An end-of-unit check on lines of symmetry for Year 4, on one page with the key on page 2. Pupils draw all the lines on a rectangle, kite, parallelogram and square and write how many each has. They give the number for a regular hexagon, sort H, N, T and B by vertical and horizontal lines, and complete a figure across a vertical mirror line on a grid. It follows England National Curriculum properties of shapes.
Geometry - properties of shapes
“identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations”
Questions 1 and 2 ask for the lines on four shapes and a regular hexagon, and question 3 sorts four letters by their lines.
Geometry - properties of shapes
“complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry”
Question 4 gives half of a figure beside a vertical mirror line on a grid.
Question 1 shows a rectangle, kite, parallelogram and square in cards. Pupils draw the lines with a ruler and write the number beside Lines.
Question 2 shows a hexagon with a box for the number of lines of symmetry.
Question 3 has a table headed Vertical only, Horizontal only, Both and Neither. The letters H, N, T and B go in, and a note says to treat the two loops of B as equal.
Question 4 shows half of a stepped figure beside a dashed vertical mirror line on a grid. Pupils draw the other half.
The lines for each shape, the sorted letters, and a written description of the reflected half in question 4.
End of unit
Set it as a ten-minute check after the symmetry lessons. The parallelogram quickly shows who still draws diagonals.
Letters aloud
Ask pupils to say each letter's lines aloud before they write it in the table. B tends to start an argument, and the note on the sheet settles it.
Catch-up
Pupils who miss question 4 repeat it with a small mirror held on the dashed line before the next lesson.
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