Measures: Edexcel International GCSE Maths questions

Every Edexcel International GCSE Maths exam question on 4.4 Measures, 2019–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

All 116 questions on Measures, as a list

June 2025 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q3 (4 marks): The diagram shows a 6-sided polygon. x B A (a) Measure the length of the side AB Give the units of your answer. (b) Measure the size of the angle marked x ° (c)
June 2025 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q22 (5 marks): A bus travels a distance of 1262 km from Beijing to Shanghai. The bus takes 17 1 2 hours. (a) Work out the average speed of the bus. Give your answer, in km/h,
June 2025 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q7 (3 marks): Change a speed of 50x metres per second to a speed in kilometres per hour. km/h
June 2025 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q12 (5 marks): The scale drawing shows the positions of two towns, Harvel and Ebury. Harvel Scale: cm represents 5000 m Ebury (a) Work out the real distance, in kilometres, be
June 2025 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q23 (2 marks): The mass of a silver coin is 48.3 g The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm3 Work out the volume of the silver coin. cm3
June 2025 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q7 (2 marks): The mass of a silver coin is 48.3 g The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm3 Work out the volume of the silver coin. cm3
June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q12 (4 marks): Seb went into a restaurant at 18 15 He left the restaurant at 21 40 (a) Work out the time that Seb spent in the restaurant. Give your answer in hours and minute
June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q16 (2 marks): The diagram shows the positions of two villages, A and B N Diagram NOT accurately drawn N B 73 A The bearing of B from A is 073° Work out the bearing of A from
November 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10 (3 marks): The scale diagram shows the positions of a castle and a tower. 1cm represents tower castle Angela walks from the castle to the tower along a straight path. She
November 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q24 (6 marks): A, B and C are three points on horizontal ground. AB = 8 4. metres BC = 9 2. metres B is on a bearing of 067° from A C is on a bearing of 129° from B Calculate
June 2024 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q19 (3 marks): Aviv goes on a cycle journey. For the cycle journey average speed = 19 km/h correct to the nearest whole number time = 1.5 hours correct to one decimal place Wo
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q4 (4 marks): Here is a polygon. (a) Write down the mathematical name of this polygon. (b) Write down the number marked with the arrow. 100 200 300 400 Here are four clock fa
June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q23 (3 marks): A cylinder is placed on a table. Diagram NOT 21 cm accurately drawn 3 The volume of the cylinder is 1575 cm The force exerted by the cylinder on the table is 84
June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q8 (3 marks): A cylinder is placed on a table. Diagram NOT 21 cm accurately drawn 3 The volume of the cylinder is 1575 cm The force exerted by the cylinder on the table is 84
June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q19 (3 marks): A plane takes 9 hours 36 minutes to fly from New Delhi to Perth. The plane flies at an average speed of 820 km/h. Work out the total distance the plane flies. k
June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q22 (3 marks): Change a speed of w metres per second to a speed in kilometres per hour. Give your answer in terms of w in its simplest form. kilometres per hour
June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q3 (3 marks): A plane takes 9 hours 36 minutes to fly from New Delhi to Perth. The plane flies at an average speed of 820 km/h. Work out the total distance the plane flies. k
June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q6 (3 marks): Change a speed of w metres per second to a speed in kilometres per hour. Give your answer in terms of w in its simplest form. kilometres per hour
November 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q14 (3 marks): Here is an accurate scale drawing showing the positions of a hotel and a museum. N hotel N museum Scale: 1 cm represents 4.5 km (a) Find, by measuring, the bear
November 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q18 (5 marks): The diagram shows the positions of three villages, A, B and C N 132° B 3.6 km N 8.4 km 54° Diagram NOT accurately drawn A C The bearing of B from A is 054° The
June 2023 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q13 (5 marks): The diagram shows the plan of a garden. Diagram NOT accurately drawn 7.5 m 8 m 50 cm 5 m 50 cm One tile 10 m Martyn covers the garden with square tiles of side
June 2023 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q27 (3 marks): The diagram shows a block of iron in the shape of a cuboid. Diagram NOT accurately drawn 4 cm 5 cm w cm The block has length w cm, width 5 cm and height 4 cm Th
June 2023 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q11 (3 marks): The diagram shows a block of iron in the shape of a cuboid. Diagram NOT accurately drawn 4 cm 5 cm w cm The block has length w cm, width 5 cm and height 4 cm Th
June 2023 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q12 (5 marks): The scale drawing shows the positions of two boats, A and B N B N A Scale: 1 cm represents 3 km (a) Work out the actual distance, in kilometres, between A and B
June 2023 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q18 (3 marks): Anjali travels on the Eurostar train from Paris to Amsterdam. The distance the train travels between Paris and Amsterdam is 515 km. The time taken by the train
June 2023 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q3 (3 marks): Anjali travels on the Eurostar train from Paris to Amsterdam. The distance the train travels between Paris and Amsterdam is 515 km. The time taken by the train
June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q4 (3 marks): (a) Write 4.15 pm as a time using the 24-hour clock. On Thursday, Belina drives to Theo’s house. She leaves home at 09 15 She arrives at Theo’s house at 14 40 (
June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q16 (4 marks): The scale drawing shows the positions of two airports P and Q North North Q P scale: 1 cm represents 50 km (a) Find, by measuring, the bearing of P from Q ° A s
June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q25 (3 marks): Change a speed of 27 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second. m / s
June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q9 (3 marks): Change a speed of 27 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second. m / s
June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q25 (4 marks): A solid sphere has a radius of 2.8 centimetres, correct to 1 decimal place. The sphere has a mass of Mπ grams, where M = 260 correct to 2 significant figures. W
January 2023 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q14 (4 marks): The accurate scale drawing shows the positions of two lighthouses, S and T North S North T The scale of the drawing is 1 cm to 2 km (a) Find, by measuring, the
January 2023 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q24 (3 marks): The diagram shows two solids, A and B, made from two different metals. Diagram NOT 3 cm accurately drawn Solid A Solid B 7 cm Solid A is in the shape of a cylin
January 2023 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q10 (3 marks): The diagram shows two solids, A and B, made from two different metals. Diagram NOT 3 cm accurately drawn Solid A Solid B 7 cm Solid A is in the shape of a cylin
January 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3 (2 marks): Here is a number scale. 540 550 560 (a) On the scale, mark with an arrow ( ) the number 554 Here is a different number scale. 2000 3000 4000 (b) Write down the
January 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q17 (3 marks): Change a speed of 90 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second. Show your working clearly. m/s
January 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q2 (3 marks): Change a speed of 90 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second. Show your working clearly. m/s
June 2022 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q23 (3 marks): The diagram shows a solid cylinder made from iron. Diagram NOT accurately drawn 3.5 cm 18 cm The cylinder has diameter 18 cm and height 3.5 cm The mass of the c
June 2022 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q7 (3 marks): The diagram shows a solid cylinder made from iron. Diagram NOT accurately drawn 3.5 cm 18 cm The cylinder has diameter 18 cm and height 3.5 cm The mass of the c
June 2022 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q18 (4 marks): Kaidan and Sonja went on two different car journeys. For Kaidan’s journey distance = 80 km correct to the nearest 5 km time = 2.7 hours correct to 1 decimal pl
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q4 (4 marks): Here is a polygon. (a) Write down the mathematical name of this polygon. Here is a scale. 0 100 200 300 400 500 (b) On the scale, mark with an arrow (↑) the num
June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q22 (4 marks): A cylinder is placed on the ground. Diagram NOT 18 cm accurately drawn The height of the cylinder is 18 cm. The force exerted by the cylinder on the ground is 7
June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q7 (4 marks): A cylinder is placed on the ground. Diagram NOT 18 cm accurately drawn The height of the cylinder is 18 cm. The force exerted by the cylinder on the ground is 7
June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q19 (3 marks): An aeroplane travelled from New York City to Los Angeles. The aeroplane travelled a distance of 3980 kilometres in 5 hours 24 minutes. Work out the average spee
June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q23 (3 marks): Change a speed of 81 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second. metres per second
June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q3 (3 marks): An aeroplane travelled from New York City to Los Angeles. The aeroplane travelled a distance of 3980 kilometres in 5 hours 24 minutes. Work out the average spee
June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q7 (3 marks): Change a speed of 81 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second. metres per second
January 2022 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q21 (4 marks): Milly went on a car journey. She travelled from Anesey to Breigh to Clando and then to Duckbridge. For Anesey to Breigh, Milly drove the 245 km in 2.5 hours. Fo
January 2022 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q7 (4 marks): Milly went on a car journey. She travelled from Anesey to Breigh to Clando and then to Duckbridge. For Anesey to Breigh, Milly drove the 245 km in 2.5 hours. Fo
January 2022 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q17 (5 marks): The accurate scale drawing shows the position of a college C and a train station S North C North S Scale: 1 cm represents 500 m (a) Find the bearing of S from C
January 2022 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q21 (6 marks): The diagram shows a solid made from a cylinder and a hemisphere. The cylinder and the hemisphere are both made from the same metal. Diagram NOT x cm accurately
January 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q4 (5 marks): The diagram shows a 5‑sided polygon. x A B (a) Measure the length of the side AB Give the units of your answer. (b) Measure the size of the angle marked x ° (c)
January 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q14 (3 marks): Iman walked for 3 hours 15 minutes. He walked a distance of 18.2 kilometres. Work out Iman’s average speed for his walk. Give your answer in km/h km / h
January 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q20 (4 marks): The scale diagram shows the position on a map of a house, A North Scale: 1 cm represents 200 metres A House C is on a bearing of 110° from A The distance from A
January 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q5 (4 marks): The scale diagram shows the position on a map of a house, A North Scale: 1 cm represents 200 metres A House C is on a bearing of 110° from A The distance from A
November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q6 (7 marks): The accurate scale diagram shows the map of an island drawn on a centimetre grid. y North 8 B 6 A 4 2 O x 2 4 6 8 The position of Aaron’s house is A. The positi
November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q22 (5 marks): A solid aluminium cylinder has radius 10 cm and height h cm. Diagram NOT 10 cm accurately drawn h cm The mass of the cylinder is 5.4 kg. The density of aluminiu
November 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q10 (5 marks): A solid aluminium cylinder has radius 10 cm and height h cm. Diagram NOT 10 cm accurately drawn h cm The mass of the cylinder is 5.4 kg. The density of aluminiu
November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q16 (3 marks): Ravina leaves her home at 1 35 pm in her car. Ravina drives 60 km from her home to get to an appointment. She drives at an average speed of 80 km/h. At what tim
June 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q16 (3 marks): A plane flew from Madrid to Dubai. The distance the plane flew was 5658 km. The flight time was 8 hours 12 minutes. Work out the average speed of the plane. km/
June 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q1 (3 marks): A plane flew from Madrid to Dubai. The distance the plane flew was 5658 km. The flight time was 8 hours 12 minutes. Work out the average speed of the plane. km/
June 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q17 (2 marks): The bearing of Paris from London is 149° Work out the bearing of London from Paris. °
June 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q3 (2 marks): The bearing of Paris from London is 149° Work out the bearing of London from Paris. °
January 2021 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q3 (4 marks): Here is a quadrilateral. x (a) What is the mathematical name of this quadrilateral? (b) Measure the size of the angle marked x. ° (c) On the quadrilateral, mark
January 2021 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q19 (3 marks): A train journey from Paris to Amsterdam took 3 hours 24 minutes. The total distance the train travelled was 433.5 km. Work out the average speed of the train. G
January 2021 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q4 (3 marks): A train journey from Paris to Amsterdam took 3 hours 24 minutes. The total distance the train travelled was 433.5 km. Work out the average speed of the train. G
January 2021 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q3 (5 marks): (a) Complete the following estimates by writing a suitable metric unit on each of the dotted lines. (i) The distance from Paris to Berlin is about 1000 (ii) A b
January 2021 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q9 (3 marks): The scale diagram shows the positions of a post office (A) and a police station (B) in a town. North North A B (a) Measure the bearing of B from A. ° The town h
January 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q3 (3 marks): Amir is going on holiday. He weighs his suitcase on the weighing scales at the airport. The reading on the scale gives the weight of Amir’s suitcase. 0 50 10 kg
January 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q11 (2 marks): Akiko travelled from London to Tokyo by plane. The plane left London at 18 40 on Friday. The plane arrived in Tokyo the next day, at 06 25 London time. How long
January 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q16 (5 marks): The diagram shows the positions of three ships, A, B and C. North Diagram NOT accurately drawn B 150 m North 120° A 275 m C Ship B is due north of ship A. The b
January 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q13 (3 marks): The diagram shows the positions of three villages, R, T and W. North Diagram NOT accurately drawn 125° R 84° T W (a) Work out the bearing of village W from vill
January 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q15 (3 marks): A train takes 6 hours 39 minutes to travel from New Delhi to Kanpur. The train travels a distance of 429 km. Work out the average speed of the train. Give your
January 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q1 (3 marks): A train takes 6 hours 39 minutes to travel from New Delhi to Kanpur. The train travels a distance of 429 km. Work out the average speed of the train. Give your
November 2020 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q23 (4 marks): Pedro drove from Toulouse to Montpellier in 2 hours 42 minutes. He drove at an average speed of 90 km/hour. Janine drove from Toulouse to Montpellier along the
November 2020 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q25 (3 marks): A box is put on a horizontal table. The face of the box in contact with the table is a square of side 1.5 metres. The pressure on the table due to the box is 34
November 2020 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q7 (4 marks): Pedro drove from Toulouse to Montpellier in 2 hours 42 minutes. He drove at an average speed of 90 km/hour. Janine drove from Toulouse to Montpellier along the
November 2020 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q9 (3 marks): A box is put on a horizontal table. The face of the box in contact with the table is a square of side 1.5 metres. The pressure on the table due to the box is 34
November 2020 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q15 (5 marks): Platinum nuggets are in the shape of a solid cylinder. Diagram NOT 2.5 cm accurately drawn 15 cm The radius of each cylinder is 2.5 cm. The length of each cylin
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q4 (4 marks): Here is a polygon with five sides. x (a) Write down the mathematical name of a polygon with five sides. (b) Measure the size of the angle marked x. ° Two sides
November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q19 (3 marks): A rocket travelled 100 km at an average speed of 28 440 km/h. Work out how long it took the rocket to travel the 100 km. Give your answer in seconds, correct to
November 2020, Paper 1 Higher, Q6 (3 marks): A rocket travelled 100 km at an average speed of 28 440 km/h. Work out how long it took the rocket to travel the 100 km. Give your answer in seconds, correct to
November 2020, Paper 1 Higher, Q17 (4 marks): A metal block has a mass of 5 kg, correct to the nearest 50 grams. –3 ) m3, correct to 3 significant figures. The block has a volume of (1.84 × 10 Work out the
January 2020 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q10 (6 marks): The accurate scale drawing shows the positions of two mobile phone masts, A and B. North A North B The scale is 1 cm to 2.5 km. (a) Find the bearing of A from B
January 2020 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q23 (5 marks): Pablo made a solid gold statue. He melted down some gold blocks and used the gold to make the statue. Each block of gold was a cuboid, as shown below. Diagram N
January 2020 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q9 (5 marks): Pablo made a solid gold statue. He melted down some gold blocks and used the gold to make the statue. Each block of gold was a cuboid, as shown below. Diagram N
January 2020 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q20 (3 marks): A plane takes 3 hours 36 minutes to fly from the Cayman Islands to New York. The plane flies a distance of 2470 km. Work out the average speed of the plane in k
January 2020 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q23 (3 marks): The diagram shows a box in the shape of a cuboid. Diagram NOT accurately drawn x cm 1.2 cm The box is put on a table. The face of the box in contact with the ta
January 2020 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q5 (3 marks): A plane takes 3 hours 36 minutes to fly from the Cayman Islands to New York. The plane flies a distance of 2470 km. Work out the average speed of the plane in k
January 2020 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q9 (3 marks): The diagram shows a box in the shape of a cuboid. Diagram NOT accurately drawn x m 1.2 m The box is put on a table. The face of the box in contact with the tabl
January 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q13 (5 marks): The scale drawing shows the positions of a ship, S, and a port, P. North S North P Scale: 1 cm represents 20 km (a) Find the bearing of S from P. ° The ship S n
January 2020, Paper 1 Higher, Q13 (4 marks): The diagram shows a solid cube. The cube is placed on a table so that the whole of one face of the cube is in contact with the table. Diagram NOT w cm accuratel
January 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q25 (2 marks): The density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3 A gold bar has volume 150 cm3 Work out the mass of the gold bar. g
January 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q26 (3 marks): Change a speed of 50 metres per second to a speed in kilometres per hour. kilometres per hour
January 2020, Paper 2 Higher, Q9 (2 marks): The density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3 A gold bar has volume 150 cm3 Work out the mass of the gold bar. g
January 2020, Paper 2 Higher, Q10 (3 marks): Change a speed of 50 metres per second to a speed in kilometres per hour. kilometres per hour
June 2019 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q23 (3 marks): Change 22 metres per second to a speed in kilometres per hour. Show your working clearly. km/h
June 2019 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q25 (3 marks): force pressure = area A box, in the shape of a cuboid, is going to be put on a table. The whole of one face of the box will be in contact with the table. The fo
June 2019 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q10 (3 marks): Change 22 metres per second to a speed in kilometres per hour. Show your working clearly. km/h
June 2019 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q12 (3 marks): force pressure = area A box, in the shape of a cuboid, is going to be put on a table. The whole of one face of the box will be in contact with the table. The fo
June 2019 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q25 (5 marks): A boat sails from point X to point Y and then to point Z. Y is on a bearing of 280° from X. Z is on a bearing of 220° from Y. The distance from X to Y is 3.5 km
June 2019 (R), Paper 2 Foundation, Q16 (4 marks): The scale diagram shows the position of two statues, A and B, on a map. North 4 North 4 B Scale: 2 cm represents 1 km (a) Measure the bearing of B from A. Anoth
June 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q15 (6 marks): Jalina left her home at 10 00 to cycle to a park. On her way to the park, she stopped at a friend’s house and then continued her journey to the park. Here is th
June 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q20 (3 marks): The diagram shows a solid cuboid made from wood. 12 cm Diagram NOT accurately drawn 8 cm 5 cm The wood has density 0.7 g/cm3 Work out the mass of the cuboid. gr
June 2019, Paper 1 Higher, Q2 (6 marks): Jalina left her home at 10 00 to cycle to a park. On her way to the park, she stopped at a friend’s house and then continued her journey to the park. Here is th
June 2019, Paper 1 Higher, Q6 (3 marks): The diagram shows a solid cuboid made from wood. 12 cm Diagram NOT accurately drawn 8 cm 5 cm The wood has density 0.7 g/cm3 Work out the mass of the cuboid. gr
June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q19 (3 marks): Change a speed of x kilometres per hour into a speed in metres per second. Simplify your answer. m/s
June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q21 (4 marks): The diagram shows the positions of three ships A, B and C. North Diagram NOT accurately drawn North 234km A 356km B is 234 km due north of A. C' is 356 km due e
June 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q8 (3 marks): Change a speed of x kilometres per hour into a speed in metres per second. Simplify your answer. m/s
January 2019 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q12 (3 marks): Andros wants to make a playlist of four songs for a friend. The total time taken by the four songs will be 20 minutes. The time taken by each of the first three
January 2019 (R), Paper 1 Foundation, Q20 (3 marks): The Shanghai Maglev Train takes 8 minutes to travel a distance of 30.5 kilometres. Work out the average speed of the train. Give your answer in kilometres per h
January 2019 (R), Paper 1 Higher, Q5 (3 marks): The Shanghai Maglev Train takes 8 minutes to travel a distance of 30.5 kilometres. Work out the average speed of the train. Give your answer in kilometres per h
January 2019 (R), Paper 2 Higher, Q5 (4 marks): The scale drawing shows the position of a hall and the position of a library. N N hall library Scale: 1 cm represents 20 metres A post box is 140 metres from th
January 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q6 (6 marks): Sabbir arrived at Dhaka train station at 9 30 pm. (a) Write this time using the 24-hour clock. A train left Dhaka train station at 10 30 pm one day. The train a
January 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q22 (6 marks): A block of wood has a mass of 3.5 kg. The wood has density 0.65 kg/m3 (a) Work out the volume of the block of wood. Give your answer correct to 3 significant fi
January 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q8 (6 marks): A block of wood has a mass of 3.5 kg. The wood has density 0.65 kg/m3 (a) Work out the volume of the block of wood. Give your answer correct to 3 significant fi

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