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GCSE LINEAR GRADE F STARTER QUESTIONS (FOUNDATION
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2)
Fill in the missing numbers for the sequences
below
Fill in the missing numbers for the sequences
below and write down the rule.
48
96
Multiply by 2
(a) 3, 6, 12, 24, .., ...
16
22
(a) 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, .., ...
8
4
Divide by 2
(b) 128, 64, 32, 16, .., ...
0.8
0.16
Divide by 5
(c) 100, 20, 4, .., ...
78
108
(b) 3, 8, 18, 33, 53, .., ...
3)
Write down the place value of the underlined
digits.
4)
 
 
(a) 0.861
(b) 0.736
(c) 0.459
3 x 4 2 x 3

5 hundredths

8 tenths

6 thousandths
12 6
18
6)
5)
Work out the following
Work out the range for the numbers below
 
 
 
 
 
7, 2, 4, 9, 11, 5, 5, 1



1 x 1
4 x 4


6 x 6
7 -7
11 -11
Range Biggest number Smallest number


1

16
36
Range 11 - 1
Range 10
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Work out the area and perimeter of the shape
below
The diagram shows the front of a kennel. It is
drawn to a scale of 130. Find
5m
4m
1.5cm
Area of rectangle length x width
Area of rectangle 5 x 4
 
4cm
Perimeter of rectangle length width length
width
(a) The actual width of the front (b) The actual
height of the doorway
Perimeter of rectangle 5 4 5 4
120cm
4 x 30
 
45cm
1.5 x 30
4)
3)
(a)
(a)
Find angle a.
Find angle a.
(b)
(b)
Find angle x.
Find angle x.
90º
Angles on a straight line add to make 180º
Angles around a point add to make 360º
Angle b 180 35
Angle b 180 70
Angle a 360 85 80 - 75
Angle x 360 105 90 - 100
Angle b 145º
Angle b 110º
Angle a 120º
Angle x 65º
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2 9 x 3
2 27
29
1)
2)
(a)
2 3 x 2
8
2 3 x 4 2
(b)
2 x 3 - 6
0
2 x 3 (4 2)
(c)
2 x 9 - 6
12
154 lbs
3)
54 kg
Use the conversion graph to convert (a) 70 kg
to pounds (b) 120 pounds to kg
154 pounds
(a)
Plot the following coordinates and join each with
a ruler (4,2) (-5,2) (-6,-1) (3,-1) What is
the name of the shape formed?
54 kg
Parallelogram
(b)
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What does percentage () mean?
(c)
(g)
(b)
(e)
(a)
out of 100
3)
P 2L 2W
Use the formula to find W when L 7 and W 8
(f)
(d)
Replace L with 7 and P with 8
Place each statement in the correct box above.
P 2 x 7 2 x 8
P 14 16
(a) The next baby born is a boy.
P 30
(b) Meeting King Henry the Eight alive.
4)
(c) Rolling a number less than 5 on a dice.
State the enlargement from T to T ?
(d) You will not eat anything tonight.
(e) A square having 4 right angles.
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(f) You will live to be over thirty.
(g) Day of the week starting with a T.
Scale factor 2 from the origin
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Solve each of the following equations
??
5?? 40

?? - 9 2
11
4)
?? 7 10
3)
1)
2)
4
5
5
- 7
- 7
9
9
x 4
x 4
??

8
??
??

3

11
??
44

Cancel down the fractions below
7)
8)
5)
6)



Collect the like terms below
4b
11x
-2y
10x 3
9m 9n
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Name the different type of angles above.
Using each of the digits 0, 4, 5, 7, make two
four digit odd numbers greater than 7000.
Obtuse
7045 and 7405
Reflex
3)
Acute
(a) Insert the numbers above into the boxes below
to make the largest possible total. Use each
digit only one.
1058

4)
Order these decimals in ascending order.
0.12, 0.4, 0.008, 0.9, 0.56
(b) Insert the numbers above into the boxes below
to make the smallest possible total. Use each
digit only one.
0.400
0.008
0.900
0.560
0.120
0.56,
0.9
0.008,
0.12,
0.4,
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1)
Write the order of rotational symmetry below
Mark on the lines of symmetry for the pictures
below
(a)
(b)
4)
Order 4
Order 5
3)
Complete the reflection of the shapes in the
mirror line.
4)
Multiply the following
58 x 98
x
5
8
9
4
7
5
1
2
5
6
4
8
6
4
0
4
8
5684
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Measure the line in cm and mm
Measure the angle below
6.6cm
66mm
50o
3)
Measure the angle below
4)
67o
Draw an angle of 110º
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Work out the median for the numbers below
9, 3, 7, 9, 10, 4, 6, 1
Order the numbers first
1,
4,
6,
7,
9,
10
3,
9,
Median is the middle when in order
Median 6.5
3)
Work out the probability for the following when
rolling a dice once
(a) An even number
(b) Number less than 5
(a) How many snails were found in the garden?
 
 
 
 
 
40
(d) Prime number
(c) Square number
(b) Approximately how many woodlice, slugs and
beetles were found in the garden?
 
 
 
 
 
20
5)
Work out the mean for the numbers below
4)
Work out the following
5, 2, 4, 7, 11, 5, 5, 1
(b) 15- 4
(c) 6 - 7
(d) 11 - - 2
(a) 10 3
15 - 4
6 - 7
11 2
10 3
 
13
11
-1
13
(e) 5 - 7
(g) -3 - 4
(f) -4 5
Mean 5
-2
1
-7
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Draw the nets of the following solids
(a)
(b)
(c)
2)
Convert the following
(a)
(b)
30miles to kilometres
(c)
5kg to pounds
6gallons to litres
 
 
 
 
 
11lbs
48km
 
36litres
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1)
Write these percentages as fractions and decimals
(a)
7
(b)
59
 
 


0.07
0.59


3)
(a)
of 30
(b)
of 72
Write down the years where girls internet use
exceeded the boys.
40
18
 
5)
(a)
1998, 2000, 2002
4)
 
Put these fractions in order with smallest first.
2
 
x3
x2
x2

x3
 
(b)
 
 
 
x