Symmetry and Transformations Worksheet

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice & Short Selection

1. Which transformation creates a mirror image across a line?

Reflection

Rotation

Translation

Dilation (scale)

2. A square rotated 90° about its centre maps exactly onto itself. True or False?

True

False

3. Check all that apply: Which of these are rigid transformations (they preserve size and shape)?

Reflection

Rotation

Translation

Dilation (scale)

4. Which transformation would move a motif 5 cm to the right and 3 cm down?

Translation

Rotation

Reflection

Dilation (scale)

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers, Drawing & Creative Tasks

5. Sketch and label a vertical line of symmetry for a simple leaf shape. Then complete the missing side to make it symmetrical.

6. Complete this task: Draw the missing wing to reflect the left butterfly wing across a vertical axis. Use colour to emphasise the symmetry.

7. In one sentence, explain how colour choice can emphasise symmetry in an artwork.

8. What is the order of rotational symmetry for a motif that maps onto itself after a 180° turn?

9. Create a simple repeating pattern tile. Draw one tile and show one translation step to the right. Label the translation vector in centimetres (e.g. 6 cm →).

10. Plan a small logo that uses both reflection and rotation. Write two brief sentences describing which transformations you'll use and why, then sketch a tiny concept.