Name ________________________________________________

1. Here is a list of words that are connected with circles.

radius

chord

circumference

tangent

a) Label the four boxes on this diagram, by choosing the correct word from the list.
b) Draw the diameter on the diagram

2.

(a)

A circular pond has a radius of 3 metres.

3 m

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to s c a le

Calculate the circumference of the pond.

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(b)

Calculate the area of the pond.

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(a)

What is the diameter of a circle with a circumference of 11 cm

Write your answer accurate to 1 decimal point
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(b)

What is the radius of a circle with an area of 66 cm?

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4.

Louise does a sponsored bicycle ride.

Each wheel of her bicycle is of radius 25 cm.
(a)

Calculate the circumference of one of the wheels.

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(b)

She cycles 50 km. How many revolutions does a wheel make during the
sponsored ride?
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(a)

Calculate the area of a circle of radius 1.2 cm.

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(b)

Calculate the circumference of a circle of diameter 2.5 cm.

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6.

(a)

A circular dinner plate has a radius of 13 cm.

Calculate the area of the plate.
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Answer .................................................... cm 2
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(b)

A smaller circular plate has a diameter of 14 cm.

Calculate the circumference of the plate.
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7.

(a)

A coin has a diameter of 1.96 cm.

N o t to s c a le
1 .9 6 c m

Estimate the circumference of the coin.

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Answer ................................................. cm
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b)

Not to
scale

7cm

The circumference of the circle and the perimeter of the square are equal.
Calculate the radius of the circle.
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8.

(a)

Calculate the area of a circle of radius 2.8 metres.

Give your answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy.
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(3)

(b)

Many years ago the following rule was used to calculate the area of a circle.
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Find 9 of the diameter.

Square the result.

Use this rule to calculate the area of a circle of radius 1.3 metres.
Give your answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy.
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(3)
9.

(a)

The radius of a circle is 3.5 feet.

(i)

Calculate the circumference of this circle.

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(ii)

Calculate the area of this circle.

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10. (a)

Circular labels of diameter 10 cm are stuck on a sheet.

The sheet measures 1.4 metres by 0.8 metres.

N o t d ra w n
a c c u ra te ly

How many labels will fit on the sheet?

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(b)

A circle has diameter 10 cm.

10 cm

N o t d raw n
a c c u ra te ly

Calculate the circumference of the circle.

Take the value of

as 3.14

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11.

The diagram shows a running track.

90 m
A

70 m

70 m

E
90 m

BA and DE are parallel and straight. They are each of length 90 metres.
BCD and EFA are semi-circular. They each have a diameter of length 70 metres.
(a)

Calculate the perimeter of the track.

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(b)

Calculate the total area inside the track.

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12. The radius of a wheel on Seans bike is 31.5 cm.

(a)

Calculate the circumference of the wheel.

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Answer.....................................................................cm
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(b)

How many complete revolutions does the wheel make when it travels one
kilometre?
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13. Distances along a road can be measured using a device called a trundle wheel.
The circumference of the wheel is 100 centimetres.

(a)

Harry used a trundle wheel as he walked from his home to school.

The wheel made 1497 revolutions.
Calculate the distance Harry walked. Give your answer in kilometres.
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(b)

Calculate the diameter of the trundle wheel.

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Composite questions that involve circles

1.

Name _____________________________

This diagram shows a target used in an archery competition.

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50
100
200

The target is made up of four regions. The scores for hitting each region are shown.
(a)

In 18 shots, a competitor scores a total of 2160 points.

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Calculate his average score.

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(ii)

Show how to check your answer by using approximations.

Write down your approximate answer.
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(b)

On the target, the region worth 200 points is a circle.

The radius of this circle is 15 cm.

Calculate the area of this circle.

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(c)

The area of the target for each score is inversely proportional to the score for that
region. Calculate the area of the target that is worth 100 points.
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2.

Here are three identical sectors cut out of card.

The angle of each sector is marked a.
a

a
a

(a)

What is the mathematical name for shapes that are identical?

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(1)

(b)

These three sectors fit together to form half a circle.

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a
a

(i)

Write down the value in degrees of a + a + a.

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(1)

(ii)

Simplify a + a + a.
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(iii)

Calculate the size of angle a.

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(c)

Six sectors make this complete circle.

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a
a

(i)

Measure and write down the radius of this circle, in centimetres.

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(ii)

Calculate the area of the circle.

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(iii)

Explain how you would work out the area of one sector.
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(d)

A formula for the approximate perimeter, P, of one of these sectors is

P = 3r
where r is the radius.

Use this formula to calculate the approximate perimeter of one of these sectors.
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(e)

Which two of these shapes have an exact perimeter of 3x?

B
x

1
2

C
x

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3.

(a)

A circle has a radius of 28 cm.

Calculate its circumference.
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(b)
N o t d ra w n to s c a le .
P

The diagram shows four touching circles.

Each circle has a radius of 28 cm.
P, Q, R and S are the centres of the circles.
PQRS is a square.
(i)

What is the perimeter of the shaded region?

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(ii)

Calculate the area of the shaded region.

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Name ______________________________________
VOLUME of a CYLINDER

Area of base ( r ) x Height

1000 cm = 1 Litre (1000ml)
1.

The diagram shows a water butt.

130 cm

35 cm

N o t d ra w n a c c u ra te ly

The water butt is a cylinder with a base radius of 35 cm.

(a)

Calculate the area of the base.

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Answer ............................................... cm (2)
The height of the water butt is 130 cm.
(b)

Calculate the volume of the cylinder

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Answer ............................................... cm (2)

c)

Calculate the number of litres of water in the butt when it is full.

Give your answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy.

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Answer ..................................... litres (2)
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2.

The diagram shows a bale of straw.

The bale is a cylinder with radius 70 cm and height 50 cm.
70 cm
50 cm

(a)

N o t to s c a le

Calculate the circumference of the bale.

Give your answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy.
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Answer ...................................... cm
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(b)

Calculate the volume of the bale.

State your units.
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3. a) A cylinder contains 17 litres of water.

The radius of the cylinder is 15 cm.
Calculate the height of the water in the cylinder.
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Answer .................................................... cm (4)

(b)

A plastic beaker has a height of 10 cm and a circular base of diameter 7 cm.

Calculate the volume of the beaker.

10 cm

7 cm
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