Remember: A fold line makes two halves that match. Count every fold that works: a square has 4, a rectangle has 2, and shapes with equal sides and corners have as many as they have sides.
Fold lines on shapes
1
Circle every shape that has a line of symmetry.
ABC
2
Do the two halves match when you fold this square on the dashed line?
YesNo
3
Do the two halves match when you fold this rhombus on the slanted dashed line?
YesNo
4
This hexagon has 6 equal sides. How many lines of symmetry does it have?
5
A shape has a line of symmetry down its middle and a line of symmetry across its middle. Which shape could it be?
ABC
Shapes on a grid
6
How many lines of symmetry does this house have?
7
This cross has the same four arms. How many lines of symmetry does it have?
8
Does this kite have a line of symmetry?
YesNo
9
Join each shape to its lines of symmetry.
1heart
2rhombus (not a square)
3hexagon with equal sides
4octagon with equal sides
A6 lines
B2 lines
C1 line
D8 lines
10
Put the shapes in order from the fewest lines of symmetry to the most.
house shape
cross with four equal arms
slanted parallelogram
octagon with equal sides
11
A square has 4 lines of symmetry. A rectangle that is not a square has 2. Write why the rectangle has fewer.
12
Draw a shape with 4 lines of symmetry. Draw all four fold lines with dashed lines.
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