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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about rotating shapes about a point and describing rotations. In this lesson it would be helpful if you had some extra scrap paper ready.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Choose the words that fill in the gap in ORDER best: We say a shape has been ___________ when every point in the shape moves by the same distance in the same ____________.
moved, place
transformed, place
Correct answer: translated, direction
translated, vector
Q2.
Select the word that best fills in the gap: We can use a _______ to describe the translation.
coordinate
direction
translator
Correct answer: vector
Q3.
Describe the following vector in words.
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A move of two units down and four units to the right.
A move of two units to the left and four units up.
Correct answer: A move of two units to the right and four units down.
A move of two units up and four units to the left.
Q4.
What is the vector that describes the movement of point B to point A?
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Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Correct answer: Option 4
Q5.
The rectangle below was translated so the new coordinate of B was (1, -1). What vector was the rectangle translated by?
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Option 1
Correct answer: Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Q6.
Use the image above.
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(-4, 4)
Correct answer: (0,5)
(4, -1)
(5,0)

7 Questions

Q1.
Choose the words that best fill in the gaps in order: We can __________ a shape about a point called the centre of ___________.
clockwise, rotation
rotate, cross
Correct answer: rotate, rotation
translate, translation
Q2.
Fill in the gap: Rotations preserve the ________ each vertex is from the centre of rotation.
angle
direction
Correct answer: distance
position
Q3.
The Octagon, Q below is rotated by 180 degrees where will the vertex currently at (3,3) be moved to?
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A
Correct answer: B
C
D
Q4.
The Octagon, Q below is rotated by 180 degrees where will the vertex currently at (2,3) be moved to?
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A
B
Correct answer: C
D
Q5.
Select the option that fills in the gaps best: The transformation from shape J to shape K can be described as a rotation of________ clockwise about the point ________.
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270 degrees, E
Correct answer: 270 degrees, F
90 degrees, E
90 degrees, F
Q6.
Select the option that fills in the gaps best: The transformation from shape J to shape M can be described as a rotation of________ anti-clockwise about the point ________.
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270 degrees, A
270 degrees, B
270 degrees, C
Correct answer: 90 degrees, A
90 degrees, B
90 degrees, C
Q7.
Describe the rotation fully of B to A.
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180 degrees about the orgin
90 degrees about the origin
Correct answer: 90 degrees, anti-clockwise about the origin (0,0)
90 degrees, clockwise about the origin (0,0)
Left turn about cross