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Subject: Mathematics Worksheet # 05
Name: ---------------- Grade: IV (D/F/U)

TRANSLATION AND TESSELLATION

Q. Circle the correct option.
1. What is translation in geometry?
A type of angle The process of moving an object without rotating it
A type of tessellation A 3D shape

2. In a translation, an object is moved in which way?

Backward Anticlockwise Up, down, left, right Clockwise

3. If you move a shape to the left on a grid, what type of translation is it?
Upward Downward Rightward Leftward

4. Which of the following describes a translation?

Flipping a shape Changing the shape's size
Sliding a shape without changing its orientation Turning a shape 90 degrees

5. If you translate a triangle three units to the right, how would its position change on a
grid?
It would move up It would move down
It would move to the right It would move to the left

6. What is the defining feature of a tessellation?

The use of only one shape The use of different shapes
The presence of gaps between shapes The absence of gaps between shapes
 7. What is a tessellation in art or geometry?
A type of translation
A repeating pattern of shapes that cover a surface with no gaps or overlaps
A type of angle
A type of polygon

8. Which of the following shapes can be used to create a tessellation?

Circle Square Star Heart

9. Which term best describes a translation in geometry?

Rotation Enlargement Reflection Sliding

10. When you move a shape to the right on a grid, you are performing a ______________.
Rotation Dilation Translation Reflection

11. If you translate a triangle five units upward, how will its position change on a grid?
It will move down It will move to the left
It will move to the right It will move up

12. Make a tessellated pattern using

Triangle Square