Line symmetry – practice for Years 4–6

Sample questions on Line symmetry with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

Maths

Year

Years 4–6

Curriculum area

Geometry and measures

Question types: Complete the shape over the mirror line

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   Complete the figure so that it is symmetric about the dashed line. Which picture shows it done correctly?

   1. A)
   2. B)
   3. C)
   4. D)
   5. E)
   Show the solution

   Answer: E) picture E

   How it works: Every square has its image on the other side of the line, just as far from it. The right picture is E.

2. Question 2 Normal

   Complete the figure so that it is symmetric about the dashed line. Which picture shows it done correctly?

   1. A)
   2. B)
   3. C)
   4. D)
   5. E)
   Show the solution

   Answer: D) picture D

   How it works: Every square has its image on the other side of the line, just as far from it. The right picture is D.

3. Question 3 Hard

   Complete the figure so that it is symmetric about the dashed line. Which picture shows it done correctly?

   1. A)
   2. B)
   3. C)
   4. D)
   5. E)
   Show the solution

   Answer: B) picture B

   How it works: Every square has its image on the other side of the line, just as far from it. The right picture is B.

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