Question 1

State the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below:

 

Select the correct answer from the list below:

A:1

B:3

C:2

D:0

CORRECT ANSWER:    B:3

WORKED SOLUTION:

The triangle can be rotated three times so that the shape looks the same.

This is seen when rotating the triangle 120\degree, 240\degree, 360\degree.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Question 2

State the number of lines of symmetry for the shape below:

 

Select the correct answer from the list below:

A: 0

B:1

C: 2

D: 3

CORRECT ANSWER:    B:1

WORKED SOLUTION:

The triangle has one line of symmetry.

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Question 3

State the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below:

 

Select the correct answer from the list below:

A: 0

B: 1

C: 2

D: 3

CORRECT ANSWER:   C: 2

WORKED SOLUTION:

The parallelogram can be rotated two times so that the shape looks the same.

This is seen when rotating the parallelogram 180\degree,  360\degree.

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Question 4

State the number of lines of symmetry for the shape below:

 

Select the correct answer from the list below:

A: 0

B: 1

C: 2

D: 3

CORRECT ANSWER:   A: 0

WORKED SOLUTION:

The parallelogram has no lines of symmetry.

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Question 5

State the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below:

 

Select the correct answer from the list below:

A:  0

B:  3

C:  5

D:  6

CORRECT ANSWER:   C:  5

WORKED SOLUTION: C: 5

The pentagon can be rotated five times so that the shape looks the same.

This is seen when rotating the pentagon 72\degree each time.

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Question 6

State the number of lines of symmetry for the shape below:

 

Select the correct answer from the list below:

A: 1

B: 5

C: 0

D: 3

CORRECT ANSWER:   B: 5

WORKED SOLUTION:

The pentagon has five lines of symmetry.

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Question 7

State the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below:

 

Select the correct answer from the list below:

A:2

B:0

C:1

D:3

CORRECT ANSWER:    A:2

WORKED SOLUTION:

The kite can be rotated two times so that the shape looks the same.

This is seen when rotating the kite 180\degree,  360\degree.

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Question 8

State the number of lines of symmetry for the shape below:

Select the correct answer from the list below:

A:0

B:2

C:1

D:3

CORRECT ANSWER:    B:2

WORKED SOLUTION:

The kite has 2 lines of symmetry.

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Question 9

State the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below:

 

Select the correct answer from the list below:

A: 3

B: 6

C: 4

D: 8

CORRECT ANSWER:   B: 6

WORKED SOLUTION:

The hexagon can be rotated five times so that the shape looks the same.

This is seen when rotating the hexagon 60\degree each time.

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Question 10

State the number of lines of symmetry for the shape below:

Select the correct answer from the list below:

A: 5

B: 3

C: 1

D: 6

CORRECT ANSWER:   D: 6

WORKED SOLUTION:

The hexagon has six lines of symmetry.

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