Edexcel IGCSE Math A Foundation 4.3 Symmetry Questions

Practise reading and drawing symmetry features of 2D figures, including lines of symmetry and rotational order for common shapes.

Syllabus
First assessment 2018
Course
Math A 4MA1
Level
Foundation

Exam points

  • count or draw all lines of symmetry on quadrilaterals, kites and regular polygons
  • write the order of rotational symmetry for regular polygons and road-sign style shapes

Question 1

[Maximum number: 2]

Here is a regular hexagon.

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Question (a)

(a)

Write down the order of rotational symmetry of a regular hexagon.

Here is a quadrilateral with 4 sides of equal length.

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Question (b)

(b)

Draw all the lines of symmetry on the quadrilateral.

Here are some triangles drawn on a grid.

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Two of these triangles are congruent.

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Question 2

[Maximum number: 3]

The diagram shows a rhombus ABCD.

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Question (a)

(a)

On the diagram, draw the lines of symmetry of the rhombus.

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Question (b)

(b)

Write down the order of rotational symmetry of the rhombus.

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Question 3

[Maximum number: 1]

Here are eight shapes drawn on a grid of squares.

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Shape A is a polygon.

How many lines of symmetry has shape E ?

Here is an equilateral triangle.

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The equilateral triangle is going to be enlarged by scale factor 2
For the enlarged triangle, write down

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