Problem-Solving Questions on Circles
1. It is a distance from the center to any point on the circle.
a. radius
b. circumference
c. diameter
d. perimeter
2. The distance between any two points on the circle which do not pass through the center.
a. radius
b. circumference
c. chord
d. diameter
3. An angle formed by two rays whose vertex is the center of the circle.
a. arc
b. central angle
c. sector
d. segment
4. It is an arc with measure equal to one-half the circumference of a circle.
a. minor arc
b. major arc
c. central angle
d. semicircle
5. An arc with measure less than a semicircle.
a. minor arc
b. major arc
c. central angle
d. semicircle
6. It is the intersection of a tangent line and a circle.
a. point of intersection
b. point of tangency
c. point of boundary
d. point of reference
7. The region bounded by an arc of the circle and two radii to the endpoints of the arc.
a. segment
b. secant line
c. tangent line
d. sector
8. A line that intersects the circle at two points.
a. segment
b. secant line
c. tangent line
d. sector
9. The region bounded by an arc of a circle and the segments joining its endpoints.
a. chord
b. sector
c. segment
d. tangent
10. A line that intersects the circle at exactly one point.
a. tangent
b. secant
c. diameter
d. chord
11. Which angle has its vertex on a circle and has sides that contain chords of the circle?
a. central angle
b. circumscribed angle
c. inscribed angle
d. intercepted angle
12. A circle with a 5 cm-radius has an arc that measures 30°. What is the measure of its arc
length? Note: π = 3.14
a. 2.62 cm
b. 2.3 cm
c. 1.86 cm
d. 1.5 cm
13. What is the sum of the measures of the central angles of a circle with no common
interior points?
a. 120°
b. 240°
c. 360°
d. 480°
14. Which part is used to name a circle?
a. center
b. chord
c. diameter
d. tangent
15. It is half of the measure of the diameter.
a. radius
b. chord
c. arc
d. semicircle
16. It is twice the measure of the radius which is also known as the longest chord.
a. minor arc
b. major arc
c. diameter
d. semicircle
17. The segment that joins any two points on the circle.
a. radius
b. chord
c. arc
d. semicircle
18. The arc that measures one-half the circumference of a circle.
a. radius
b. chord
c. arc
d. semicircle
19. A chord is 16 cm long, and the distance from the center of the circle to the chord is 6 cm.
Find the radius of the circle.
a. 8 cm
b. 10 cm
c. 12 cm
d. 14 cm
20. If the arc length of a circle is 6π cm and the radius is 9 cm, find the central angle in
degrees.
a. 120°
b. 240°
c. 60°
d. 180°
Answer Key
1. a
2. c
3. b
4. d
5. a
6. b
7. d
8. b
9. c
10. a
11. c
12. a
13. c
14. a
15. a
16. c
17. b
18. d
19. c
20. a
