2D shapes

Rotational symmetry

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1.
What does the order of rotational symmetry tell you?
1. AThe number of sides a shape has
2. BThe number of times a shape looks the same in one full turn
3. CThe number of lines of symmetry
4. DThe number of corners
2.
What is the order of rotational symmetry of a rectangle?
3.
What is the order of rotational symmetry of a square?
4.
What is the order of rotational symmetry of a parallelogram?
5.
What is the order of rotational symmetry of an equilateral triangle?
6.
What is the order of rotational symmetry of an isosceles trapezium?
7.
What is the order of rotational symmetry of a rhombus?
8.
What is the order of rotational symmetry of a scalene triangle?
9.
What is the order of rotational symmetry of a kite?
10.
What is the order of rotational symmetry of an isosceles triangle?
11.
A parallelogram has rotational symmetry of order 2.
True False
12.
A shape with rotational symmetry of order 1 looks the same only after a full turn.
True False
13.
Every special quadrilateral has the same number of lines of symmetry as its order of rotational symmetry.
True False
14.
A shape with no lines of symmetry always has rotational symmetry of order 1.
True False
15.
A shape looks the same 4 times in one full turn. What is its order of rotational symmetry?
1. A1
2. B2
3. C4
4. D8
16.
Which shape has rotational symmetry of order 4?
1. ARectangle
2. BSquare
3. CParallelogram
4. DKite
17.
Which shape has rotational symmetry of order 3?
1. ASquare
2. BIsosceles triangle
3. CEquilateral triangle
4. DRectangle
18.
Which shape has rotational symmetry of order 1?
1. ASquare
2. BRectangle
3. CKite
4. DParallelogram
19.
A square has rotational symmetry of order 4.
True False
20.
A rectangle has rotational symmetry of order 4.
True False

Answer key

2D shapes — Rotational symmetry

1.B. The number of times a shape looks the same in one full turn
2.2
3.4
4.2
5.3
6.1
7.2
8.1
9.1
10.1
11.True
12.True
13.False
14.False
15.C. 4
16.B. Square
17.C. Equilateral triangle
18.C. Kite
19.True
20.False