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Grade 1 · Worksheet

Symmetry & position

Symmetry, position & movement

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  1. 1.

    When both sides of a line look exactly the same, we call it...?

    1. Asymmetry
    2. Bsubtraction
    3. Csorting
  2. 2.

    Another name for a line of symmetry is the...?

    1. Anumber line
    2. Bmirror line
    3. Cstart line
  3. 3.

    If you fold a symmetrical shape along its line of symmetry, the two halves...?

    1. Amatch exactly
    2. Bare different sizes
    3. Cdisappear
  4. 4.

    The mirror image of a shape is called its...?

    1. Areflection
    2. Breminder
    3. Creward
  5. 5.

    How many lines of symmetry does a square have?

  6. 6.

    How many lines of symmetry does an oblong (a rectangle) have?

  7. 7.

    A line of symmetry that goes straight across, from side to side, is a ___ line.

    1. Ahorizontal
    2. Bvertical
    3. Ccurvy
  8. 8.

    A line of symmetry that goes straight up and down is a ___ line.

    1. Around
    2. Bhorizontal
    3. Cvertical
  9. 9.

    A butterfly's wings look the same on both sides, so it is symmetrical.

    True False
  10. 10.

    The two halves of a symmetrical shape are different from each other.

    True False
  11. 11.

    A shape and its reflection are the same shape, but the reflection is...?

    1. Amuch bigger
    2. Bflipped over like in a mirror
    3. Ca different colour
  12. 12.

    A turn that goes all the way around is a...?

    1. Awhole turn
    2. Bquarter turn
    3. Chalf turn
  13. 13.

    Half of a whole turn is a...?

    1. Aquarter turn
    2. Bhalf turn
    3. Cwhole turn
  14. 14.

    A quarter turn is...?

    1. Aa turn all the way round
    2. Bno turn at all
    3. Ca turn one quarter of the way round
  15. 15.

    How many quarter turns make one whole turn?

  16. 16.

    How many quarter turns make a half turn?

  17. 17.

    Turning the same way as the hands of a clock is called...?

    1. Aclockwise
    2. Banticlockwise
    3. Cbackwards
  18. 18.

    Turning the opposite way to the hands of a clock is called...?

    1. Aforwards
    2. Banticlockwise
    3. Cclockwise
  19. 19.

    The reverse (opposite) of 'forward one step' is...?

    1. Aback one step
    2. Bforward two steps
    3. Ca quarter turn
  20. 20.

    The opposite of turning left is turning...?

    1. Aup
    2. Bright
    3. Cback
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Answer key

Symmetry & position — Symmetry, position & movement

  1. 1.A. symmetry
  2. 2.B. mirror line
  3. 3.A. match exactly
  4. 4.A. reflection
  5. 5.4
  6. 6.2
  7. 7.A. horizontal
  8. 8.C. vertical
  9. 9.True
  10. 10.False
  11. 11.B. flipped over like in a mirror
  12. 12.A. whole turn
  13. 13.B. half turn
  14. 14.C. a turn one quarter of the way round
  15. 15.4
  16. 16.2
  17. 17.A. clockwise
  18. 18.B. anticlockwise
  19. 19.A. back one step
  20. 20.B. right