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Transformation

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1. A translation ...

flips a shape

slides a shape

turns a shape

2. A reflection ...

flips a shape

slides a shape

turns a shape

3. What rotation would turn the capital letter Z into a capital N?

360 degrees

90 degrees

180 degrees

4. A triangle on a grid is rotated 90 degrees about the centre of the grid. The distance between the tip of the triangle and the centre of the grid ...

increases

stays the same

decreases

5. A drawing of a stick-man is reflected in a mirror line. The eye of the reflected man is ...

the same distance from the mirror line as the original shape

further from the mirror line than the original shape

nearer the mirror line than the original shape

6. A dot at position (4,3) on a grid is translated four squares to the right. What are its new coordinates?

(0,3)

(4,3)

(8,3)

7. A dot at position (0,0) on a grid is translated one square to the right and two squares up. What are its new coordinates?

(0,0)

(2,1)

(1,2)

8. Which of these techniques can transform the letter b into the letter d?

Reflection

Rotation

Translation

9. Which of these techniques can transform the letter d into the letter p?

Reflection

Rotation

Translation

10. Which of these techniques can NOT transform the letter M into the letter W?

Reflection

Rotation

Translation

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