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Geometry and measures worksheet — GCSE Higher

Fifteen questions across the geometry and measures statements at Higher 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 Higher

Maths · GCSE Higher · Geometry and measures · 15 questions

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1.A square-based pyramid is cut by a flat plane parallel to its base, partway up between the base and the apex. What shape is the cross-section?
(a)Triangle
(b)Trapezium
(c)Square
(d)Pentagon
2.A student draws a net using 5 identical squares arranged in a row of four with one extra square attached to the side of one of them. Can this net be folded to make a closed cube?
(a)Yes, it folds into a cube
(b)No, it needs one more square
(c)No, it has one square too many
(d)Yes, but only if two squares overlap
3.A cylindrical candle and a cone-shaped candle have the same base radius and the same height. State the cone's volume as a fraction of the cylinder's volume.
(a)The same as the cylinder's volume
(b)Two thirds of the cylinder's volume
(c)One third of the cylinder's volume
(d)Half the cylinder's volume
4.Line 1 passes through (0, 1) and (2, 5). Line 2 passes through (3, 2) and (5, 6). Work out the gradient of each line. Then write down whether the two lines are parallel.
(a)Parallel, since both gradients are 2
(b)Not parallel, since the gradients are 2 and 4
(c)Parallel, since both lines pass through positive coordinates
(d)Not parallel, since the two lines cross the y-axis at different points
5.A shop stacks identical storage crates in a display. The diagram shows the plan of the floor positions used, with one corner position marked. Every floor position is filled with crates stacked 3 high, except the marked corner position, which is left completely empty. Work out how many crates are used in total.
(a)33
(b)11
(c)36
(d)35
6.Work out the distance between the points (−3, 4) and (5, −2).
(a)14
(b)100
(c)50
(d)10
7.Lines JK and LM are parallel. A straight line crosses JK at point P and crosses LM at point Q. Angle KPQ = 118°. Angle KPQ and angle MQP are co-interior (allied) angles. Work out angle MQP.
(a)62°
(b)59°
(c)90°
(d)118°
8.Triangle ABC has a right angle at B and hypotenuse AC = 17 cm, with AB = 8 cm. Triangle DEF has a right angle at E and hypotenuse DF = 17 cm. Which extra fact about DEF would complete the RHS condition for proving that ABC ≅ DEF, with the vertices matching in that order?
(a)Angle D = angle A
(b)BC = 8 cm
(c)EF = 8 cm
(d)DE = 8 cm
9.Work out the gradient of the line segment joining A(2, 3) and B(6, 11).
(a)2
(b)−2
(c)8
(d)0.5
10.A field ABCD is a convex quadrilateral. AB = 40 m, BC = 32 m and angle ABC = 95°. The other two sides are CD = 25 m and DA = 36 m. Work out the area of the field. Give your answer to the nearest square metre.
(a)1023 m²
(b)2047 m²
(c)638 m²
(d)1071 m²
11.A circular decoration has a radius of 10 cm. A ribbon costs £0.50 per centimetre and is fixed along the curved edge (the arc) of a sector-shaped section with an angle of 90°. Using π = 3.14, work out the cost of the ribbon for this section.
(a)£157.00
(b)£31.40
(c)£7.85
(d)£15.70
12.A sector of a circle has radius 6 cm and an area of 4.71 cm². Using π = 3.14, work out the angle of the sector.
(a)3.75°
(b)45°
(c)90°
(d)15°
13.Work out the exact value of sin 45° × cos 45°.
(a)√2
(b)1
(c)1/2
(d)√2/2
14.Vector A is $(- 5 2)$ and vector B is $(5 - 2)$ . Write down how vector B compares to vector A.
(a)B is the same as A
(b)B is unrelated to A in direction
(c)B is twice A
(d)B is the reverse of A
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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