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Functional Skills Qualifications Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space as it is examined in Functional Skills Qualifications. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space deck
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A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. What is its average speed?
$\text{speed} = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} = \frac{150}{3} = 50\text{ mph}$.
State the formula for density in terms of mass and volume.
$\text{density} = \frac{\text{mass}}{\text{volume}}$, commonly measured in $\text{g/cm}^{3}$ or $\text{kg/m}^{3}$.
Water freezes and boils at what temperatures on the Celsius scale?
Water freezes at $0^{\circ}\text{C}$ and boils at $100^{\circ}\text{C}$.
The temperature is $-3^{\circ}\text{C}$ and rises by $8^{\circ}\text{C}$. What is the new temperature?
Add the rise to the starting value: $-3 + 8 = 5^{\circ}\text{C}$.
The temperature falls from $4^{\circ}\text{C}$ to $-6^{\circ}\text{C}$. By how many degrees did it fall?
Find the difference: $4 - (-6) = 4 + 6 = 10^{\circ}\text{C}$.
What is normal human body temperature in degrees Celsius?
Approximately $37^{\circ}\text{C}$.
What is the perimeter of a shape, and how do you find it?
The perimeter is the total distance around the outside of a 2D shape. You find it by adding the lengths of all the sides together.
What is the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle with length $l$ and width $w$?
$P = 2l + 2w$ (or equivalently $P = 2(l + w)$).
How do you find the circumference (perimeter) of a circle with radius $r$ or diameter $d$?
$C = \pi d$ or $C = 2\pi r$, using $\pi \approx 3.14$.
What is the area of a shape and what units is it measured in?
Area is the amount of flat space inside a 2D shape, measured in square units such as $\text{cm}^{2}$ or $\text{m}^{2}$.
State the formula for the area of a rectangle and the area of a triangle.
Rectangle: $A = l \times w$. Triangle: $A = \frac{1}{2} \times b \times h$ (half base times perpendicular height).
What is the formula for the area of a circle with radius $r$?
$A = \pi r^{2}$, using $\pi \approx 3.14$ and the radius (not the diameter).
State the formula for the area of a parallelogram and a trapezium.
Parallelogram: $A = b \times h$. Trapezium: $A = \frac{1}{2}(a + b)h$ where $a$ and $b$ are the parallel sides.
What is volume, what units is it measured in, and what is the formula for the volume of a cuboid?
Volume is the space inside a 3D shape, measured in cubic units like $\text{cm}^{3}$. For a cuboid: $V = l \times w \times h$.
How do you find the volume of a prism (e.g. a cylinder)?
$V = \text{area of cross-section} \times \text{length}$. For a cylinder: $V = \pi r^{2} h$.
How many millilitres are in 1 cubic centimetre, and how does this help with capacity?
$1\text{ cm}^{3} = 1\text{ ml}$, so a container with volume $500\text{ cm}^{3}$ holds $500\text{ ml}$ ($0.5$ litres).
What is the difference between a 2D and a 3D shape?
A 2D (two-dimensional) shape is flat with only length and width (e.g. square, circle). A 3D shape is solid with length, width and height/depth (e.g. cube, sphere).
Define the faces, edges and vertices of a 3D shape, and state how many each a cube has.
A face is a flat surface, an edge is where two faces meet, a vertex is a corner. A cube has 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices.
Name the special types of triangle based on their sides, and one key fact about each.
Equilateral: all 3 sides and angles equal ($60^{\circ}$ each). Isosceles: 2 equal sides and 2 equal base angles. Scalene: all sides and angles different. (A right-angled triangle has one $90^{\circ}$ angle.)
What are the four types of angle classified by size?
Acute: less than $90^{\circ}$. Right angle: exactly $90^{\circ}$. Obtuse: between $90^{\circ}$ and $180^{\circ}$. Reflex: greater than $180^{\circ}$ (a straight line is $180^{\circ}$).
What do the angles on a straight line add up to, and what do angles around a point add up to?
Angles on a straight line add up to $180^{\circ}$, and angles around a point add up to $360^{\circ}$.
How are coordinates written, and in which order do the axes go?
Coordinates are written as $(x, y)$ where $x$ is the horizontal position (across) and $y$ is the vertical position (up). Remember 'along the corridor, then up the stairs.'
On a map grid reference system, how do you read a four-figure grid reference?
Read the eastings (the numbers going across/right) first, then the northings (the numbers going up). 'Along the corridor and up the stairs' — give the easting before the northing.
What are the plan view and the elevations of a 3D object, and what is a net?
The plan is the view looking down from directly above; the front and side elevations are the views looking horizontally from the front and side. A net is a 2D flat pattern that folds up to form the 3D shape (e.g. 6 squares fold into a cube).
What this deck covers
The Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space deck follows the Functional Skills Qualifications Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space syllabus — 4 chapters and 14 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.5 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 116 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space flashcards FAQ
How many Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space flashcards are in this Functional Skills Qualifications deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
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Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space cards cover?
They follow the Functional Skills Qualifications Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space syllabus — 4 chapters and 14 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
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Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.