Class 7 Symmetry — practice questions with answers
Geometry · 5 sample questions from the school syllabus. Try each one, then open the answer and the worked solution.
1. How many lines of symmetry does an equilateral triangle have?
A1
B2
C3
D4
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Answer: C) 3
An equilateral triangle has three lines of symmetry, each passing through a vertex and the midpoint of the opposite side.
2. A kite has how many lines of symmetry?
A1
B2
C0
D4
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Answer: A) 1
A kite has one line of symmetry, which passes through its longer diagonal.
3. The number of times a figure fits exactly onto itself during one full turn of 360 degrees is called the ______ of rotational symmetry.
Aorder
Bangle
Caxis
Ddegree
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Answer: A) order
This count is called the order of rotational symmetry (or simply the order of rotation).
4. A semicircle has how many lines of symmetry?
A2
B0
C1
D3
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Answer: C) 1
A semicircle has exactly 1 line of symmetry: the perpendicular line through the midpoint of its straight edge (the diameter).
5. The angle of rotation of a square is 90 degrees and that of an equilateral triangle is 120 degrees. By how many degrees is the triangle's angle of rotation greater than the square's?
A33
B60
C30
D27
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Answer: C) 30
Square's angle = 4360=90 degrees; triangle's angle = 3360=120 degrees. The difference is 120 - 90 = 30 degrees.