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Translations and Reflections (Line/Axis)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pre-image is also called the (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Beginning Figure
Ending Figure
Same Figure
Middle Figure
2.

The image is also called the (a)  

Choose from the below words
Ending Figure
Beginning Figure
Middle Figure
Same Figure
3.

The pre-image is labeled with (a)  

Choose from the below words
Capital Letters Only
Capital Letters and Primes
Lowercase Letters Only
Lowercase Letters and Primes
4.

The image is labeled with ...

a)

Capital Letters and Primes

b)

Capital Letters Only

c)

Lowercase Letters and Primes

d)

Lowercase Letters only

5.

Congruent put simply means ...

a)

Same size and shape

b)

Same size, but a different shape

c)

Same shape, but a different size

d)

Different size and shape

6.

Orientation, put simply is (a)  

Choose from the below words
the way a figure is turned.
the way a figure is moved.
the way a figure looks.
7.

Translations have which of the following characteristics? (Select ALL that apply)

a)

The Image and Pre-Image are Congruent.

b)

The Image and Pre-Image have the same Orientation.

c)

Translations are also called Slides.

d)

Translations move a figure up, down, left and right.

8.

Determine where X' would be if you translated X 3 units to the left and 9 units down. The correct answer is (a)   .

9.

Determine where T' would be if you translated T 3 units to the right and 6 units up. The correct answer is (a)   .

10.
How is trapezoid ABCD translated to trapezoid A'B'C'D'?
a)
Translated 5 units down and 5 units to the right
b)
Translated 5 units down and 1 to the right
c)
Translated 8 units down and 5 units to the right
d)
Translated 5 units down and 4 units to the right
11.

Reflections have which of the following characteristics? (Select ALL that apply)

a)

Image and Pre-image are congruent

b)

Reflections are flips

c)

Reflections are Mirror Images

d)

Reflections are flipped across a line of reflection (x and/or y axis)

12.

Translations are also called (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Slides
Flips
Turns
Enlargements
13.

Reflections are also called ...

a)

Flips

b)

Turns

c)

Slides

d)

Reductions

14.
State the line of reflection.
a)
Reflection across y-axis
b)
Reflection across x-axis
c)
Reflection across x = 1
d)
Reflection across y = 1
15.

Find K' if the figure is reflected across the x-axis and K' is (a)  

16.
Reflect the point (2, -4) over the y-axis.
a)
(-4, 2)
b)
(-2, 4)
c)
(-2, -4)
d)
(2, 4)
17.
Which answer shows a reflection across the x-axis?
a)
d
b)
c
c)
b
d)
a
18.

Flipping a figure is a (a)  

Choose from the below words
Rotation
Reflection
Dilation
Translation
19.

The picture is being reflected in the (a)  

Choose from the below words
y-axis
x-axis
20.

Reflect Point C over the y-axis: (a)   .

21.
Reflect over x-axis. Which point would be at (3, -6)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
H
22.
Which axis is the vertical (up-down) one?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
23.
Which axis is the horizontal (left-right) one?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
24.
What is a reflection?
a)
When you turn an object around a point.
b)
When you slide an object form one place to another.
c)
When you flip or mirror an object across a line.
d)
When you resize an object.
25.

The coordinates for the origin in the coordinate plane are (a)   .

26.
Which letter represents the first number in an ordered pair? 
a)
X
b)
Y
c)
T
d)
G
27.
Where is point E located?
a)
( 2, 0 )
b)
( 2 , 2 )
c)
( 0 , 2 )
d)
( 0 , 0 )
28.

Triangle GHI is reflected across the x-axis. The coordinates of I' are (a)   .

29.

Orientation, of a reflection is ...

a)

a Mirror Image

b)

Noncongruent

c)

Similar

d)

ALWAYS the same

30.

Orientation, of a translations is ...

a)

ALWAYS the same

b)

Noncongruent

c)

Similar

d)

a Mirror Image

31.

The vertical axis is called the x-axis.

a)

True, vertical axis is the x-axis

b)

False, vertical axis is the y-axis

32.

The horizontal axis is called the x-axis.

a)

True, the horizontal axis is called the x-axis.

b)

False, the horizontal axis is called the y-axis.

33.

Is it possible that the image of a point after a reflection could be the same point as the pre-image?

a)

Yes, if the point begins on the line of reflection

b)

No, pre-image and image has to have different points

34.

Translate the blue shape to the pink shape...

a)

5 Right

2 Down

b)

5 Left

2 Up

c)

3 Right

1 Down

d)

3 Left

1 Up

35.

Can you spot the reflection of this shape?

a)

b)

c)

d)

36.
The result of a transformation.
a)
Pre-image
b)
Image
37.
The original figure prior to a transformation.
a)
Pre-image
b)
Image
38.
What is a reflection?
a)
When you turn an object around a point.
b)
When you slide an object form one place to another.
c)
When you flip or mirror an object across a line.
d)
When you resize an object.
39.
True or false: A reflection makes a congruent figure. 
a)
true
b)
false
40.

Translate shape C to shape A...

a)

3 Right

5 Up

b)

3 Left

5 Down

c)

2 Left

4 Up

d)

2 Right

4 Down

41.

Reflect the point (2, -4) over the y-axis. The new point is (a)   .

42.
State the line of reflection.
a)
Reflection across y-axis
b)
Reflection across x-axis
c)
Reflection across x = 1
d)
Reflection across y = 1
43.
Flipping a figures is a ...
a)
Rotation
b)
Reflection
c)
Dilation
d)
Translation
44.

Plot A' after a translating Point A (2, 6) using the rule:

(x, y) ---> (x - 3, y + 2).

45.

Match the following transformations with their rule.

a)

Translated

2 units UP

1.

( x , y + 2)

b)

Translated

2 units DOWN

2.

( x , y - 2 )

c)

Translated

2 units Left

3.

( x - 2 , y )

d)

Translated

2 units Right

4.

( x + 2 , y )

46.

A ​ ​ (a)   is known as a slide, where the pre-image is moved up, down, left, or right to create the ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
translation
image
reflection
rotation
pre image
congruent
47.

Find the line of reflection for the transformation.​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
y=-2
y=x
y=-x
x-axis
y-axis
x=-2
48.
What is the algebraic representation for reflecting a figure over the x-axis?
a)
(x, y) --> (x, -y)
b)
(x, y) --> (-x, -y)
c)
(x, y) --> (-x, y)
d)
(x, y) --> (y, -x)
49.
What is the algebraic representation for reflecting a figure over the y-axis?
a)
(x, y) --> (x, -y)
b)
(x, y) --> (-x, y)
c)
(x, y) --> (-x, -y)
d)
(x, y) --> (y,x)
50.

Look at the graph. Which shape is the pre-image?

a)

triangle GIH

b)

triangle G'I'H'