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Properties of Shapes
Question Paper 1

Level IGCSE
Subject Maths (0580)
Exam Board Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)
Paper Type Extended
Topic Geometry
Sub-Topic Properties of Shapes
Booklet Question Paper 1

Time Allowed: 60 minutes

Score: /50

Percentage: /100

Grade Boundaries:

A* A B C D E U

>85% 75% 60% 45% 35% 25% <25%

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1 A quadrilateral has rotational symmetry of order 2 and no lines of symmetry.

Write down the mathematical name of this quadrilateral.

.................................................. [1]

A B

NOT TO
SCALE
C

D E

The diagram shows two straight lines, AE and BD, intersecting at C.

Angle ABC = angle EDC.
Triangles ABC and EDC are congruent.

Write down two properties of line segments AB and DE.

Answer AB and DE are ...............................................

and ............................................... [2]

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Write down the letters in the word above that have

(a) exactly one line of symmetry,

Answer(a) ................................................ [1]

(b) rotational symmetry of order 2.

Answer(b) ................................................ [1]

46° NOT TO
8.69 cm 9.65 cm SCALE
9.65 cm
x°

74° 60° y cm
7.22 cm 46°

These two triangles are congruent.

Write down the value of

(a) x,

Answer(a) x = ................................................ [1]

(b) y.

Answer(b) y = ................................................ [1]

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5 Three of the vertices of a parallelogram are at (4, 12), (8, 4) and (16, 16).

y
24

20

16

12

x
–8 –4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24

Write down the co-ordinates of two possible positions of the fourth vertex.

Answer (........... , ...........) and (........... , ...........) [2]

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6 ABCD is a rectangle with AB = 10 cm and BC = 6 cm. MN is the perpendicular bisector of BC.

AP is the bisector of angle BAD.

O is the midpoint of AB and also the centre of the semicircle, radius 5 cm.

D P C

M N

A O B

Write the letter R in the region which satisfies all three of the following conditions.

• nearer to AB than to AD
• nearer to C than to B
• less than 5 cm from O
[3]
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7
y
24

22 B
D
20

18
C
16

14

12
G
10

A H E
8

4 F

x
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22

Write down the letters of all the triangles which are

(a) congruent to the shaded triangle,

Answer(a) [2]

(b) similar, but not congruent, to the shaded triangle.

Answer(b) [2]
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8 Quadrilaterals P and Q each have diagonals which

• are unequal,
• intersect at right angles.

P has two lines of symmetry. Q has one line of symmetry.

(a) (i) Sketch quadrilateral P.

Write down its geometrical name. [2]

(ii) Sketch quadrilateral Q.

Write down its geometrical name. [2]

(b) In quadrilateral P, an angle between one diagonal and a side is x°.

Write down, in terms of x, the four angles of quadrilateral P. [2

(c) The diagonals of quadrilateral Q have lengths 20 cm and 12 cm.

Calculate the area of quadrilateral Q. [2

(d) Quadrilateral P has the same area as quadrilateral Q.

The lengths of the diagonals and sides of quadrilateral P are all integer values.
Find the length of a side of quadrilateral P. [3
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9 (a) The ten circles in the diagram each have radius 1 cm.
The centre of each circle is marked with a dot. P
Calculate the height of triangle PQR. NOT TO
SCALE

Q R

8 cm

............................................. cm [3]

(b) Mr Patel uses whiteboard pens that are

cylinders of radius 1 cm.
A
(i) The diagram shows 10 pens stacked in a tray.
The tray is 8 cm wide.
The point A is the highest point in the stack. NOT TO
SCALE
Find the height of A above the base, BC, of the tray.

B C
8 cm

............................................ cm [1]

(ii) The diagram shows a box that holds one pen.

The box is a prism of length 12 cm. NOT TO
The cross section of the prism is an SCALE
equilateral triangle.
The pen touches each of the three rectangular
faces of the box. 12 cm

Calculate the volume of this box.

........................................... cm3 [5]

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10
Q b R NOT TO
SCALE

P M S

PQRS is a quadrilateral and M is the midpoint of PS.

PQ = a, QR = b and SQ = a – 2b.

(a) Show that PS = 2b.

Answer(a)

[1]

(b) Write down the mathematical name for the quadrilateral PQRM, giving reasons for your answer.

Answer(b) .............................................................. because ...............................................................

............................................................................................................................................................. [2]
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11

A
NOT TO
O SCALE
M

B
N

T C

A, B and C lie on the circle centre O, radius 8.5 cm.

AB = BC = 10.7 cm.
OM is perpendicular to AB and ON is perpendicular to BC.

(a) Calculate the area of the circle.

Answer(a) ........................................ cm2 [2]

(b) Write down the length of MB.

Answer(b) ......................................... cm [1]

(c) Calculate angle MOB and show that it rounds to 39° correct to the nearest degree.

Answer(c)

[2]

(d) Using angle MOB = 39°, calculate the length of the major arc AC.

Answer(d) ......................................... cm [3]

(e) The tangents to the circle at A and at C meet at T.

Explain clearly why triangle ATB is congruent to triangle CTB.

Answer(e)

[3]
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