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Grade 2 · Worksheet

Pattern & symmetry

Symmetry

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  1. 1.

    A line of symmetry splits a shape into two halves that are...?

    1. Adifferent sizes
    2. Bequal mirror images
    3. Calways squares
  2. 2.

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

    1. Anumber line
    2. Bmirror line
    3. Ctime line
  3. 3.

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

    1. Ahorizontal
    2. Bvertical
    3. Cdiagonal only
  4. 4.

    A line of symmetry that goes straight across (side to side) is...?

    1. Avertical
    2. Bhorizontal
    3. Ccurved
  5. 5.

    The two halves on each side of a line of symmetry are mirror images.

    True False
  6. 6.

    How many lines of symmetry does a square have?

  7. 7.

    How many lines of symmetry does a rectangle (not a square) have?

  8. 8.

    How many lines of symmetry does an equilateral triangle have?

  9. 9.

    How many lines of symmetry does a circle have?

    1. Alots (very many)
    2. Bnone
    3. Conly one
  10. 10.

    A shape is symmetrical if one half is a mirror image of the other half.

    True False
  11. 11.

    When you reflect a shape in a mirror line, the reflection is...?

    1. Aa bigger shape
    2. Bthe same shape flipped over
    3. Ca different shape
  12. 12.

    A square has both a vertical and a horizontal line of symmetry.

    True False
  13. 13.

    A rectangle has 4 lines of symmetry.

    True False
  14. 14.

    Which capital letter has a vertical line of symmetry?

    1. AF
    2. BA
    3. CL
  15. 15.

    Which capital letter has a horizontal line of symmetry?

    1. AR
    2. BB
    3. CP
  16. 16.

    Every shape has a line of symmetry.

    True False
  17. 17.

    A shape has one vertical line and one horizontal line of symmetry. How many lines of symmetry is that in total?

  18. 18.

    To check a line of symmetry, you can fold a shape along the line so the two halves...?

    1. Apoint apart
    2. Boverlap exactly
    3. Cget bigger
  19. 19.

    A circle has only one line of symmetry.

    True False
  20. 20.

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

    1. Aare different
    2. Bmatch exactly
    3. Cdisappear
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Answer key

Pattern & symmetry — Symmetry

  1. 1.B. equal mirror images
  2. 2.B. mirror line
  3. 3.B. vertical
  4. 4.B. horizontal
  5. 5.True
  6. 6.4
  7. 7.2
  8. 8.3
  9. 9.A. lots (very many)
  10. 10.True
  11. 11.B. the same shape flipped over
  12. 12.True
  13. 13.False
  14. 14.B. A
  15. 15.B. B
  16. 16.False
  17. 17.2
  18. 18.B. overlap exactly
  19. 19.False
  20. 20.B. match exactly