Post-Learning
Assessment
Year 8Module3: Geometry
This is independent work.
You must complete the paper in silence, without help from others.
Name: ………………………………………………………………….
Class: ……………………………………………………………………
Teacher: ……………………………………………………………….
You will need:
- Pen
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Protractor
- Calculator
- Compass
What have we learnt this half term?
During this half term, I have learnt to….Construct triangles and quadrilaterals using a protractor and ruler or compass and ruler
Master angle rules involving parallel lines
Use all of my knowledge about angle rules to find missing angles in more complex problems
Find the area of a parallelogram and of a trapezium
Use all of my knowledge about area and perimeter to find the area or perimeter of more complex shapes
Convert between metric units of area
Q1) (a)Tina measures the angles in a triangle. The sketch shows her results.
Not drawn accurately
How can you tell that Tina has made a mistake?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(1)
(b)Draw a triangle with one angle of 40° and one angle of 65°. Use the line below as one side of the triangle.
You must draw your triangle accurately.
______
(2)
Q2)In this question, all the grids are square grids.
(a)On the grid, draw a triangle with one right angle.
(1)
(b)On the grid, draw a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides.
(1)
Q3) Accurately construct a triangle with lengths 7cm, 8cm and 12cm. You should leave in your construction lines.
(3)
Q4) By using construction show that a triangle with a base of 5 cm and two angles of 45o must be a right angled triangle.
(3)
Q6) The diagram shows a sketch of a parallelogram, with a base of8 cm and height of 6 cm.
Not drawn accurately
The size of angle A is110o.
Use a ruler and protractor to make an accurate drawing of the parallelogram.
(3)
Q7)An isosceles triangle has one angle equal to 40°.
(a) Write one set of possible sizes of the angles in this triangle
...... °, ...... °, ...... °
(1)
(b) Write another set of possible sizes of the angles in this triangle
...... °, ...... °, ...... °
(1)
Q8) Look at the right-angled triangle ABC.
Not drawn accurately
The square fits exactly inside the triangle.
Work out the sizes of angles x, yand z
x = ...... °
y = ...... °
z = ...... °
(3)
Q9)This diagram shows a line intersecting two parallel lines. Find the missing angles xand y.
Not drawn accurately
x = ...... °
y = ...... °
(2)
Q10)In the next two diagrams the two parallel lines are marked with arrows.
(a)Work out the value of k
Not drawn accurately
y = ……..…….. (3)
(b) Work out the value of t.
t = ...... (5)
Q11)The interior angles of a triangle are (8x + 3y)o, (5x + 20)o and (10y + 30)o, where x and y are positive integers. Find the value of x + y.
...... °
(5)
Q12)Allof the grids in this question are centimetresquare grids.
(a)Show that the area of the triangle is half that of the rectangle.
...... (2)
(b)What is the area of this shaded parallelogram?
...... cm2 (1)
Q13) What is the area of this trapezium? Give your answer incm2.
...... cm2 (3)
Q14)(UKMT 2012)
...... (3)
Q15) What is the area of this shape?
Show your working.
...... cm2 (4)
Q16) Emile is working out how many trays of cakes he can fit into the oven. Each tray measures 20cm by 30cm.
a)How many trays can he fit in?
...... (3)
`(b) The following formula is used to calculate the amount of time needed to cook the cakes.
Time = number of trays x 6 + 10
Can Emile cook his cakes in under 2 hours?
...... (2)