Similarity in Shapes: Learn About Similar Shapes for 1st Graders

Question 1

Which shape is smaller than a rectangle?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Square

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Circle

Question 2

When we move a shape without changing its size or shape, does it still look the same?

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Yes

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No

Question 3

Which shape is like a circle?

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An oval that is like a circle but a little squished

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A triangle with three pointy sides

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A square with four straight sides all the same size

Question 4

How can you tell if two shapes look the same?

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They have the same shape, even if one is bigger or smaller than the other

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They have the same number of sides

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They have the same color

Question 5

Which of these makes shapes look different?

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Stretching or squishing a shape

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Moving a shape

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Turning a shape around

Question 6

If a square gets twice as big, what does it look like?

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A square that is two times bigger

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A rectangle that is stretched out

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A triangle that is taller

Question 7

If you turn a shape all the way around, does it still look the same?

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Yes

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No

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Only if it's a box

Question 8

Which two shapes don't look the same?

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A triangle and a star

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A square and a rectangle

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A circle and a slightly squished circle

Question 9

What do you need to know about two shapes to tell if they look the same?

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Both their lengths and angles

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Just their lengths

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Just their angles

Question 10

If we make a shape bigger, what happens to its size?

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It gets bigger.

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It gets smaller.

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It stays the same.

Question 11

If we turn a shape a quarter turn, does its shape change?

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No

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Yes

Question 12

If two shapes have the same shape but different sizes, are they similar or the same?

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Similar

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Same

Question 13

Which of these changes would make a similar shape but with a different direction?

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Rotation

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Reflection

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Translation

Question 14

Which shape below is similar to the rectangle?

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[Image of a square]

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[Image of a circle]

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[Image of a triangle]

Question 15

Can a shape be similar to itself?

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Yes

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No

Question 16

When a shape moves from one place to another without changing its shape or size, what type of transformation is it called?

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Translation

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Rotation

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Reflection

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Enlargement

Question 17

After a translation, what happens to the size of a shape?

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It stays the same.

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It gets bigger.

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It gets smaller.

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It changes shape.

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a similarity transformation? A similarity transformation keeps the shape the same.

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Enlargement

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Rotation

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Reflection

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Translation

Question 19

Can two shapes be similar even if they are different colors?

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Yes

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No

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Only if they are the same shape

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Only if they are the same size

Question 20

What is the difference between a rotation and a reflection? Rotation is turning a shape around a point, while reflection is flipping it over a line.

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Rotation moves a shape around a point, while reflection flips it over a line.

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Rotation flips a shape over a line, while reflection moves it around a point.

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They are the same thing.

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Rotation is done vertically, while reflection is done horizontally.

Question 21

What is the name of the transformation when you turn a shape around a point?

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Rotation

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Translation

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Reflection

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Dilation

Question 22

Which of these shows an example of a reflection transformation?

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A flipped image in a mirror

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A moved object on a table

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An enlarged photo on a wall

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A rotated cube on a display

Question 23

Which of these is NOT similar to the rectangle, parallelogram, and trapezoid?

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A circle

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A rectangle

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A parallelogram

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A trapezoid

Question 24

Which of these is an example of a shape being enlarged?

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Enlarging a photo

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Flipping an image vertically

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Rotating a shape 180 degrees

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Moving an object horizontally

Question 25

What do we call a line that divides a shape into two equal halves?

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Line of symmetry

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Symmetrical line

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Parallel line

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Perpendicular line

Question 26

Which transformation does NOT change the size or shape of a figure?

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Translation

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Rotation

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Reflection

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Dilation

Question 27

Which shape is similar to a rectangle?

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Square

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 28

When two shapes are similar, what do they always have in common?

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Shape

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Size

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Color

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Position

Question 29

Which shapes below are similar but not exactly the same?

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A square and a rectangle

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Two squares

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A circle and a triangle

Question 30

When we move a shape from one spot to another without changing its shape, it is called

Accepted Answer

Translation

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Rotation

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Reflection

Question 31

Which of these is turning a shape around a point called?

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Rotating a shape

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Sliding a shape

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Flipping a shape

Question 32

Which of these is NOT a way to change a shape without changing its shape or size?

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Stretching it

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Moving it

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Rotating it

Question 33

Which shape has the most ways to fold it in half and have the two halves match up exactly?

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Square

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 34

What shape is similar to a rectangle but has four equal sides?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Circle

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Triangle

Question 35

Which of these is NOT a similarity transformation?

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Making it bigger

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Rotation

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Reflection

Question 36

What is the special line that divides a shape into two matching halves?

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Both

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Vertical line

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Horizontal line

Question 37

What happens when you move a shape 3 steps to the left?

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The shape moves without changing its size

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The shape becomes larger

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The shape becomes smaller

Question 38

Which of these is NOT a property of similar shapes?

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Same size

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Same shape

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Same angles

Question 39

What kind of transformation occurs when you flip a triangle over?

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Reflection

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Rotation

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Translation

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Enlargement

Question 40

When you perform a translation, what happens to the size of a shape?

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It stays the same.

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It gets bigger.

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It gets smaller.

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It changes shape.

Question 41

Which of these is NOT a type of similarity transformation?

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Dilation

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Rotation

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Reflection

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Translation

Question 42

What happens to a shape's direction if you turn it around 180 degrees?

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It flips upside down.

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It flips left to right.

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It stays the same.

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It changes shape.

Question 43

If Shape E is a flip of Shape F, what are their shapes like?

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They are the same size and shape but look different ways.

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They have the same shape but are different sizes.

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They have the same size but different shapes.

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They are different in every way.

Question 44

Which change can make a shape a different size?

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Make it bigger

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A slide

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A turn

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A flip

Question 45

If Shape P is a flip of Shape Q, which thing will they NOT have the same?

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Color

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Size

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Shape

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Look

Question 46

Which shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

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Square

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Circle

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Triangle

Question 47

When you slide a shape, what part of the shape stays the same?

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Its shape

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Its size

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Its position

Question 48

What happens to the direction of a shape after you turn it?

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It changes

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It stays the same

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It flips over

Question 49

Which of these actions means flipping a shape over a line?

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Reflecting it

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Moving it

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Spinning it

Question 50

Which shape does NOT look like a triangle?

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Circle

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Triangle with three equal sides

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Triangle with two equal sides

Question 51

Which of these shapes can be made to look the same by sliding it?

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Square and rectangle

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Triangle and circle

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Pentagon and hexagon

Question 52

Which of these actions will NOT make a similar shape?

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Changing the color of a shape

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Moving a shape to the left

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Flipping a shape upside down

Question 53

The first shape is a circle. Which of these is similar to it?

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An oval

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A square with equal sides

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A triangle with three angles

Question 54

If you move this shape one step to the right, where will it be?

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On the right side

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On the left side

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On top of its old spot

Question 55

How can I move a shape to the right without changing its size or shape?

Accepted Answer

translate it

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rotate it

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reflect it

Question 56

If I flip a shape over a line, what have I done?

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reflected it

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rotated it

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translated it

Question 57

Which of these is NOT a way to change a shape without making it look different?

Accepted Answer

scale it

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rotate it

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translate it

Question 58

Which shape can you turn around and around and it looks the same?

Accepted Answer

circle

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square

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triangle

Question 59

If I move a shape 5 steps to the right, where will a point that was at (2, 3) be now?

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(7, 3)

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(2, 8)

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(5, 3)

Question 60

Which shape looks similar to a square?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

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Circle

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Triangle

Question 61

What happens when a shape is translated?

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It moves without changing its shape or size

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It flips

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It spins

Question 62

What happens when a shape is rotated?

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It spins around a point

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It flips

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It moves without changing its shape or size

Question 63

What happens when a shape is reflected?

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It flips over a line

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It spins around a point

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It moves without changing its shape or size

Question 64

When you turn a shape around on the spot, which type of transformation have you done?

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Turning

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Moving

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Flipping

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Stretching