Form 1/Exploring / Introduction to Geometry

Chapter 8: Introduction to Geometry

Level 1
1 For each of the following questions, fill in the blank by choosing
and dragging a suitable glossary term from the box below:

protractor point of intersection perpendicular

lines point parallel lines round angle

(a) A _______________ represents a position in space.

(b) If the two straight lines on the same plane intersect at a
point, the point where they meet is called the
_______________. If two straight lines do not intersect, they are
called _______________.
(c) When two straight lines meet at a point, they will form an
_______________.
(d) The instrument used to measure the size of an angle is
called a _______________.
(e) Two straight lines on the same plane forming a right angle
are called _______________.
(f) The size of an angle is 360˚. This angle is called
_______________.

2 For each of the following questions, fill in the blank by choosing

and dragging a suitable glossary term from the box below.

isosceles 180∘ 90∘ diameter

equilateral polygon

(a) If the three sides of a triangle are equal in length, the

triangle is called an _______________ triangle.
(b) If the size of an angle of a triangle is greater than
_______________, the triangle is called an obtuse-angled
triangle.
(c) If two sides of a triangle are equal in length, the triangle is
called an ______________ triangle.

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(d) The sum of the three interior angles of a triangle is

_______________.
(e) A _____________ is a plane figure formed by 3 or more line
segments.
(f) The line segment joining two points on the circumference of
a circle and passing through the center of the circle is called
a _____________.
3

Referring to the figure above, answer the following questions:

(a) The names of the vertices are
A，B，____________，____________and ______________.
(b) The line segments AD and BC meet at point ____________.
(c) ___________ and ___________ are two parallel lines.
(d) The names of the two angles with E as vertex are
______________ and ____________.

4 Referring to the figure, write down the names of ALL acute angles,
right angles, obtuse angles, reflex angles, straight angles and round

angles.

(a) Acute angle：

(b) Right angle：
(c) Obtuse angle：
(d) Reflex angle：

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(e) Straight angle：

(f) Round angle：

5 State the type of triangle to each of the following triangles

belongs: (16 marks)
(a) (b)

Answer： Answer：

(c) (d)

Answer： Answer：
Level 2
1 Use a protractor to measure each of the following angles.
(a) (b)

2 Use a protractor to construct the following angles.

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(a) 61˚
(b) 215˚
3 In each of the following, represent in degree the angle formed
by the hour hand and the minute hand of the clock:
(a) (b)

4 Find the unknown angle in each of the following triangles.

(a) (b)
5 The figure below shows a pentahedron. Draw all 5 faces of the

solid. (There is no need to draw the faces in proportion, but the

relative lengths of the sides have to be shown clearly.)
6 Suppose that the length, the width and the height of the
washing-machine in the figure are 60cm, 60cm and 80cm
respectively. By using isometric dotted paper with the distance
of 20cm between any two neighbouring points, draw the 2-D
representation of the washing-machine.

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7 In the figure, draw the cross-section of the solid when we cut it

along the dotted line AB vertically downwards.

Level 3
1 Find the unknown(s) in each of the following triangles.
(a) (b)

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In the figure above, △ABC is a right-angled triangle. BD is

perpendicular to AC. If
∠BAD = 43˚, find

(a) ∠BCD；
(b) ∠CBD.

3 (a) Use a pair of compasses, a ruler and a protractor to construct

a triangle ABC, where AB = 6cm, BC = 3cm and ∠ABC = 110˚.
(b) Use a pair of compasses, a ruler and a protractor to construct a
triangle PQR, where QR = 5cm and ∠PQR =∠PRQ = 60˚.

4 In each of the following solids, draw the cross-section of the

solid when it is cut along dotted line AB vertically downwards.

(a) (b)

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5 Use an isometric grid paper and set the distance between any
two neighbouring points to be 1cm, draw the 2-D
representation of the solid formed by the given net.

Level 4
1 Use a protractor to measure the following angles.
(a)

(b)

2 Use a protractor to measure the following angles.

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(a)

(b)

3 (a) Arrange the following angles in ascending order of

magnitude. Point out which two are acute angles.
121˚， 112˚， 32˚， 23˚， 123˚
(b) Arrange the following angles in descending order of
magnitude. Point out which two are obtuse angles.
64˚， 44˚， 114˚， 54˚， 141˚
4 Use the capital letters in the figure to name the following angles
in 3 different ways.

(a) (b)

5 Use a ruler and a protractor to draw the following angles.

(a) ∠AOB = 85˚
(b) ∠POQ = 135˚
6 In the following figure, state the relationship among the straight

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lines.
(a) AB CD. In symbols, it can be written as .
AB EF. In symbols, it can be written as .

Level 5
1 Which of the following angles shown below is the largest?
A. B.

C. D.

2 ∠AOB is greater than 90˚, but less than 180˚. ∠AOB is called
a/an
A. Acute angle.
B. Right angle.
C. Obtuse angle.
D. Reflex angle.

3 Which of the followings refers to a reflex angle?

A. 23˚

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B. 93˚
C. 123˚
D. 333˚

4 In the figure, which angle shown is a round angle?

A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d

5 The line segment joining the center to a point on the

circumference of a circle is called the
A. diameter
B. arc
C. parallel lines
D. radius

6 Which of the following triangles is an isosceles right-angled

triangle? (5marks)
A. B.

C. D.

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7 Which of the following figures is a regular polygon?

A. B.

C. D.

8 In a polygon, the line segment joining two non-adjacent vertices

is called a/an
A. straight line
B. side
C. slant side
D. diagonal

9 Which of the following figures is NOT a polyhedron?

A. B.

C. D.

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10 Represent the angle in degree between the hour hand and the
minute hand of the clock shown below.

A. 210˚
B. 180˚
C. 150˚
D. 145˚

11 Which of the following sets of angles CANNOT be the 3 angles

of a triangle?
A. 30˚， 60˚， 90˚
B. 22˚， 97˚， 61˚
C. 14˚， 43˚， 123˚
D. 45˚， 60˚， 80˚

12 In the figure, find the value of x.

A. 73˚
B. 63˚
C. 53˚
D. 43˚

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13 In the figure, O is the center of the circle. ∠AOC is a straight

angle. If ∠BAO = ∠ABO = 20˚, find the value of x.

A. 20˚
B. 30˚
C. 40˚
D. 50˚

14 In the figure, find the value of y.

A. 30˚
B. 40˚
C. 50˚
D. 60˚

15 In the figure, ∠PQR =∠PRQ = 65˚ and ∠PSR = 32˚. Find ∠RPS.

A. 30˚
B. 33˚
C. 50˚
D. 53˚

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16 The figure shows a solid. Find the number of rectangular faces

of the solid.

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

17 Which of the following figures is the cross-section obtained by

cutting along the dotted line AB of the solid vertically

downwards?
A. B.

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C. D.

18 Which of the following figures is the cross-section obtained by

cutting along the dotted lines ABC?

(5marks)

A. B.

C. D.
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The above figure shows an aluminium tray. Which of the following

nets can be folded to make this empty tray? (5marks)

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A. B.

C. D.

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The figure above shows a net. Which of the following polyhedrons

can be made by folding this net?

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A. B.

C. D.

Solution

1 (a) point
(b) point of intersection，parallel lines
(c) angle
(d) protractor
(e) perpendicular lines

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(f) round angle

2 (a) equilateral
(b) 90∘
(c) isosceles
(d) 180∘
(e) polygon
(f) diameter

3 (a) C，D，E
(b) E
(c) AB，CD
(d) ∠AEB，∠CED

4 (a) b，e
(b) a，i
(c) c，f，h
(d) d，g
(e) j
(f) k

5 (a) Obtuse angle triangle

(b) Isosceles triangle
(c) Right-angled triangle
(d) Equilateral triangle
Level 2
1 (a) 50˚
(b) 315˚

2 (a) (b)

3 (a) 360˚  4

= 120˚

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(b) 360˚  5

= 150˚

4 (a) a90˚ 50˚ = 180˚

a = 180˚ 90˚ 50˚
= 40˚
(b) ∵ ∠ACB = ∠ABC = b
∴ bb36˚ = 180˚
2b = 180˚  36˚
2b = 144˚

b = 72˚
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Level 3
1 (a) 2 x3 x8˚ 52˚ = 180˚
5 x60˚ = 180˚
5 x = 180˚  60˚
5 x = 120˚

x = 24˚
(b) ∵ ∠PRQ =∠PQR = 2 y
∴ y2 y2 y= 180˚
5 y= 180˚

y= 36˚

2 (a) In △ABC，∠BCD∠ABC∠BAC = 180˚

∠BCD90˚ 43˚ = 180˚
∠BCD = 180˚  90˚  43˚
= 47˚
(b) In △BDC，∠CBD∠BDC ∠BCD = 180˚
∠CBD90˚ 47˚ = 180˚
∠CBD = 180˚  90˚  47˚
= 43˚

3 (a)

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(b)

4 (a) (b)

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Level 4
1 (a) 30˚
(b) 165˚

2 (a) 40˚
(b) 138˚

3 (a) 23˚，32˚，112˚，121˚，123˚; 23˚ and 32˚ are acute angles.

(b) 141˚，114˚，64˚，54˚，44˚; 141˚ and 114˚ are obtuse angles.

4 (a) ∠Q，∠PQR or ∠RQP

(b) ∠B，∠ABC or∠CBA

5 (a) (b)

6 (a) is parallel to，ABCD

(b) is perpendicular to，AB⊥EF
Level 5

1 C

2 C

3 D

4 D

5 D

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6 B

7 D

8 D

9 D

10 360˚  7

= 210˚
The answer is A

11 For set D, 45˚  60˚ 80˚ = 185˚，

The angle sum of the other 3 sets are 180˚.
∴ Only D is not possible.
The answer is D

12 ( x10˚ )( x20˚ )44˚ = 180˚

2 x34˚ = 180˚
2 x = 180˚ 34˚
2 x = 146˚

x = 73˚
The answer is A

13 In △AOB, ∠AOB 20˚ 20˚ = 180˚

∠AOB = 180˚ 20˚ 20˚ = 140˚
∵ ∠AOC = 180˚
∴ ∠AOC∠BOC = 180˚
i.e. 140˚ x = 180˚
x = 180˚ 140˚
= 40˚
The answer is C

14 In △QRS, ∠Q( 2y23˚ )12˚ = 180˚

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∠Q = 180˚2y23˚ 12˚ = 145˚ 2y

In △PQR, ∠Q90˚ ( y5˚ ) = 180˚
∠Q = 180˚ 90˚ y5˚ = 85˚ y
∴ 145˚ 2y = 85˚ y
145˚ 85˚ = 2yy
∴ y = 60˚
The answer is D

15 In △PQS, ∠QPS + 32˚ + 65˚ = 180˚

∠QPS = 180˚  32˚  65˚ = 83˚
In △PQR, ∠QPR + 65˚ + 65˚ = 180˚
∠QPR = 180˚  65˚  65˚ = 50˚
∴ ∠RPS =∠QPS ∠QPR = 83˚  50˚
= 33˚
The answer is B

16 C

17 A

18 B

19 D

20 C

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