Lesson G15

G15 Measuring lines and angles; bearings and scale drawings Quiz: AQA Maths, Unit 4

20 questions

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Lesson G15, Measuring lines and angles; bearings and scale drawings: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA GCSE Maths (8300), Unit 4: Geometry and measures, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the three-figure bearing of east?

    • 090
    • 180
    • 270
    • 045

  2. What is the three-figure bearing of south?

    • 180
    • 090
    • 270
    • 000

  3. What is the three-figure bearing of south-west?

    • 225
    • 135
    • 045
    • 315

  4. What is the three-figure bearing of north-east?

    • 135
    • 045
    • 315
    • 090

  5. The bearing from A to B is 060 degrees. What is the bearing from B to A?

    • 120
    • 300
    • 240
    • 060

  6. What is the three-figure bearing of west?

    • 270
    • 360
    • 180
    • 090

  7. On a map with scale 1 : 25 000, a line measures 7.4 cm. What is the real distance?

    • 185 km
    • 18.5 km
    • 1.85 km
    • 0.185 km

  8. A scale drawing uses 1 : 500. A real wall is 15 m long. How long is the drawing?

    • 3 cm
    • 0.3 cm
    • 7.5 cm
    • 30 cm

  9. On a scale drawing, 1 cm represents 5 m. A room is 4.2 cm by 3 cm on the drawing. What is its area?

    • 630 m²
    • 315 m²
    • 63 m²
    • 42 m²

  10. An angle measures 135 degrees. What type of angle is it?

    • Reflex
    • Right
    • Obtuse
    • Acute

  11. Which range of angles describes a reflex angle?

    • Between 180 and 360 degrees
    • Between 90 and 180 degrees
    • Between 0 and 90 degrees
    • Between 270 and 360 degrees

  12. Which instrument is used to measure angles?

    • Ruler
    • Set square
    • Protractor
    • Compass

  13. A ship sails on a bearing of 120 degrees. In which compass direction is it heading?

    • North-west
    • South-west
    • North-east
    • South-east

  14. How far is 1 km on a map with scale 1 : 50 000, in centimetres?

    • 2 cm
    • 0.2 cm
    • 20 cm
    • 5 cm

  15. Bearings are always measured from which direction, and in which sense?

    • North, clockwise
    • South, anticlockwise
    • North, anticlockwise
    • East, clockwise

  16. What does a scale of 1 : 10 000 mean?

    • 1 m on the map represents 10 000 m on the ground
    • 1 cm on the map represents 10 000 cm on the ground
    • 1 cm on the map represents 10 m on the ground
    • 1 km on the map represents 10 cm on the ground

  17. A line measures 6.3 cm on a diagram drawn at a scale of 1 : 200. What is the real length?

    • 126 m
    • 3.15 m
    • 12.6 m
    • 1.26 m

  18. An angle around a point is 215 degrees. What is the other angle at that point?

    • 125 degrees
    • 215 degrees
    • 145 degrees
    • 65 degrees

  19. The bearing from P to Q is 250 degrees. What is the bearing from Q to P?

    • 110
    • 250
    • 340
    • 070

  20. What is the three-figure bearing of north-west?

    • 225
    • 315
    • 045
    • 135

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