Lesson T4.2.1

T4.2.1 Drawing and measuring lines and angles Quiz: KS3 Maths, Unit 4

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What unit is used to measure the size of an angle?

    • Degrees (°)
    • Litres (l)
    • Kilograms (kg)
    • Centimetres (cm)
  2. Which tool is used to measure the size of an angle?

    • A set of scales
    • A protractor
    • A pair of compasses
    • A ruler
  3. A line starts at the 0 mark of a ruler and ends at the 7.4 cm mark. How long is the line?

    • 74 cm
    • 4.7 cm
    • 7.4 cm
    • 7.0 cm
  4. What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 3 o'clock?

    • 45 degrees
    • 120 degrees
    • 180 degrees
    • 90 degrees
  5. An angle measures 65 degrees. What type of angle is it?

    • Reflex angle
    • Obtuse angle
    • Acute angle
    • Right angle
  6. Which of these measurements is a reflex angle?

    • 150 degrees
    • 200 degrees
    • 90 degrees
    • 45 degrees
  7. When measuring an angle with a protractor, where do you place the centre mark?

    • Outer scale
    • End of arm
    • Vertex of angle
    • Zero line
  8. A scale drawing uses 1 cm to represent 2 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the drawing. How long is the real wall?

    • 7 m
    • 10 m
    • 5 m
    • 2.5 m
  9. A scale drawing uses 1 cm to represent 3 m. A room is 4 cm wide on the drawing. What is its real width?

    • 4.3 m
    • 7 m
    • 12 m
    • 3.4 m
  10. On a map with a scale of 1 cm to 500 m, two points are 6 cm apart. What is the real distance between them?

    • 83 m
    • 6500 m
    • 3000 m
    • 503 m
  11. What term describes a part of a line with two end points?

    • Tangent
    • Line segment
    • Parallel line
    • Ray
  12. What does a small square drawn between two meeting lines show?

    • Parallel lines
    • Right angle
    • Obtuse angle
    • Acute angle
  13. When drawing a 75 degree angle, what is done after placing the protractor centre?

    • Mark 75 degrees
    • Measure 90 degrees
    • Draw second arm
    • Bisect the line
  14. Which unit is best for measuring the length of a pencil on a design drawing?

    • Litres (l)
    • Tonnes (t)
    • Kilometres (km)
    • Millimetres (mm)
  15. Why should you read a ruler by looking straight down?

    • Find true zero
    • Prevent smudge marks
    • Measure accurately
    • Avoid parallax error
  16. Two arms of an angle are drawn. The angle is turned through 90 degrees and then through another 90 degrees. What total angle has been turned?

    • 180 degrees
    • 360 degrees
    • 270 degrees
    • 90 degrees
  17. A line is measured as 12.46 cm. What is this length to the nearest centimetre?

    • 12.5 cm
    • 13 cm
    • 12 cm
    • 10 cm
  18. What is the angle between north and east on a compass?

    • 135 degrees
    • 90 degrees
    • 180 degrees
    • 45 degrees
  19. Which angle is obtuse?

    • 110 degrees
    • 90 degrees
    • 15 degrees
    • 60 degrees
  20. A scale drawing uses 1 cm to represent 0.5 m. A fence is 9 cm long on the drawing. What is its real length?

    • 4.5 m
    • 18 m
    • 9.5 m
    • 0.9 m

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