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Rigid and Non-Rigid Transformations

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a rigid transformation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which of the following BEST describes the transformation?

a)

TRANSLATE 5 units down

b)

REFLECT over the x-axis

c)

ROTATE 90 degrees clockwise

d)

None of these

3.

Which of the following BEST describes the transformation?

a)

TRANSLATE 5 units down

b)

REFLECT over the x-axis

c)

ROTATE 90 degrees clockwise

d)

None of these

4.

Which of the following BEST describes the transformation?

a)

TRANSLATE 5 units down

b)

REFLECT over the x-axis

c)

ROTATE 90 degrees clockwise

d)

None of these

5.

Which of the following has been PRESERVED?

a)

Size

b)

Shape

c)

Orientation

d)

None of these

6.

Which of the following has been PRESERVED?

a)

Size

b)

Shape

c)

Orientation

d)

None of these

7.

Which figure is the IMAGE?

a)

ABC

b)

A'B'C'

c)

Not enough information

8.

Describe the translation.

a)

Translate 3 up and 4 right

b)

Translate 3 down and 4 left

c)

Translate down 2

d)

Translate 1 up and 3 left

9.

Describe the reflection.

a)

Reflect over the x-axis

b)

Reflect over the y-axis

c)

Reflect 180 degrees

d)

Reflect over the origin

10.

Describe the rotation.

a)

Rotate 90 degrees clockwise about the origin

b)

Rotate 90 degrees counter clockwise about the origin

c)

Rotate 180 degrees about the origin

d)

Rotate 180 degrees

11.
How is triangle ABC being translated to triangle A'B'C'?
a)
up 3, left 8
b)
up 9, left 4
c)
down 3, right 8
d)
down 9, right 4
12.
Translations, reflections and rotations are all known as ________________________.
a)
Geometry
b)
Rigid Transformations
c)
Congruent
d)
Non- Rigid Transformations
13.
When a figure is translated the post-image in  always _______ to the pre-image 
a)
Congruent
b)
Bigger
c)
Smaller
d)
Rotated
14.
Which transformation is NOT a rigid motion (the size changes)?
a)
reflection
b)
rotation
c)
dilation
d)
translation
15.
A rigid motion ...
a)
preserves size and location
b)
preserves shape and location
c)
preserves size and shape
d)
makes the figure larger
16.
Determine where X' would be if you translated X 3 units to the left and 9 units down.
a)
(-4, 4)
b)
(-10, 2)
c)
(-4, -5)
d)
(-1, 5)
17.
Where would point J' be if you translated point J 5 units to the left and 2 units up?
a)
(5, 3)
b)
(3, -5)
c)
(-5, 3)
d)
(-3, 5)
18.
A type of transformation where a figure is “flipped” over a line of symmetry. A reflection produces a mirror image of a figure.
a)
rotation
b)
translation
c)
dilation
d)
reflection
19.
A transformation that “turns” a figure about a fixed point at a given angle and a given direction.
a)
rotation
b)
translation
c)
reflection
d)
dilation
20.
Which answer shows a reflection across the y-axis?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
21.
If the quadrilateral is translated 4 units to the left and 5 units down what is the coordinates for Point A'?
a)
(4,0)
b)
(0,4)
c)
(-1,5)
d)
(5,-1)
22.

What is this picture an example of?

a)

Reflection

b)

Translation

c)

Rotation

d)

Dilation

23.
Identify the transformation from ABCD to A'B'C'D'.
a)
Translation
b)
Reflection across the y-axis
c)
Reflection across the x-axis
d)
90o counter clockwise Rotation
24.
Another name for Reflection is...
a)
flip
b)
turn
c)
slide
d)
dilation
25.
For each pair of figures, decide whether you can take figure A to figure B by translation, rotation or reflection.
a)
translation
b)
rotation
c)
reflection
26.
For each pair of figures, decide whether you can take figure A to figure B, by a translation, a rotation or a reflection.
a)
translation
b)
rotation
c)
reflection
27.
For each pair of figures, decide whether you can take figure A to figure B by a translation, a rotation, or a reflection.
a)
translation
b)
rotation
c)
reflection
28.

Identify the transformation

a)

Dilation

b)

Translation

c)

Reflection

d)

Rotation

29.

The non-rigid transformation that changes the size of the pre-image is called:

a)

Dilation

b)

Rotation

c)

Translation

d)

Reflection

30.

A dilation is which of the following:

a)

Only an enlargement

b)

Only a reduction

c)

Either an enlargement or a reduction

d)

Neither an enlargement or a reduction