Grade 7 geometry test
A free Grade 7 geometry test online, with answers. It draws questions from 9 topics and the numbers change every time, so you can take it again and again. Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions.
What the Grade 7 geometry test covers
Grade 7 measures and constructs angles with a protractor and compass, classifies triangles and quadrilaterals, and performs translations, reflections and rotations.
- Angles
- Measuring and naming angles
- Parallel lines and a transversal
- Triangles
- Quadrilaterals
- Circles: radius, diameter and circumference
- Constructions: compass and protractor
- Transformations
- 3D objects
When it is taught — Term 3
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, Grade 7 geometry is taught in Term 3. It comes up in the Grade 7 maths Term 3 test, and again in the final Term 4 exam, which covers all four terms.
Sample Grade 7 geometry questions
Five questions of the kind the test asks. In the test itself every answer is marked straight away, with the working shown.
1. Which instrument do you use to MEASURE an angle?
- A ruler
- A set square
- A protractor
- A compass
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Answer: A protractor
A protractor measures in degrees. A compass DRAWS circles and arcs.
2. In triangle ABC, angle A = 52° and angle B = 60°. Calculate angle C.
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Answer: 68
180 − 52 − 60 = 68°.
3. The sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is:
- 180°
- 90°
- 360°
- 270°
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Answer: 360°
A quadrilateral can be split into two triangles: 2 × 180° = 360°.
4. Why are construction lines drawn lightly?
- It saves a good deal of time
- It does not really matter at all
- They show the method but are not the answer
- Dark lines are forbidden in drawings
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Answer: They show the method but are not the answer
Construction lines must stay visible — a marker gives marks for them — but they should not overwhelm the final figure.
5. Which transformation is this?
- rotation
- reflection
- translation
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Answer: reflection
This is a reflection.
Common mistakes in Grade 7 geometry
Saying a square is not a rectangle, mixing up acute and obtuse angles, and counting 8 edges on a cube when there are 12.
Questions about the Grade 7 geometry test
What does the Grade 7 geometry test cover?
It covers 9 CAPS topics: Angles, Measuring and naming angles, Parallel lines and a transversal, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles: radius, diameter and circumference, Constructions: compass and protractor, Transformations, 3D objects. Grade 7 measures and constructs angles with a protractor and compass, classifies triangles and quadrilaterals, and performs translations, reflections and rotations.
When is Grade 7 geometry taught?
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, Grade 7 geometry is taught in Term 3. It comes up in the Grade 7 maths Term 3 test, and again in the final Term 4 exam, which covers all four terms.
Where can my child practise Grade 7 geometry for free?
On MathTests.co.za: the free Grade 7 geometry test draws questions from these topics with fresh numbers every time, and shows the working after every answer. No sign-up.