$
(d) $(- 4 - 4)$
3.A pin on a map is at grid reference (5, 2). It is moved by the vector $(4 - 3)$ . Write down its new grid reference.
(a)(2, 6)
(b)(8, 6)
(c)(9, −1)
(d)(2, 2)
4.Point C is at (5, 2). It is reflected in the x-axis. Work out the coordinates of the image of point C.
(a)(−5, 2)
(b)(5, −2)
(c)(2, 5)
(d)(−5, −2)
5.The angle between north and a cycle path is 40°, but it is measured anticlockwise from north. What is the three-figure bearing of the cycle path?
(a)040°
(b)320°
(c)400°
(d)220°
6.Two similar ponds have perimeters in the ratio 4 : 11. The perimeter of the larger pond is 88 m. Work out the perimeter of the smaller pond.
(a)32 m
(b)242 m
(c)84 m
(d)121 m
7.A drone starts at the point (3.5, −2) on a grid measured in metres. It flies by the vector $(4.5 - 6.2)$ to check a first sensor. The drone then needs to fly in a straight line to reach the point (−1.7, 9) to check a second sensor. Work out the column vector of this second flight.
(a) $(6.5 1)$
(b) $(- 6.5 - 1)$
(c) $(6.5 - 4.4)$
(d) $(11 - 5.2)$
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.A parallelogram has a base of 4 cm and a perpendicular height of 17 cm. Work out the area of the parallelogram.
(a)42 cm
(b)21 cm
(c)34 cm²
(d)68 cm²
10.Triangle JKL has a right angle at K, hypotenuse JL = 13 cm, and side JK = 5 cm. Triangle MNO has a right angle at N, hypotenuse MO = 13 cm, and side MN = 5 cm. Using only the facts given, and without working out any further lengths, write down the congruence condition that proves triangle JKL is congruent to triangle MNO.
(a)SSS
(b)SAS
(c)RHS
(d)AAS
11.A cuboid-shaped shipping crate has a length of 12 m, a width of 5 m, and a volume of 360 m³. Work out the height of the crate, in metres.
(a)30 m
(b)6 m
(c)300 m
(d)72 m
12.A regular polygon has 5 lines of symmetry. What is the order of rotational symmetry of this polygon?
(a)5
(b)6
(c)10
(d)4
13.Work out the exact value of cos 0° − sin 30°.
(a)1/2
(b)−1/2
(c)3/2
(d)1
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.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

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