Lesson T4.5.1

T4.5.1 Translations, rotations and reflections Quiz: KS3 Maths, Unit 4

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What does a translation do to a shape?

    • Turns it about a fixed point without moving it
    • Slides it without turning or flipping it
    • Stretches it to a new size from a centre point
    • Flips it over a mirror line to a new position

  2. What is the image of a shape after a reflection?

    • A copy twice the original size, placed to one side
    • The same shape turned by 90 degrees about the origin
    • The same shape moved 2 cm down the page without flipping
    • A mirror image on the other side of the mirror line

  3. Which three pieces of information fully describe a rotation?

    • Scale factor and centre only
    • Start point and end point only
    • Length, width and height
    • Centre, angle and direction

  4. A translation vector is (3, -2). What does this mean?

    • 3 up and 2 left
    • 2 right and 3 down
    • 3 right and 2 down
    • 3 left and 2 up

  5. The point (2, 5) is translated by the vector (-1, 3). What is its new position?

    • (1, 2)
    • (-1, 8)
    • (1, 8)
    • (3, 2)

  6. The point (3, 2) is reflected in the x-axis. What is its image?

    • (-3, 2)
    • (3, -2)
    • (-3, -2)
    • (2, 3)

  7. The point (4, 1) is reflected in the y-axis. What is its image?

    • (-4, 1)
    • (4, -1)
    • (-4, -1)
    • (1, 4)

  8. The point (1, 0) is rotated 90 degrees clockwise about the origin. What is its image?

    • (-1, 0)
    • (0, 1)
    • (1, 0)
    • (0, -1)

  9. The point (2, 3) is rotated 180 degrees about the origin. What is its image?

    • (3, 2)
    • (-2, -3)
    • (-3, 2)
    • (2, -3)

  10. The point (2, 5) is reflected in the line y = x. What is its image?

    • (2, -5)
    • (-5, 2)
    • (-2, -5)
    • (5, 2)

  11. Which transformation keeps the size and shape but reverses the orientation?

    • Translation
    • Rotation
    • Reflection
    • Enlargement

  12. A shape is reflected in a mirror line. Which statement is true?

    • The shape gets bigger but keeps its orientation relative to the line
    • The shape rotates by 90 degrees about the mirror line's midpoint
    • Each point is the same distance from the mirror line on the opposite side
    • Points move twice as far as the mirror line, in the same direction

  13. What is the order of rotational symmetry of a square?

    • 2
    • 4
    • 8
    • 1

  14. How many lines of symmetry does a rectangle that is not a square have?

    • 2
    • 1
    • 4
    • 0

  15. A flag is reflected in a vertical line. Which describes the new flag?

    • Turned upside down so the top edge is now at the bottom
    • Moved up 2 units without any change in orientation
    • A mirror image on the other side of the line
    • Enlarged twice, so it covers a larger area on the page

  16. A triangle has vertices (1, 1), (3, 1) and (1, 4). It is translated by (2, -1). What is the new image of (1, 4)?

    • (3, 3)
    • (3, 5)
    • (1, 3)
    • (-1, 3)

  17. The point (0, 4) is rotated 90 degrees anticlockwise about the origin. What is its image?

    • (4, 0)
    • (-4, 0)
    • (0, -4)
    • (0, 4)

  18. The point (-3, 4) is reflected in the x-axis. What is its image?

    • (-4, 3)
    • (3, -4)
    • (-3, -4)
    • (3, 4)

  19. Shape B is shape A moved 5 units right and 1 unit down. How is the change described?

    • Reflection in the y-axis
    • Translation by vector (5, -1)
    • Rotation of 90 degrees about the origin
    • Enlargement by scale factor 5

  20. A shape is reflected in the x-axis and then in the y-axis. What single transformation is equivalent?

    • Enlargement by scale factor 2 centred at the origin
    • Rotation of 180 degrees about the origin
    • Reflection in the line y = x through the origin
    • Translation by (1, 1) across the coordinate plane

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