S4 Symmetry

Section A Tier: F2 Grade: 1

Learning Objective: To be able to identify and draw lines of symmetry on a
2-D shape.
1) Draw all the lines of symmetry on each shape.

2) For each shape, state whether or not it has line symmetry. If it does, write

b) c)

down how many lines of symmetry it has.

a)
…………………………………... …………………………………...

f)

…………………………………...
d) e)

…………………………………...
…………………………………... …………………………………...

3) Complete each drawing so that it

has line symmetry.
Section B Tier: F2 Grade: 1

Learning Objective: To be able to identify rotational symmetry

on a 2-D shape.

1) For each shape, write down either “no rotational symmetry” or

the order of rotational symmetry (e.g. “order 2”).

a) b) c) d)

e) f) g) h)

j) k) l)
i)
m) n) o) p)

q) r) s) t)

a f
b g
c h
d i
e j
k p
l q
m r
n s
o t
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2) For each letter, write down if it has rotational symmetry or not.
If it does, write down the order of rotational symmetry.

……………………… ……………………… ……………………… ………………………

3) Add three squares to this grid so that the resulting shape has
rotational symmetry of order 4.

4) Write down the order of rotational

symmetry for each of these shapes.

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Section C Tier: F2 Grade: 1

Past Examination Questions

1)Here are five shapes.

 A B

C D E

Two of these shapes have only one line of symmetry,

(a) Write down the letter of each of these two shapes.

………………..and……………..

Two of these shapes have rotational symmetry of order 2.

(b) Write down the letter of each of these two shapes.

………………..and……………..

2) Here are five shapes.

 A B C D E

Write down the letter of a shape that has

(i) no lines of symmetry,

.........................

(ii) exactly one line of symmetry,

.........................

(iii) exactly two lines of symmetry,

.........................

(iv) rotational symmetry of order two.

.........................

3) Here are four road signs.

 A B

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C D

Two of these road signs have one line of symmetry.

(a) Write down the letters of each of these two road signs.

.............. and .............

Only one of these four road signs has rotational symmetry.

(b) (i) Write down the letter of this road sign.

.......................

(ii) Write down its order of rotational symmetry.

.......................

4) a) On the diagram below, shade one square so that the shape has
 exactly one line of symmetry.

b) On the diagram below, shade one square so that the shape has
rotational symmetry of order 2

5) (a) On the diagram below, shade one square so that the shape has
exactly one line of symmetry.
(b) On the diagram below, shade one square so that the shape has
rotational symmetry of order 2.

6) (a)

Shade one more square to make a pattern with 1 line of

symmetry.

(b)

Shade one more square to make a pattern with rotational

symmetry of order 2.
7) A pattern is to be drawn.
It will have rotational symmetry of order 4.
The pattern has been started.

By shading six more squares, complete the pattern.

8) Here are four quadrilaterals labelled A, B, C and D.

A B
rec tan g le pa rallelo g ra m

C
rh o m b u s D
k ite

(a) Write down the letter of the quadrilateral which has

(i) exactly one line of symmetry, ...............

(ii) no lines of symmetry, ...............

(iii) both diagonals as lines of symmetry. ...............

(b) Write down the letter of the quadrilateral which does not have
rotational symmetry of order 2.

..............
9) This is how a digital clock displays each digit.

(a) Write down all digits with exactly two lines of symmetry

……………………………………………………….

(b) Write down all the digits with exactly one line of
symmetry.

……………………………………………………….

(c) Write down all the digits with rotational symmetry of

order two.

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