Multiple Choice Practice
 Transformations
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1.  If a reflection in the line  y = -x  occurs, then the rule for this reflection is:
       [1]            
      [2]          
      [3] 
      [4] 

 

 

2.  Which of the following transformations is illustrated by the graph at the right? 

     [1]  dilation
     [2]  reflection in y = x
     [3]  translation
     [4]  reflection in the origin

 

3.  Under the translation , the point (2,5) becomes

     [1] (3,2)         [2]  (6,10)              [3]  (5,7)             [4]  (4,8)
 

 

4.  Which of the following capital letters (if written simply) has at least one line of symmetry?

     [1]  F               [2]  R                    [3]  O                 [4]  L
 

 

5.  Which of the following rules is the composition of a dilation of scale factor 2 following a translation of 3 units to the right?

     [1] 
     [2] 
     [3] 
     [4] 

 


6.  Which of the following descriptions (pertaining to the graph at the right) is true? 

   [1] 

   [2] 

  [3]  
            

  [4] 
           


 

7.  Which of the following transformations creates a figure that is similar (but not congruent) to the original figure?      I.  translation             II.  rotation               III.  dilation

    [1]  I only                [2]  II only            [3]  III only           [4]  II and III
 

 

 

8.  Regarding the transformation at the right, do the figures have the same or opposite orientation?    

   [1]  same              [2]  opposite
 

9.  The image of (-2,6) after a dilation with respect to the origin is (-10,30). What is the constant of the dilation?

     [1]  5                 [2]  8                     [3]  10                    [4]  -8
 

 

10. What are the coordinates of point T ', the image of point T(-2,5) after a reflection in the origin?  

     [1]  (2,5)            [2]  (2,-5)               [3]  (-2,-5)               [4]  (5,-2)
 

 

11.  What is the image of point (4,-2) after a dilation of 3? 

     [1]  (12, -6)       [2]  (7, 1)                [3]  (1, -5)                [4]  (4/3, -2/3)
 

 

12.  Point P '(-6,-4) is the image of point P(-2,3) under translation T. What is the image of (5,-1) under the same translation? 

     [1]  (9,6)           [2]  (-1,-5)              [3]  (1,-8)               [4]  (3, 2)
 

 

13.  A dilation maps (6,10) to (3,5). What are the coordinates of the image of (12,4) under the same dilation?

      [1]  (6,2)            [2]  (9,1)                  [3]  (2,6)                 [4]  (9,-1) 
 


 

14.  A translation maps (x, y) to (x - 5, y + 3). In which quadrant does the point (-3,-2) lie under the same translation? 

    [1]   I                  [2]  II                      [3]  III                    [4]  IV


 


15.  Which of the following descriptions does NOT pertain to the transformation shown at the right?

     [1] 
     [2] 
     [3]  7 units down and 3 units left
     [4] 

16.  Which of the following is NOT invariant under a dilation?
     [1] angle measure
     [2] orientation
     [3] distance
     [4] parallelism
 

 

17.  A figure is translated .  Which translation will move the image back to its original position? 

     [1]             [2]              [3]          [4] 
 

 

18.  A positive angle of rotation turns a figure

     [1]  clockwise               [2]  counterclockwise   


 

19.  The composition can also be expressed as which of the following single transformation?
    [1]     
    [2] 
    [3]   
    [4] 
 

 

20.  An isometry is a transformation of the plane that preserves length. 

     [1] TRUE            [2] FALSE 
 

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