Symmetry & position

Symmetry, position & movement

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1.
When both sides of a line look exactly the same, we call it...?
1. Asymmetry
2. Bsubtraction
3. Csorting
2.
The mirror image of a shape is called its...?
1. Areflection
2. Breminder
3. Creward
3.
How many lines of symmetry does an oblong (a rectangle) have?
4.
A butterfly's wings look the same on both sides, so it is symmetrical.
True False
5.
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
6.
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
7.
How many quarter turns make a half turn?
8.
The reverse (opposite) of 'forward one step' is...?
1. Aback one step
2. Bforward two steps
3. Ca quarter turn
9.
The opposite of moving up is moving...?
1. Aleft
2. Bright
3. Cdown
10.
A half turn makes you face the opposite way.
True False
11.
Order these turns from smallest to biggest.
Write the order (smallest to biggest) in the boxes:
- ?half turn
- ?quarter turn
- ?whole turn
12.
The opposite of walking forwards is walking...?
1. Asideways
2. Bupwards
3. Cbackwards
13.
The hands of a clock move round from 12 to 3 to 6. This direction is...?
1. Aupwards
2. Bclockwise
3. Canticlockwise
14.
How many lines of symmetry does an equilateral triangle have?
15.
How many lines of symmetry does an isosceles triangle have?
16.
Which shape has more lines of symmetry, a regular hexagon or a scalene triangle?
1. Aregular hexagon
2. Bscalene triangle
17.
A rectangle has 4 lines of symmetry.
True False
18.
A regular hexagon has 5 lines of symmetry.
True False
19.
Which shape has more lines of symmetry, a square or an isosceles triangle?
1. Asquare
2. Bisosceles triangle
20.
Which shape has more lines of symmetry, a square or a regular hexagon?
1. Asquare
2. Bregular hexagon

Answer key

Symmetry & position — Symmetry, position & movement

1.A. symmetry
2.A. reflection
3.2
4.True
5.B. flipped over like in a mirror
6.C. a turn one quarter of the way round
7.2
8.A. back one step
9.C. down
10.True
11.quarter turn, half turn, whole turn
12.C. backwards
13.B. clockwise
14.3
15.1
16.A. regular hexagon
17.False
18.False
19.A. square
20.B. regular hexagon