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Sliding Shapes Worksheet
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Sliding Shapes Worksheet
A translation slides a shape without turning or flipping it. Use the directions and square counts carefully. For grid questions, move right and up to increase coordinates; move left and down to decrease them.
Recognising translations
1.Which instruction describes a translation?
- Turn a triangle one quarter-turn clockwise.
- Slide a triangle 4 squares to the left.
- Flip a triangle over a line.
2.A square is at position 6 on a number line. It moves 2 units left. What is its new position?
- 4
- 8
- 2
- 6
3.Which pair of moves uses translations only, with no turns or flips?
- Slide 3 squares up, then 2 squares right.
- Turn a shape halfway around, then slide it 1 square down.
- Flip a shape, then slide it 2 squares right.
4.A shape is slid 2 squares right and then 5 squares left. Which single instruction would move it to the same final place?
- Slide 3 squares left.
- Slide 3 squares right.
- Slide 7 squares left.
- Slide 7 squares right.
Moving and describing shapes
5.A rectangle has corners at (1, 1), (3, 1), (3, 2) and (1, 2). Translate it 3 squares right and 2 squares up. Give the new coordinates of all four corners.
6.Draw a rectangle with corners (1, 1), (3, 1), (3, 2) and (1, 2). Then draw its image after a translation of 2 squares right and 3 squares up.
7.Write a clear translation instruction to move a shape 4 squares down and 3 squares right.
8.Draw three positions of a triangle using the same translation each time. Start with any triangle, then slide it 2 squares right for each new position. Write the translation rule.
9.In one sentence, explain how you can tell that a shape has been translated rather than turned or flipped.
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