Rotation, Reflection, and Translation Answer Key

1.  The letter L when seen as a reflection is an example of a   2.  When the hour hand on the clock moves from the 12 to the
flip. 6, this is an example of a                .
a. True a. translation
b. False b. reflection
c. rotation

3.  To walk from your apartment to the library you must go   4.  What figure is formed when a triangle has rotated 1/4
three blocks west then two blocks north. This is an turn?
example of a                . a. circle
a. rotation b. square
b. reflection c. rectangle
c. translation d. triangle

5.  Which of the following letters looks the same after it is   6.  Which of the following represents a rotation?
reflected? a. riding a sled down a hill
a. R b. a fan blade on a moving fan
b. J c. the image of a tree on a lake
c. H d. jumping straight up
d. P

7.  Which of the following is the best example of a   8.  Define the following words:
translation?
a. an ice skater spins in place rotation-
b. a tightrope walker steps forward
translation-
c. a gymnast presses into a handstand
d. a tennis player pivots to hit the ball reflection-
Rotation is the turning of the figure.

Translation is the sliding of the figure.

Reflection is the flipping of a figure.

9.  Draw a rectangle. Draw a second rectangle which is a 90   10.  Draw a reflection of the letter K along a vertical axis.
degree rotation of your first rectangle. backwards K
Drawings should show 2 rectangles, rotated 90
degrees relative to each other