Symmetrical road signs

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This task is about lines of symmetry on 2-D shapes.

Question Change answer

a) Some of the shapes in the box below have one mirror line or line of symmetry.

Draw in all the lines of symmetry you can see.

a) Some of the shapes in the box below have one mirror line or line of symmetry.

Draw in all the lines of symmetry you can see.

b) All of the shapes in the box below have more than one mirror line or line of symmetry.

Draw in all the lines of symmetry you can see.

b) All of the shapes in the box below have more than one mirror line or line of symmetry.

Draw in all the lines of symmetry you can see.

Task administration:

This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online.

Levels:

2, 3

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Description of task:

Students draw lines of symmetry on road sign pictures.

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Answers/responses:

				Y4 (08/1999)
2 marks (for all 3 shapes correct) or 1 mark (for 2 shapes correct)	a)	i) ii) iii)	(No lines of symmetry)	3 correct – difficult 2 correct – moderate
2 marks (for both lines correct and no extra ones) or 1 mark (for both lines correct and some extra ones)	b)	i)		2 correct – difficult 1 correct – moderate
2 marks (for both lines correct and no extra ones) or 1 mark (for both lines correct and some extra ones)		ii)		2 correct – very difficult 1 correct – difficult
2 marks (for all 3 lines correct and no extra ones) or 1 mark (for at least 2 lines correct and some extra ones)		iii)		3 correct – difficult 2 correct – difficult