Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE

Symmetry

60 practice questions on Symmetry, with worked solutions and instant marking.

Shade two additional squares so that this shape has rotational symmetry of order 2.

Feb/March 2017

The diagram displays a regular pentagon together with a kite.

Feb/March 2018

The diagram displays a regular pentagon together with a kite.

Feb/March 2018

The diagram shows two congruent triangles joined at a point, creating a bow-tie shape.

Feb/March 2021

The diagram consists of two congruent triangles joined at a single point, giving an hourglass-like shape.

Feb/March 2021

Draw a line through point $P$ so that it is perpendicular to line $l$.

Feb/March 2024

Draw every line of symmetry on the diagram.

Feb/March 2025

A quadrilateral has one line of symmetry. Its diagonals meet at right angles. Write down the mathematical name of the quadrilateral.

Feb/March 2025

A display of small square cells is shown, with some of the squares already shaded.

Feb/March 2025

Here are the shapes in the list: equilateral triangle, square, regular pentagon, parallelogram, regular hexagon, circle.

May/June 2015

The shape shown is symmetrical.

May/June 2015

The quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram.

May/June 2015

The diagram shows a shape.

May/June 2016

A quadrilateral has rotational symmetry of order 2 and no lines of symmetry. State the mathematical name of this quadrilateral.

May/June 2016

The shape shown above is a rhombus.

May/June 2017

The diagram has concentric circular rings, with four evenly spaced radial gaps in the outer ring and a central circle marked with an 'X'.

May/June 2018

Draw every line of symmetry on each shape.

May/June 2018

The diagram shows two figures: (i) a double-headed arrow, and (ii) a circle with a rotated square inside it.

May/June 2019

Shade an amount equal to five-eighths of the rectangle.

May/June 2019

The diagram shows a square grid, with several of the corner squares shaded.

May/June 2021

Draw the line of symmetry for this figure.

May/June 2021

A square grid is displayed, and several corner squares are shaded.

May/June 2021

Identify the mathematical name of a 4-sided shape with rotational symmetry of order $2$ and no lines of symmetry.

May/June 2023

A square grid diagram with a few squares already shaded.

May/June 2023

A $3 \times 3$ array of squares is shown. Three of the squares are shaded: the upper right square, the middle square, and the lower left square.

May/June 2023

A diagram displays a $3\times3$ array of equal squares. The grey-shaded squares are the top right square, the centre square, and the bottom left square.

May/June 2023

State the order of rotational symmetry for a rhombus.

May/June 2024

A figure in the form of a cross is shown.

May/June 2024

The diagram depicts a square.

May/June 2024

On the diagram, draw any lines of symmetry.

May/June 2024

Shade one additional small square so that the diagram has a single line of symmetry.

May/June 2025

The diagram depicts a pyramid ABCDE with a square base. M is at the centre of the square base, and E is directly above M. The diagram is not drawn to scale.

May/June 2025

A figure shaped like a jigsaw puzzle is shown.

May/June 2025

The diagram is a rectangular grid, and a few squares are shaded.

May/June 2025

This quadrilateral has the following features: • its diagonals are the only lines of symmetry • it has rotational symmetry of order 2

May/June 2025

The figures shown are a Parallelogram, a Trapezium and a Rhombus.

Oct/Nov 2015

The diagram shows a geometric figure with a shaded central region and three triangular parts arranged around it.

Oct/Nov 2015

The three shapes displayed are: Parallelogram, Trapezium and Rhombus.

Oct/Nov 2015

The diagram represents an equilateral triangle.

Oct/Nov 2016

A quadrilateral has a single line of symmetry and no rotational symmetry. Write down the name given to this quadrilateral.

Oct/Nov 2017

A regular pentagon is shown. $AB$ serves as the line of symmetry, and the top central angle is marked $d^{\circ}$. The diagram is not drawn to scale.

Oct/Nov 2017

A quadrilateral has one line of symmetry and no rotational symmetry. State the name of this quadrilateral.

Oct/Nov 2017

Draw the line of symmetry on the shape below.

Oct/Nov 2018

The diagram shows a shape in the form of a cross.

Oct/Nov 2018

The diagram depicts a regular pentagon.

Oct/Nov 2019

In part (a), a $4 \times 4$ array of small squares is shown, with some of them shaded. In part (b), a square is split by a diagonal into four triangular areas, with some of those shaded.

Oct/Nov 2019

Soraya makes rectangular flags.

Oct/Nov 2019

In the diagram, draw every line of symmetry.

Oct/Nov 2020

State the order of rotational symmetry of each shape.

Oct/Nov 2020

A six-sided figure is shown.

Oct/Nov 2021

State the order of rotational symmetry for a rectangle.

Oct/Nov 2021

Draw every line of symmetry on this shape.

Oct/Nov 2022

The diagram depicts a figure with four sides that are all the same length.

Oct/Nov 2022

The diagram depicts a rhombus.

Oct/Nov 2023

The grid shows one half of a shape, and $L$ is its line of symmetry.

Oct/Nov 2024

The diagram depicts a regular polygon.

Oct/Nov 2024

Shade one square so that the diagram has rotational symmetry of order 4.

Oct/Nov 2025

The diagram consists of equilateral triangles.

Oct/Nov 2025

A quadrilateral has rotational symmetry of order 2, and its only two lines of symmetry are the diagonals. State the geometrical name of this quadrilateral.

Oct/Nov 2025

State the order of rotational symmetry of a regular decagon.

Oct/Nov 2025