Symmetry & Reflection
7 free practice questions with explanations
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Symmetry & Reflection: example questions & answers
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How many lines of symmetry does a square have?
- A1
- B2
- C4✓
- D0
Answer: A square has 4 lines of symmetry: two diagonals, one vertical and one horizontal.
How many lines of symmetry does a circle have?
- A0
- B1
- C4
- DInfinite (more than you can count)✓
Answer: A circle has infinitely many lines of symmetry — any line through its centre.
How many lines of symmetry does the letter 'A' (capital) have?
- A0
- B1✓
- C2
- D4
Answer: A capital 'A' has one vertical line of symmetry down the middle.
If you reflect the lower-case letter 'b' in a vertical mirror, which letter do you see?
- Ap
- Bd✓
- Cq
- Db
Answer: A vertical mirror flips 'b' left-to-right to make 'd'.
Which capital letter looks the same after a vertical mirror reflection?
- AF
- BA✓
- CR
- DG
Answer: 'A' is symmetrical down the middle, so it looks the same reflected vertically.
If you fold a square exactly in half corner-to-corner, the two halves are both:
- ASquares
- BTriangles✓
- CCircles
- DRectangles
Answer: Folding a square along its diagonal makes two right-angled triangles.
Which capital letter has a horizontal line of symmetry?
- AB✓
- BF
- CR
- DN
Answer: 'B' has a horizontal line of symmetry across its middle; F, R and N do not.