Basic Terms in Geometry

Q.

A line that starts at one point and extends indefinitely in one direction is called a ___.

1. ray

2. chord

3. line segment

4. radius

Q.

A line segment has one end point only.True or False?

1. True

2. False

Q.

Of all the line segments that can be drawn from a point to a line not containing it, the perpendicular line segment is the shortest. True or False.

1. True

2. False

Q.

How to represent numbers on number line

Q. Which is the correct representation of a line segment?

1. $PQ$
2. $\underset{–}{PQ}$
3. $\overline{PQ}$
4. $\overleftrightarrow{PQ}$

Q.

A line segment has _______ end points.

Q.

study the given figure and answer the following

name three line segments

Q.

In the figure name the following

(i) Five rays

(ii) Five line segments

(iii) Two pairs of non-intersecting line segment.

A, B, C, D and E are collinear points

Q.

A line segment has $n$ end points. Then value of $n$

1. $3$

2. $0$

3. $2$

4. $1$

Q.

Write how many lines can be drawn through three non collinear points?

Q.

A line segment has ............ end points.

1. Four

2. No

3. Two

4. One

Q. Line segment has .......... end points.

1. no
2. 2
3. 1
4. 3

Q.

If a line segment is extended in both the directions then we will get a __

Q. How many endpoints does a line have?

1. Three
2. Zero
3. One
4. Two

Q.

Of all the line segments drawn from a point to a line not containing it, the __line segment is the shortest.

Q. 1, 3, 6, 10, ___, 21. Missing term in the sequence is

1. 12
2. 15
3. 18

Q. _____ is a straight path that goes on endlessly in both directions.

1. Line segment
2. Circle
3. Line
4. Ray

Q. What is a segment ?

Q. In the given figure, $\angle x={20}^{\circ },\angle y={160}^{\circ },\angle w={105}^{\circ },\angle z={75}^{\circ }$

Which of the following is correct?

1. Ray m and ray n are opposite rays
2. Ray l and ray n are opposite rays
3. Ray p and ray n are opposite rays
4. Ray l and ray m are parallel

Q. Which of the following statements is true?

1. Every point has a definite length.
2. Every ray has a definite length.
3. Every line has a definite length.
4. Every line segment has a definite length.

Q.

A ray is a part of a line that has :

1. two end points
2. no end point
3. one end point
4. three end points

Q.

What type of angle is it between the minute and the hour hand shown on the clock below?

1. Acute

2. Reflex

3. Obtuse

4. Right

Q. How many number of lines can we draw through three non-collinear points? (using all the three points)

1. One
2. Infinite
3. None
4. Finite