Quiz about Facts & Formulae for GCSE Foundation Maths

Question 1

What does perimeter mean?

Accepted Answer

The perimeter is the total distance around a shape.

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The perimeter is the space inside a shape.

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The perimeter is the height of a shape.

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The perimeter is the volume of a shape.

Question 2

What does area mean?

Accepted Answer

Area is the measure of the space within a two-dimensional shape.

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Area is the weight of an object.

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Area is the space taken up in a three-dimensional space.

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Area refers to the total distance around the edge of a shape.

Question 3

What does volume mean?

Accepted Answer

Volume is the measure of 3D space occupied by an object.

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Volume is the temperature of an object.

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Volume refers to the color of an object.

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Volume is the weight of an object.

Question 4

Which of these units would be used for perimeter?

Accepted Answer

cm

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cm2

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cm3

Question 5

Which of these units would be used for circumference?

Accepted Answer

cm

Answer

cm2

Answer

cm3

Question 6

Which of these units would be used for area?

Accepted Answer

cm2

Answer

cm

Answer

cm3

Question 7

Which of these units would be used for volume?

Accepted Answer

cm3

Answer

cm

Answer

cm2

Question 8

Which of these is the area formula for a rectangle?

Accepted Answer

$$base imes height$$

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$$\frac{base imes height}{2}$$

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$$\frac{1}{2}\left(a+b\right)h$$

Answer

$$\pi r^2$$

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$$\pi d$$

Question 9

Which of these is the area formula for a parallelogram?

Accepted Answer

$$base imes height$$

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$$\frac{base imes height}{2}$$

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$$\frac{1}{2}\left(a+b\right)h$$

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$$\pi r^2$$

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$$\pi d$$

Question 10

Which of these is the area formula for a triangle?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{base imes height}{2}$$

Answer

$$base imes height$$

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$$\frac{1}{2}\left(a+b\right)h$$

Answer

$$\pi r^2$$

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$$\pi d$$

Question 11

Which of these is the area formula for a trapezium?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}\left(a+b\right)h$$

Answer

$$base imes height$$

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$$\frac{base imes height}{2}$$

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$$\pi r^2$$

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$$\pi d$$

Question 12

Which of these is the formula for area of a circle?

Accepted Answer

$$\pi r^2$$

Answer

$$base imes height$$

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$$\frac{base imes height}{2}$$

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$$\frac{1}{2}\left(a+b\right)h$$

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$$\pi d$$

Question 13

Which of these is the formula for circumference of a circle?

Accepted Answer

$$\pi d$$

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$$base imes height$$

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$$\frac{base imes height}{2}$$

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$$\frac{1}{2}\left(a+b\right)h$$

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$$\pi r^2$$

Question 14

Which of these IS a polygon?

Accepted Answer

square

Accepted Answer

triangle

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cube

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circle

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line

Question 15

Z angles are ACTUALLY called

Accepted Answer

Alternate

Answer

Corresponding

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Co-Interior

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Right

Question 16

F angles are ACTUALLY called

Accepted Answer

Corresponding

Answer

Alternate

Answer

Co-Interior

Answer

Right

Question 17

C angles are ACTUALLY called

Accepted Answer

Co-Interior

Answer

Alternate

Answer

Corresponding

Answer

Right

Question 18

Two lines that meet at 90 degrees are called

Accepted Answer

Perpendicular

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Parallel

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Gradient

Question 19

Two lines that never meet are called

Accepted Answer

Parallel

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Perpendicular

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Gradient

Question 20

How do you calculate the Mode of a set of numbers?

Accepted Answer

Find the most common piece of data

Answer

Add all data and divide by total frequency

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Put data in size order and locate the middle value

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Take the smallest value from the largest

Question 21

How do you calculate the Mean of a set of numbers?

Accepted Answer

Add all data and divide by total frequency

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Find the most common piece of data

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Put data in size order and locate the middle value

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Take the smallest value from the largest

Question 22

How do you calculate the Median of a set of numbers?

Accepted Answer

Put data in size order and locate the middle value

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Add all data and divide by total frequency

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Find the most common piece of data

Answer

Take the smallest value from the largest

Question 23

Which of these is an average?

Accepted Answer

Mean

Accepted Answer

Median

Accepted Answer

Mode

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Range

Question 24

How do you calculate the Range of a set of numbers?

Accepted Answer

Take the smallest value from the largest

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Add all data and divide by total frequency

Answer

Find the most common piece of data

Answer

Put data in size order and locate the middle value

Question 25

If you wanted to look at the consistency of a set of data, which of the following would be most useful?

Accepted Answer

Range

Answer

Mean

Answer

Median

Answer

Mode

Question 26

Which of these is the WORST choice for a set of data with an outlier in the data?

Accepted Answer

Mean

Answer

Median

Answer

Mode

Answer

Range

Question 27

What is an outlier?

Accepted Answer

An outlier is a data point that is significantly different from the rest of the data.

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An outlier is a data point that is always the lowest value.

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An outlier is a data point that is always the highest value.

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An outlier is the average of a data set.

Question 28

What is an anomaly?

Accepted Answer

An anomaly is a deviation from the expected pattern or standard.

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An anomaly is a type of measurement.

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An anomaly is a standard procedure.

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An anomaly is a common occurrence.

Question 29

What is extrapolation?

Accepted Answer

Extrapolation is the process of estimating unknown values by extending a known sequence outside of a given data set.

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Extrapolation is the method of analyzing data by comparing it to historical trends.

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Extrapolation is the process of finding the average of a set of values.

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Extrapolation refers to the calculation of the exact value of a known quantity.

Question 30

How can you give your answers to probability questions? Tick all that apply

Accepted Answer

Fractions

Accepted Answer

Decimals

Accepted Answer

Percentages

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Ratio

Question 31

What does all probability have to add up to?

Accepted Answer

1

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10

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100

Answer

1000

Question 32

What is relative frequency?

Accepted Answer

Relative frequency is the same as experimental probability.

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Relative frequency is the percentage of an event occurring in a specific time frame.

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Relative frequency is the average of all possible outcomes in a single trial.

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Relative frequency is the total number of trials divided by the number of times an event occurs.

Question 33

What is the AND rule in probability?

Accepted Answer

If we want two or more things to happen then we multiply the probabilities

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If we want either one thing to happen or the other thing to happen, then we add the probabilities

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If we want one thing to happen we multiply the probabilities

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If we want to know the probability of everything, we subtract the probabilities from each other

Question 34

What is the OR rule in probability?

Accepted Answer

If we want either one thing to happen or the other thing to happen, then we add the probabilities

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If we want two or more things to happen then we multiply the probabilities

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If we want one thing to happen we multiply the probabilities

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If we want to know the probability of everything, we subtract the probabilities from each other

Question 35

Which of the following is equivalent to:

$$x<4$$

Accepted Answer

x is less than 4

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x is less than or equal to 4

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x is greater than 4

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x is greater than or equal to

Question 36

Which of the following is equivalent to:

$$x\le4$$

Accepted Answer

x is less than or equal to 4

Answer

x is less than 4

Answer

x is greater than 4

Answer

x is greater than or equal to

Question 37

Which of the following is equivalent to:

$$x>4$$

Accepted Answer

x is greater than 4

Answer

x is less than 4

Answer

x is less than or equal to 4

Answer

x is greater than or equal to

Question 38

Which of the following is equivalent to:

$$x\ge4$$

Accepted Answer

x is greater than or equal to

Answer

x is less than 4

Answer

x is less than or equal to 4

Answer

x is greater than 4

Question 39

Which of the following describes this:

2x + 7

Accepted Answer

Expression

Answer

Equation

Answer

Inequality

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Identity

Question 40

Which of the following describes this:

2x + 7 = 11

Accepted Answer

Equation

Answer

Expression

Answer

Inequality

Answer

Identity

Question 41

Which of the following describes this:

2x + 11 < 13

Accepted Answer

Inequality

Answer

Expression

Answer

Equation

Answer

Identity

Question 42

Which of the following best describes this:

$$\frac{2}{3}$$

Accepted Answer

Proper fraction

Answer

Improper fraction

Answer

Mixed number

Answer

Integer

Answer

Decimal

Question 43

Which of the following best describes this:

$$1\frac{2}{3}$$

Accepted Answer

Mixed number

Answer

Proper fraction

Answer

Improper fraction

Answer

Integer

Answer

Decimal

Question 44

Which of the following best describes this:

$$\frac{22}{3}$$

Accepted Answer

Improper fraction

Answer

Proper fraction

Answer

Mixed number

Answer

Integer

Answer

Decimal

Question 45

Which of the following best describes this:

23

Accepted Answer

Integer

Answer

Proper fraction

Answer

Improper fraction

Answer

Mixed number

Answer

Decimal

Question 46

Which of the following best describes this:

2.3

Accepted Answer

Decimal

Answer

Proper fraction

Answer

Improper fraction

Answer

Mixed number

Answer

Integer

Question 47

Which fraction operation is being described here?
If the denominators are the same, then we don't need to worry, just _______ the tops and keep the denominator the same. If not, we need to find a common denominator and cross-multiply before _______.

Accepted Answer

Add/Subtract fractions

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Multiply Fractions

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Divide Fractions

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Cancelling Down

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Changing a top heavy fraction to a mixed number

Question 48

Which fraction operation is being described here?
Just _______ the tops and _______ the bottoms.

Accepted Answer

Multiply Fractions

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Add/Subtract fractions

Answer

Divide Fractions

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Cancelling Down

Answer

Changing a top heavy fraction to a mixed number

Question 49

Which fraction operation is being described here?
Keep, Flip, Change

Accepted Answer

Divide Fractions

Answer

Add/Subtract fractions

Answer

Multiply Fractions

Answer

Cancelling Down

Answer

Changing a top heavy fraction to a mixed number

Question 50

Which fraction operation is being described here?
Find a common factor in both the top and bottom, and divide both by that, leaving the answers in the fraction instead

Accepted Answer

Cancelling Down

Answer

Add/Subtract fractions

Answer

Multiply Fractions

Answer

Divide Fractions

Answer

Changing a top heavy fraction to a mixed number

Question 51

Which fraction operation is being described here?
Ask ourselves, how many of the bottom goes into the top, write that as our integer, and then leave the remainder in the fraction

Accepted Answer

Changing a top heavy fraction to a mixed number

Answer

Add/Subtract fractions

Answer

Multiply Fractions

Answer

Divide Fractions

Answer

Cancelling Down

Question 52

Which of these answers is the word to describe the following:

Change everything to nice numbers so that we can quickly calculate a tricky sum in our heads

Accepted Answer

Estimate

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Round

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Simplify

Answer

Evaluate

Question 53

Which of these answers is the word to describe the following:

At the end of a calculation, we write a long decimal as something shorter by looking at the number that comes after the one we're looking at. 4 or less will keep it the same, 5 or more will bump it up.

Accepted Answer

Round

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Estimate

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Simplify

Answer

Evaluate

Question 54

Which of these answers is the word to describe the following:

Keep it in the same format as you were given it, but tidy it up.

(E.g. if you were given algebra, it'll still be algebra but tidied. If it was indices, the answer will still be in index form but shorter)

Accepted Answer

Simplify

Answer

Estimate

Answer

Round

Answer

Evaluate

Question 55

Which of these answers is the word to describe the following:

Work out the actual number answer

Accepted Answer

Evaluate

Answer

Estimate

Answer

Round

Answer

Simplify

Question 56

Which number is prime?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

15

Answer

4

Answer

9

Question 57

Which number is a square number?

Accepted Answer

16

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2

Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 58

Which number is a cube number?

Accepted Answer

8

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10

Answer

6

Answer

2

Question 59

8 is a factor of 2

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 60

8 is a multiple of 2

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 61

The HCF of 6 and 8 is 24

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 62

The LCM of 6 and 8 is 24

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 63

Which word describes the following?

Multiplying out the brackets

Accepted Answer

Expanding

Answer

Factorising

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Solving

Answer

Collecting like terms

Answer

Substituting

Question 64

Which word describes the following?

Putting back into brackets

Accepted Answer

Factorising

Answer

Expanding

Answer

Solving

Answer

Collecting like terms

Answer

Substituting

Facts & Formulae for GCSE Foundation Maths

120 questions

What does perimeter mean?

What does area mean?

What does volume mean?

Which of these units would be used for perimeter?

Which of these units would be used for circumference?

Which of these units would be used for area?

Which of these units would be used for volume?

Which of these is the area formula for a rectangle?

Which of these is the area formula for a parallelogram?

Which of these is the area formula for a triangle?

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