Rigid Motions
Authored by Debra Hale
Mathematics
8th - 10th Grade
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This quiz comprehensively covers rigid motions and transformations in geometry, appropriate for 8th through 10th grade students. The content focuses on the fundamental transformations—translations, reflections, and rotations—while distinguishing these from non-rigid motions like dilations. Students must understand that rigid motions preserve distance and angle measures, creating congruent figures. The questions assess coordinate geometry skills, requiring students to apply transformation rules on the coordinate plane, such as reflecting across axes or the line y = x, rotating points about the origin, and translating figures using ordered pair notation. Advanced concepts include composition of transformations, where students must perform multiple transformations in sequence, and symmetry analysis involving lines of symmetry, point symmetry, and rotational symmetry with specific orders and angles. Created by Debra Hale, a Mathematics teacher in the US who teaches grades 8 and 10. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding of geometric transformations before moving to more complex topics like similarity and congruence proofs. Teachers can use this as a review activity after completing the transformations unit, assign it as homework to reinforce coordinate plane skills, or implement it as a warm-up to activate prior knowledge before introducing composition of transformations. The varied question types, from basic identification to complex multi-step transformations, make it suitable for differentiated instruction and can help identify specific areas where students need additional support. This content aligns with Common Core standards 8.G.A.1, 8.G.A.2, 8.G.A.3, and G-CO.A.2 through G-CO.A.5, building essential foundations for high school geometry.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which transformation is NOT a rigid motion?
reflection
rotation
dilation
translation
Tags
CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
To construct the line of reflection for two figures off the coordinate plane, you would construct the ______________________.
Tags
CCSS.8.G.A.3
CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What are the series of rigid motions that would map ∆ABC onto ∆A''B''C''?
Tags
CCSS.8.G.A.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
A rigid motion creates figures that are ____________.
Tags
CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Determine where X' would be if you translated X 3 units to the left and 9 units down.
Tags
CCSS.8.G.A.3
CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Determine how to translate triangle A'B'C' to triangle ABC.
Tags
CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The ordered pair (-3, 4) is reflected across the x-axis. What is the new ordered pair?
Tags
CCSS.8.G.A.3
CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5
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