Position and Movement: Master the Basics of Geometry

Question 1

In which direction should you move from point A to reach point B, if the coordinates of A are (2, 5) and the coordinates of B are (7, 5)?

Accepted Answer

Right

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Up

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Down

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Left

Question 2

What type of transformation is it when a shape is flipped over a line?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

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Rotation

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Translation

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Dilation

Question 3

What is the correct way to represent the coordinates of a point on a grid?

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(x, y)

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(x, 0)

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(0, x)

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(y, x)

Question 4

What translation will move a point 3 units to the right and 2 units up?

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(x + 3, y + 2)

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(x - 3, y - 2)

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(x + 3, y - 2)

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(x - 3, y + 2)

Question 5

What shape is created when two rays share a common endpoint?

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Angle

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Line

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 6

What are the coordinates of the point that is 3 units to the right and 4 units up from the origin?

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(3, 4)

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(4, 3)

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(-3, 4)

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(-4, 3)

Question 7

In which direction is the point (2, 5) moved if its coordinates change to (2, 8)?

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Up

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Down

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Left

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Right

Question 8

Which of the following shapes has both rotational and reflective symmetry?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Triangle

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Square

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Rectangle

Question 9

A shape is moved 5 units to the right by a translation. What are the coordinates of the image of the point (2, 3)?

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(7, 3)

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(2, 8)

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(7, 8)

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(2, -3)

Question 10

Which of the following transformations flips a shape over a line?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

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Rotation

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Translation

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Dilation

Question 11

Which word describes the position of the book if it is positioned to the left of the pencil?

Accepted Answer

Left

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Right

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Top

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Bottom

Question 12

Which word describes the movement of moving the box from the table to the floor?

Accepted Answer

Downward

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Forward

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Backward

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Upward

Question 13

Which shape has been translated 3 units to the right?

Accepted Answer

Image of a square at (4, 1)

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Image of a square at (1, 1)

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Image of a square at (1, 4)

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Image of a square at (4, 4)

Question 14

Which transformation is not one of the four basic transformations?

Accepted Answer

Enlargement

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Translation

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Rotation

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Reflection

Question 15

Which of the following describes a translation?

Accepted Answer

Moving a shape to the right without changing its orientation

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Rotating a shape 90 degrees

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Reflecting a shape over a line

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Enlarging a shape by 2 times

Question 16

Which of the following is a three-dimensional (3D) shape?

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Sphere

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Square

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Triangle

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Rectangle

Question 17

Which of the following words means the same as 'above'?

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Over

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Below

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Beside

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Next to

Question 18

Which of these terms cannot be used to describe the position of an object?

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East

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Left

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Up

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Down

Question 19

If an object moves 4 units forward and 2 units to the right, what is the total distance it travelled?

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8 units

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6 units

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10 units

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12 units

Question 20

Which real-world scenario is an example of a rotation?

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A car turning a corner

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A ball rolling down a slope

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A tree swaying in the wind

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A flower growing in a pot

Question 21

Which of the following is not a way to describe the position of an object on a flat surface?

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Forward

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Left

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Up

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Down

Question 22

Is the following statement true or false: Coordinates are used to describe the position of objects on a grid.

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True

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False

Question 23

If an object moves 5 steps forward and then 3 steps to the left, where is it in relation to its starting position?

Accepted Answer

2 steps forward and 3 steps to the left

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8 steps forward

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5 steps forward and 3 steps to the right

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2 steps forward and 3 steps to the right

Question 24

What is the name of the line that divides a shape into two identical halves?

Accepted Answer

Line of symmetry

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Axis of rotation

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Perpendicular bisector

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Median

Question 25

Which word describes a movement to the left?

Accepted Answer

Left

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Right

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Up

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Down

Question 26

What are the coordinates of the point that is 2 units to the **right** and 3 units up from the origin?

Accepted Answer

(2, 3)

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(3, 2)

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(-2, 3)

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(3, -2)

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of a line of symmetry?

Accepted Answer

A line that divides a shape into two equal parts.

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A line that intersects a shape at its midpoint.

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A line that is parallel to a side of a shape.

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A line that is perpendicular to a side of a shape.

Question 28

Which of these is NOT a transformation of a shape?

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Enlargement

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Translation

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Rotation

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Reflection

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a way to describe the position of an object in space?

Accepted Answer

Yellow

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Left

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Right

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Up

Question 30

An object is located at point A(2, 3). If it moves 4 units downward, what are its new coordinates?

Accepted Answer

A(2, -1)

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A(-2, 3)

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A(6, 3)

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A(2, 7)

Question 31

What type of transformation occurs when an object is flipped over a vertical line?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

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Translation

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Rotation

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Dilation

Question 32

On a grid, what is the distance between point B(4, -2) and point C(-1, 3)?

Accepted Answer

7 units

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3 units

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5 units

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9 units

Question 33

Which of the following is an example of a translation?

Accepted Answer

Moving an object 3 units upward

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Rotating an object 90 degrees counterclockwise

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Flipping an object over a line

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Enlarging an object by a factor of 2

Question 34

Which shape has rotational symmetry of any angle?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Rectangle

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Trapezoid

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Parallelogram

Question 35

A triangle is translated 5 units to the right. What are the new coordinates of its vertex C, which had the original coordinates (2, 4)?

Accepted Answer

(7, 4)

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(4, 9)

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(2, 9)

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(9, 4)

Question 36

What transformation flips a shape over a line of symmetry?

Accepted Answer

Reflection

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Rotation

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Translation

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Dilation

Question 37

Which of the following describes the movement of a shape when it is moved 5 units to the right?

Accepted Answer

Translation

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Rotation

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Reflection

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Dilation

Question 38

Which term accurately describes an object's position to the left of another object?

Accepted Answer

Left

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Right

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Forward

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Backward

Question 39

How do you describe the movement of an object that moves from the top to the bottom of a table?

Accepted Answer

Down

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Up

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Forward

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Backward

Question 40

Which coordinates represent a point that is two units to the right and three units up from the origin?

Accepted Answer

(2, 3)

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(3, 2)

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(-2, 3)

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(-3, 2)

Question 41

What is the distance between the points (1, 2) and (3, 2)?

Accepted Answer

2

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1

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3

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4

Question 42

Which shape is a regular polygon?

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Square

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Circle

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Trapezoid

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Parallelogram

Question 43

Which direction is opposite to 'Forward'?

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Backward

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Up

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Down

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Left

Question 44

Which of the following is a type of symmetry that involves flipping a shape over a line?

Accepted Answer

Reflective

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Circular

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Rotational

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Translational

Question 45

Which of the following describes the movement from point A to point B on the grid below?
A(0, 2)
B(4, 2)

Accepted Answer

Right

Answer

Down

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Up

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Left

Question 46

Which of the following is the coordinate of the point that is 3 units up and 2 units to the left of point C(2, 5)?

Accepted Answer

(-1, 8)

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(5, 8)

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(-1, 2)

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(5, 2)

Question 47

A car travels 100 miles east and then 50 miles west. What is its final position relative to its starting point?

Accepted Answer

50 miles east

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150 miles east

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100 miles west

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50 miles west

Question 48

Which of the following represents a translation?

Accepted Answer

Moving a shape without changing its size or shape

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Rotating a shape around a fixed point

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Enlarging a shape

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Reflecting a shape over a line

Question 49

What is the vector that represents the movement from point D(-2, 3) to point E(4, -1)?

Accepted Answer

(6, -4)

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(4, 6)

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(-6, 4)

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(-4, 6)

Question 50

A square is translated 5 units to the right and 3 units up. What are the coordinates of its new vertices if its original vertices were at (0, 0), (5, 0), (5, 5), and (0, 5)?

Accepted Answer

(5, 3), (10, 3), (10, 8), (5, 8)

Answer

(0, 3), (5, 3), (5, 8), (0, 8)

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(0, 0), (5, 5), (10, 10), (5, 10)

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(5, 0), (10, 0), (10, 5), (5, 5)