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Topic questions Geometry and measures Symmetry

Symmetry

6 questions · 27 marks · about 30 minutes

Symmetry questions

Edexcel 4MA1 Symmetry 6 questions

Paper 2F June 2025 (R) Foundation tier, Question 3 4 marks

Here is a 3-D shape.

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(a)(i)

Write down the mathematical name of this shape.

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(a)(ii)

Write down the number of edges of this shape.

Here are six quadrilaterals on a grid.

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Two of the quadrilaterals are congruent.

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(b)

Write down the letters of these two quadrilaterals.

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(c)

Write down the letter of the quadrilateral with no lines of symmetry.

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Paper 1F November 2024 Foundation tier, Question 2 4 marks

Here are two shapes.

Figure for question 2
(a)

Write down the mathematical name of the

(a)(i)

triangle,

[1]
(a)(ii)

quadrilateral.

[1]
(b)

On the triangle, draw the line of symmetry.

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(c)

Write down the order of rotational symmetry of the quadrilateral.

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Paper 1F June 2024 (R) Foundation tier, Question 6 4 marks

The diagram shows a regular octagon.

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(a)

Write down the number of lines of symmetry of a regular octagon.

Here is a shape.

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[1]
(b)

On the shape, mark with a letter R a right angle.

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(c)

On the shape, mark with a letter O an obtuse angle.

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(d)

Find, by measuring, the size of the angle marked x

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Paper 1F January 2022 (R) Foundation tier, Question 2 3 marks

Here are three shapes.

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A B C

Shape A is a triangle.

(a)

Write down the mathematical name for this type of triangle.

Shape B is a rectangle.

[1]
(b)

On shape B, draw its lines of symmetry.

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(c)

Shape C is a regular polygon.

Write down the order of rotational symmetry of shape C.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 2(c)

Paper 1F November 2021 Foundation tier, Question 1 6 marks

Also involves Area and perimeter

Here are five fractions.

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Two of the fractions in the table are equivalent to fraction

(a)

Put a tick () in the box underneath each of these two fractions.

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(b)

The diagram shows an 8-sided polygon and its diagonals.

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Write down the mathematical name of an 8-sided polygon.

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(c)

Shade fraction of the polygon shown in the diagram above.

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(d)

The area of a polygon is 56 cm2

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Paper 2F November 2020 (R) Foundation tier, Question 5 6 marks

The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD drawn on a square grid.

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(a)

Measure the length of BC.

[1]
(b)

Write down the mathematical name of quadrilateral ABCD.

[1]
(c)

Write down the order of rotational symmetry of quadrilateral ABCD.

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(d)

On the diagram, mark an obtuse angle with the letter x.

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(e)

Here is a diagram of a trapezium.

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Question 5, shown as an image

Work out the area of the trapezium.

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