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Past Papers Worksheet Symmetry Igcse Mathematics 0580

The document contains 19 multiple choice and short answer questions about symmetry concepts in geometry including: 1) Identifying shapes with specific lines of symmetry or rotational symmetry orders 2) Determining the number of lines/planes of symmetry or rotational symmetry order for various 2D and 3D shapes 3) Drawing/identifying lines of symmetry on diagrams The questions cover topics like symmetry properties of letters, quadrilaterals, regular polygons, pyramids, cuboids and determining values of lengths given a line of symmetry.

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Past Papers Worksheet Symmetry Igcse Mathematics 0580

The document contains 19 multiple choice and short answer questions about symmetry concepts in geometry including: 1) Identifying shapes with specific lines of symmetry or rotational symmetry orders 2) Determining the number of lines/planes of symmetry or rotational symmetry order for various 2D and 3D shapes 3) Drawing/identifying lines of symmetry on diagrams The questions cover topics like symmetry properties of letters, quadrilaterals, regular polygons, pyramids, cuboids and determining values of lengths given a line of symmetry.

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Past Papers Worksheet Symmetry IGCSE Mathematics 0580

1. A quadrilateral has one line of symmetry and no rotational symmetry.


Write down the name of this quadrilateral [1]

2. A quadrilateral has rotational symmetry of order 2 and no lines of symmetry.


Write down the mathematical name of this quadrilateral. [1]

3. Z E B R A
Write down the letters in the word above that have
(a) exactly one line of symmetry, [1]
(b) rotational symmetry of order 2 [1]

4. T R I G O N O M E T R Y
From the above word, write down the letters which have
(a) exactly two lines of symmetry, [1]
(b) rotational symmetry of order 2. [1]

5. Write down the order of rotational symmetry of this shape. [1]

6. For the diagram, write down


(a) the order of rotational symmetry, [1]
(b) the number of lines of symmetry. [1]

7. For the diagram, write down


(a) the order of rotational symmetry, [1]
(b) the number of lines of symmetry. [1]

8. For the diagram above write down


(a) the order of rotational symmetry, [1]
(b) the number of lines of symmetry. [1]

9. The diagram shows a regular pentagon and a kite.


Complete the following statements.
(a) The regular pentagon has .................... lines of symmetry. [1]
(b) The kite has rotational symmetry of order ...................... . [1]
10. Write down which one of these shapes has

rotational symmetry of order 2 and no line symmetry. [1]

11. (a) The diagram shows a cuboid


How many planes of symmetry does this cuboid have? [1]
(b) Write down the order of rotational symmetry for the following diagram. [1]

12. The diagram shows a cuboid which has no square faces.

Draw one of the planes of symmetry of the cuboid on the diagram.

13. The diagram shows a pyramid with a square base.


The triangular faces are congruent isosceles triangles
Write down the number of planes of symmetry of this pyramid [1]

14. The pyramid below has a rectangular base.


The vertex of the pyramid is vertically above the centre of the base.
Write down the number of planes of symmetry for the pyramid. [1]
15. (a) This cuboid has a square cross-section.

Write down the number of planes of symmetry. [1]


(b) This cuboid has a rectangular cross-section.

The axis shown passes through the centre of two opposite faces.
Write down the order of rotational symmetry of the cuboid about this axis. [1]
16. (a) Add one line to the diagram so that it has two lines of symmetry [1]

(b) Add two lines to the diagram so that it has rotational symmetry of order 2.[1]

17. (a) Write down the number of lines of symmetry for the diagram below. [1]
(b) Write down the order of rotational symmetry for the diagram below. [1]

18. (a) Shade one square in each diagram so that there is


(i) one line of symmetry, [1]

(ii) rotational symmetry of order 2. [1]

19. The diagram shows a regular pentagon.


AB is a line of symmetry.
Work out the value of d [3]

Answers
1) kite or isosceles trapezium 2)parallelogram 3)(a)E, B, A (b)Z 4)(a)I , (b)I , N 5)8 6)(a)1 (b)1
7)(a)5 (b)0 8)(a)6 (b)0 9)(a)5 (b)1 10)parallelogram 11)(a)3 (b)4
12) plane across centre of shape (3 possibilities) 13)4 14)2 15)(a)5 (b)2 16 (a)

16 (b)

17)(a)0 (b)2 19)54


18 (a) or

(b)

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