Rigid Transformations Practice
📝 Worksheet medium ⏱️ 18 minutes 8 problems
Rigid Transformations Practice
Grade 8 Mathematics LearnCrux.com
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Directions
- Fill in each blank carefully.
- Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
- Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
- Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. Match the term to its meaning: translation
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2. Which transformation flips a figure across a line?
3. Match the transformation to the description: rotation
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4. Rigid transformations preserve side lengths and angle __.
5. Why do rigid transformations support congruence?
6. Which transformation is not rigid?
7. If one figure can be rotated and translated onto another without resizing, the figures are __.
8. Why is precise language important when naming a transformation?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. slides a figure without turning or flipping it
2. reflection
3. turns a figure around a center point
4. measures
5. Rigid transformations preserve size and shape, so a moved figure can still match the original exactly
6. dilation
7. congruent
8. Students need direction, distance, line, or center information to describe the move clearly and justify the result