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Olympiad (Class 4) Geometry and Symmetry — practice questions

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Mina folds a paper heart so that both halves match exactly. What is the fold line called?Read the answer and worked solution →How many lines of symmetry does a square have?Read the answer and worked solution →A rectangle is not a square. How many lines of symmetry does it have?Read the answer and worked solution →How many sides does a triangle have?Read the answer and worked solution →How many corners (vertices) does a hexagon have?Read the answer and worked solution →The letter A is drawn in capital form. Its two sides match when folded down the middle. What kind of symmetry is this?Read the answer and worked solution →A shape with no symmetry at all is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →A shape has 5 sides. What is it called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these has exactly 4 sides?Read the answer and worked solution →A closed shape has 3 corners. How many sides must it have?Read the answer and worked solution →A point where two sides of a shape meet is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →A shape has all sides of the same length. What word describes it?Read the answer and worked solution →Which shape is a closed shape made only of straight sides?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is NOT a polygon?Read the answer and worked solution →A torch beam starts at the bulb and goes on and on in one direction. Which line idea is it like?Read the answer and worked solution →A straight line goes on forever in both directions. How many end points does it have?Read the answer and worked solution →How many straight lines can be drawn through two different points?Read the answer and worked solution →Two rays that start from the same point make a shape called what?Read the answer and worked solution →A triangle has three sides of different lengths. How many lines of symmetry does it have?Read the answer and worked solution →The capital letter H is folded along its middle. How many lines of symmetry does H have?Read the answer and worked solution →Which capital letter has no line of symmetry?Read the answer and worked solution →A stop sign has 8 equal sides. How many corners does it have?Read the answer and worked solution →Each side of a square is 5 cm. What is its perimeter?Read the answer and worked solution →A rectangle is 6 cm long and 3 cm wide. What is its perimeter?Read the answer and worked solution →A triangle has sides of 4 cm, 5 cm and 6 cm. What is the distance all the way around it?Read the answer and worked solution →A regular hexagon has each side 3 cm. What is its perimeter?Read the answer and worked solution →A square has a perimeter of 28 cm. How long is one side?Read the answer and worked solution →A rectangle has a perimeter of 20 cm and a length of 6 cm. What is its width?Read the answer and worked solution →A shape with all corners as right angles and 4 sides, two long and two short, is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →A right angle measures how many degrees?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Mina folds a paper heart so that both halves match exactly. What is the fold line called?

  1. Long diagonal
  2. Line of symmetry
  3. Outside edge
  4. Outer boundary
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Correct answer: B. Line of symmetry

A fold line that makes two matching halves is a line of symmetry.

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How many lines of symmetry does a square have?

  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 8
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Correct answer: B. 4

A square folds onto itself along two middle lines and two corner lines, which makes 4.

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A rectangle is not a square. How many lines of symmetry does it have?

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 4
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Correct answer: A. 2

A rectangle folds into matching halves only along its two middle lines.

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