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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 shape is translated by the vector $(3 - 8)$ , and one vertex of the image is at the point (1, 6). The original shape is instead translated by the vector $(- 5 2)$ . Work out the coordinates of the image of that same vertex under this second translation.
(a)(7, 8)
(b)(11, 3)
(c)(3, 1)
(d)(11, −2)
2.A stained-glass window panel is designed as a kite. Two adjacent sides are each 25 cm, and the other two adjacent sides are each 40 cm. A frame is fitted around the whole panel. The frame costs £2.50 per metre, sold only in whole metres. Work out the total cost of the frame.
(a)£2.50
(b)£5.00
(c)£325.00
(d)£3.25
3.Triangle ABC has a right angle at B, hypotenuse AC = 13 cm and AB = 5 cm. Triangle DEF has a right angle at E, hypotenuse DF = 13 cm and DE = 5 cm. Which condition proves the two triangles are congruent?
(a)SSS - three sides equal
(b)RHS - right angle, hypotenuse and one side equal
(c)ASA - two angles and the included side equal
(d)SAS - two sides and the included angle equal
4.Postcard P is similar to postcard Q. The 6 cm side of P corresponds to the 15 cm side of Q, and the 8 cm side of P corresponds to a matching side of Q. Work out the length of that matching side of Q.
(a)3.2 cm
(b)16 cm
(c)17 cm
(d)20 cm
5.Triangle ABC is similar to triangle PQR. AB corresponds to PQ, and BC corresponds to QR. AB = 5 cm, PQ = 15 cm and BC = 7 cm. Work out the length of QR.
(a)35 cm
(b)7 cm
(c)2.33 cm
(d)21 cm
6.A regular octagonal tabletop has centre O. Each vertex is 30 cm from O. Work out the area of the tabletop. Give your answer to the nearest square centimetre.
(a)1909 cm²
(b)5091 cm²
(c)318 cm²
(d)2546 cm²
7.A plan of a school hall uses a scale of 1 : 250. A wall is drawn 3.4 cm long on the plan. Sam wants to know the wall's real length in metres. What is it?
(a)0.85 m
(b)8.5 m
(c)850 m
(d)3.4 m
8.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
9.Two similar model cars have a length scale factor of 2 from the small model to the large model. Priya works out that the area scale factor is 2² = 4, and then says the volume scale factor must also be 4, since that is the number she just calculated. Is Priya correct?
(a)Yes — area and volume always scale by the same factor.
(b)Yes — the volume factor is also 2² = 4, just like area.
(c)No — but the volume factor is 6, from 2 × 3 dimensions.
(d)No — the volume factor is 2³ = 8, not the area factor 4.
10.Three of these are rational numbers and one is irrational. Write down the one that is irrational.
(a)sin 30°
(b)tan 0°
(c)cos 45°
(d)sin 90°
11.A model car is built to a scale of 1 : 24. The real car is 4.32 m long. Work out the length of the model, in centimetres.
(a)432
(b)18
(c)10368
(d)1.8
12.The angle between north and a footpath is 35°, measured clockwise from north. What is the three-figure bearing of the footpath?
(a)035°
(b)325°
(c)350°
(d)215°
13.A solid cube has a volume of 8 cm³. Work out the length of one edge of the cube.
(a)4 cm
(b)2 cm
(c)2.83 cm
(d)8 cm
14.A trapezium has parallel sides of length 6 cm and 10 cm, and a perpendicular height of 4 cm. Work out its area.
(a)64 cm²
(b)32 cm²
(c)20 cm²
(d)8 cm²
15.A scale drawing of a rectangular lawn uses a scale of 1 : 125. On the drawing, the lawn measures 4 cm by 2.4 cm. Work out the perimeter of the real lawn, in metres.
(a)1600
(b)500
(c)8
(d)16

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