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         COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS                                3.  A square has four lines of symmetry.

        A. Multiple-Choice Questions
                                                                   4.  An equilateral triangle has three lines of
           1.  An equilateral triangle has:                           symmetry.

                (i)  no line of symmetry                           5.  A rectangle has two lines of symmetry.
                (ii)  one line of symmetry
               (iii)  three lines of symmetry                            D. Case Study Based Questions

               (iv)  two lines of symmetry                       Meena  and  Rachna  are  two  friends.  They  decided
                                                                 to  research  on  Maths  topic  “Symmetry in real
           2.  The letter D is symmetrical with:                 life”.  They  observe  symmetry  around  us  in  many

                (i)  three lines of symmetry                     forms. For example, trees reflected in crystal clear
                (ii)  two lines of symmetry                      water and the feathers of a Peocock and the wings
               (iii)  one line of symmetry                       of butterflies and dragon flies have identical left and
                                                                 right side. Pyramids of Egypt is one of the example
               (iv)  none of these                               of symmetry. If we stand with our backs to the mirror
           3.  A line segment is symmetrical about its:          and face an object that is in front of the mirror. Then

                (i)  perpendicular bisector                      image of an object as seen in a mirror is its mirror
                                                                 reflection or mirror image.
                (ii)  angle bisector                             Answer  the  following  questions  on  the  basis  of
               (iii)  end points                                 the above data.

               (iv)  none of these                               (a)  Which  line  of  symmetry  does  the  following

           4.   Which  of  the  following  has  only  one  line  of   figures have?
               symmetry?                                              (i)

                (i)  rectangle      (ii)  square
               (iii)  semicircle   (iv)  rhombus
                                                                     (ii)
        B. Fill in the Blanks
           1.  A _________ has exactly two lines of symmetry.
           2.  An  isosceles  triangle  has  _________  axis  of    (iii)
               symmetry.
           3.  The  line  at  which  the  two  halves  of  a  figure
               coincide each other is called the _________.      (b)  Complete  the  figure  to  make  it  symmetrical
           4. Linear symmetry and _________ are linked to            along the line of symmetry.

               each other.
           5. A hexagon has _________ lines of symmetry.

        C. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements

           1.  A rhombus has four lines of symmetry.

           2.  A circle has no line of symmetry.
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