Angles at points, lines and parallel lines
8 exam-style questions, grades 2 to 6. Worked solutions and the marks are on the last page.
- Question 1
(a) Three adjacent angles on one side of a straight line are , and Work out x.
- Question 2
Two straight lines cross. One of the angles formed is . The angle opposite it is and an angle next to it is .
(a) Write down the size of angle .
(b) Choose the reason for your answer to part (a).
(c) Work out the size of angle .
- Question 3
Two parallel horizontal lines are cut by a transversal. At the upper intersection an acute angle is .
(a) Find the obtuse angle adjacent to that angle on a straight line.
(b) Give the size of the corresponding acute angle at the lower intersection, with a reason.
- Question 4
Four angles around a point are , , and .
(a) Find x.
(b) Find the largest of the four angles.
- Question 5
Two co-interior angles between parallel lines are and .
(a) Find x.
(b) Find the smaller angle.
- Question 6
AB and CD are parallel lines. A transversal meets AB at P and CD at Q. Angle APQ = and angle PQD = . These two angles are alternate angles.
(a) Find y.
(b) Work out the size of angle APQ.
(c) Give the geometric reason used in part (a).
- Question 7
Two straight lines cross at O. One angle at O is and the angle vertically opposite it is .
(a) Find x.
(b) Find the size of each of the other two angles at O.
- Question 8
A straight line crosses the lines and at and . At the angles on one side of are and , and they lie on the straight line . At , the angle corresponding to the angle is .
(a) Is parallel to ? You must show how you get your answer.
Worked solutions and marks
Question 1
(a) °
- Angles on a straight line add to
- x = 180 41 76 = 63.
- P1 Establishing or an equivalent valid method.
- A1 Correct answer: °
Question 2
(a)
- is vertically opposite the angle, so it is equal to it.
- B1 Correct answer: .
(b) Vertically opposite angles are equal.
- Two crossing straight lines make two pairs of vertically opposite angles, and each pair is equal.
- C1 Choosing "vertically opposite angles are equal".
(c)
- Angles on a straight line add up to , so .
- B1 Correct answer: .
Question 3
(a) °
- Adjacent angles on a straight line sum to 180 degrees.
- Therefore °.
- M1 Adjacent angles on a straight line sum to 180 degrees.
- A1 Correct answer: °
(b) It is because corresponding angles between parallel lines are equal.
- It is because corresponding angles between parallel lines are equal.
- C1 Correct conclusion with supporting reasoning: It is because corresponding angles between parallel lines are equal.
Question 4
(a)
- The four angles form one full turn.
- Collect the coefficients before dividing.
- Therefore .
- M1 The four angles form one full turn.
- M1 Collect the coefficients before dividing.
- A1 Correct answer:
(b) °
- Substitute x into the largest coefficient expression and compare.
- Therefore °.
- M1 Substitute x into the largest coefficient expression and compare.
- A1 Correct answer: °
Question 5
(a)
- Co-interior angles between parallel lines are supplementary.
- Therefore .
- M1 Co-interior angles between parallel lines are supplementary.
- A1 Correct answer:
(b) °
- Substitute into the smaller angle expression.
- Therefore °.
- M1 Substitute into the smaller angle expression.
- A1 Correct answer: °
Question 6
(a)
- Alternate angles are equal, so form an equation.
- Therefore .
- M1 Alternate angles are equal, so form an equation.
- A1 Correct answer:
(b) °
- Substitute y into 3y.
- Therefore °.
- M1 Substitute y into 3y.
- A1 Correct answer: °
(c) Alternate angles between parallel lines are equal.
- Alternate angles between parallel lines are equal.
- C1 Correct conclusion with supporting reasoning: Alternate angles between parallel lines are equal.
Question 7
(a)
- Vertically opposite angles are equal.
- Therefore .
- M1 Vertically opposite angles are equal.
- A1 Correct answer:
(b) °
- The other angles lie on a straight line with a 76° angle.
- Therefore °.
- M1 The other angles lie on a straight line with a 76° angle.
- A1 Correct answer: °
Question 8
(a) No: , so the corresponding angles are and , which are not equal.
- Angles on a straight line add up to .
- Solve.
- At the angle is . At the corresponding angle is .
- Corresponding angles on parallel lines are equal. , so is not parallel to .
- P1 Forming the equation from angles on a straight line.
- P1 Solving to .
- P1 Working out both corresponding angles, and .
- C1 "Not parallel", because the corresponding angles ( and ) are not equal.