STAAR Review - SSAA Questions

ΔPQR is similar to ΔSTU What side corresponds to side UT? (8.3A-S)

• PQ
• RQ
• QR
• QP

The quadrilaterals shown are similar.Side UV corresponds to? (8.3A-S)

• QR
• SR
• TW
• PS

Similar figures have corresponding angles that are congruent and corresponding sides that are ... (8.3A-S)

• congruent
• similar
• equal
• proportional

Similar figures are... (8.3A-S)

• the same shape and the same size.
• different shapes and different sizes.
• the same shape but different sizes.
• the same size but different shapes.

The triangles shown are similar. Which line segment corresponds to side AB? (8.3A-S)

• AC
• DF
• DE
• EF

ΔABC is similar to ΔDEFWhich side corresponds to AB? (8.3A-S)

• DE
• EF
• DF
• AC

Figure that have proportional side lengths and congruent angles are called ... (8.3A-S)

• Similar Figures
• Proportional Figures
• Transformed Figures
• Math Figures

Triangle ABC is dilated using the rule (x, y) --> (2x, 2y). Which statement is true? (8.3B-S)

• Triangle A'B'C will be smaller than triangle ABC because the scale factor is less than 1.
• Triangle A'B'C' will be smaller than triangle ABC because the scale factor is more than 1.
• Triangle A'B'C' will be bigger than triangle ABC because the scale factor is less than 1.
• Triangle A'B'C' will be bigger than triangle ABC because the scale factor is more than 1.

Triangle QLU is dilated using the rule (x, y) --> (0.5x, 0.5y). Which statement is true? (8.3B-S)

• Triangle Q'L'U' will be smaller than triangle QLU because the scale factor is less than 1.
• Triangle Q'L'U' will be smaller than triangle QLU because the scale factor is more than 1.
• Triangle Q'L'U' will be bigger than triangle QLU because the scale factor is less than 1.
• Triangle Q'L'U' will be bigger than triangle QLU because the scale factor is more than 1.

Triangle ABC (red) is transformed to create triangel A'B'C' (blue). What algebraic representation best describes this rule? (8.3C-R)

• (x,y) --> (2x, 2y)
• (x,y) --> (x-1, y+3)
• (x,y) --> (1/2x, 1/2y)
• (x,y) --> (-x, -y)