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Shape Translations Worksheet
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Shape Translations Worksheet
📚 Part 1: Understanding Translation
1. What does "translate" mean when we talk about shapes?
Change the shape's size
Move the shape to a new position
Turn the shape around
Make the shape bigger
2. When we translate a shape, what stays the same?
The shape's size
The shape's form
The shape's position
The shape's colour
3. If a triangle is at position (2, 3) and we move it 4 spaces to the right, where will it be?
(6, 3)
(2, 7)
(4, 3)
(2, 4)
4. Moving up and down happens along which axis?
x-axis
y-axis
✏️ Part 2: Translation Practice
5. A square is at position (1, 2). Describe where it will be after moving 3 spaces left and 2 spaces up.
New position: ( _____ , _____ )
6. Complete the sentence:
When we translate a shape, the __________ changes but the __________ and __________ stay the same.
7. Draw a simple triangle at position (2, 1) on the grid below, then draw it again after translating it 4 spaces right and 3 spaces up.
8. Explain in your own words what happens when we translate a shape.
🎯 Part 3: Challenge Questions
9. A rectangle starts at (3, 4). It moves 2 spaces left, then 1 space down, then 3 spaces right. What is its final position?
Final position: ( _____ , _____ )
10. Look at the movements below and circle which ones are translations:
Moving a shape 5 spaces up
Making a shape twice as big
Moving a shape 3 spaces left
Turning a shape upside down
Moving a shape 2 spaces right and 1 space down
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