Lines of symmetry 3 Draw one line of symmetry on each shape.
a) e)
1 Tick the shapes that have at least one line of symmetry.
b) f)
c) g)
2 Tick the shapes that show a correct line of symmetry.
d) h)
Is there more than one possible answer for each?
How did you know which shapes to tick?
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4 Sort the shapes into the table. 6 Here are 3 logos.
The first one has been done for you.
OA
A B C D
A
All of these logos
have lines of symmetry
E F G H
because they’re circles.
Dora
I disagree because
the design on them Mo
isn’t symmetrical.
More than Who do you agree with?
1 line of No lines of
1 line of Talk about it with a partner.
symmetry symmetry
symmetry
Triangle
7 Shade a maximum of 8 squares to make a symmetrical shape.
Quadrilateral A
5 Tommy is folding a paper circle to find lines of symmetry.
A circle has
lots of lines
of symmetry!
Compare answers with a partner. How many different shapes
Do you agree with Tommy?
can you make?
Talk about it with a partner.
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Complete a symmetric figure 2 Complete the shapes according to the lines of symmetry.
Name each shape once you have drawn it.
a) c)
1 Shade squares to make the patterns symmetrical.
a) c)
b) d)
b) d)
3 Reflect the shapes in the given mirror line.
a) b)
Compare methods with a partner.
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4 Each pattern is symmetrical around the mirror line. 6 Complete the symmetric figures.
Complete the patterns. a) c)
a)
b)
b) d)
c)
5 Shade squares to make the patterns symmetrical. 7 Complete the symmetric figure.
a) b)
Create your own question like this for a partner.
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Describe position 2 A map of the world is drawn on a grid.
Some locations are marked at points A to E.
10
9
8 A C
1 Here is a map of part of a town.
D
7
5 6
5
shop bank cafe 4
4 B
3
2
park E
1
3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2
a) Which point is at the bottom right of the grid?
school
1
b) Which two points are to the left of point C on the map?
0 1 2 3 4 5
and
a) Which place is next to the shop? c) Write the coordinates of each location.
b) Which place is next to the bank and close
A( , ) D( , )
to the park?
c) The front gates of the school have been marked with a cross.
B( , ) E( , )
Write the coordinates of the school gates. ( , )
d) The slide in the park has been marked with a cross. C( , )
Write the coordinates of the slide. ( , )
Compare answers with a partner.
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3 Some shapes are drawn on a grid. 4 Six points are drawn on a grid.
y y
10 10
A
9 9
8 8
B
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
C D
1 1
E F
x x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
a) Tommy, Dora and Eva are working out the coordinates of a) Write the coordinates of each point.
the pentagon.
A( , ) C( , ) E( , )
The coordinates
of the pentagon B( , ) D( , ) F( , )
are (0, 8).
b) Teddy and Alex each choose a point.
I think you
Dora
are both right! Our x
The coordinates coordinates are
of the pentagon the same.
are (8, 0).
Teddy My y
Tommy
Eva coordinate is greater Alex
than Teddy’s.
Who is correct?
Talk about it with a partner. What points have Alex and Teddy chosen?
b) Write the coordinates of the other shapes. Alex ( , ) Teddy ( , )
square ( , ) triangle ( , )
circle ( , ) hexagon ( , )
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Draw on a grid 2 Here are the coordinates of three points.
X (1, 3) Y (2, 5) Z (3, 7)
a) Plot and label the points on the grid.
1 The cards show the coordinates of six points. y
A (4, 4) B (2, 3) C (6, 4) 10
9
D (10, 8) E (0, 5) F (9, 0) 8
Plot and label the points on the grid. 7
y 6
10 5
9 4
8 3
7 2
6 1
5 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
4
3 b) Join up the points.
2 What do you notice?
1 c) Write the coordinates of two other points that fit
this pattern.
x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ( , ) and ( , )
Compare answers with a partner. Compare answers with a partner.
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3 Here are the coordinates of the vertices of a rectangle. 5 Two vertices of a triangle are shown on the grid.
(1, 1) (5, 1) (1, 3) (5, 3) y
10
Draw the rectangle on the grid. 9
y 8
7
5
6
4 5
3 4
3
2
2
1 1
x
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 5
a) What are the coordinates of the two vertices shown?
4 Two squares are drawn on a grid. ( , ) and ( , )
Here are the coordinates of the vertices of each square.
b) Give a possible coordinate for the third vertex,
Square A (1, 1) (1, 3) (3, 3) (3, 1)
if the triangle is right-angled. ( , )
Square B (2, 2) (2, 4) (4, 4) (4, 2)
c) Give a possible coordinate for the third vertex,
a) Do you think the squares will overlap? if the triangle is isosceles. ( , )
b) Draw on the grid to check your answer.
Compare answers with a partner.
y
5
4 6 The coordinates of one vertex of a square are (10, 10).
3 Give possible coordinates for the other three vertices.
2
( , ) ( , ) ( , )
1
How many different answers can you find?
x
0 1 2 3 4 5
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