DT GCSE: Drawing basic shapes

an oval shape like a flattened circle with a major and minor axis

• circle

• cylinder

• ovoid

• ellipse

in the figure above, ABCDEF is a regular hexagon. What is the value of X?

• 50'

• 60'

• 70'

• 80

What is the central angle of a pentagon?

What tool do we use to measure angles?

• Protractor

• Ruler

Which regular polygon can be drawn by dividing a circle by the angle shown?

• pentagon

• hexagon

• heptagon

• octogon

What is the central angle of a heptagon?

What is the central angle of a hexagon?

When using the concentric method to draw an ellipse, which angle do you have to use to divide the circles into equal parts?

If a line is tangent to a circle, then it is ________ to the radius drawn to the point of tangency.

• parallel

• adjacent

• supplementary

• perpendicular

A tangent line intersects the circle ...

• in exactly two points

• in exactly one point

• through the center

• with the diameter