Every question here is written by Prism in the style of the tests. None is copied from a real paper, and a fresh one is drawn each time a child practises.
From foundation to exam standard
Two questions at each level. Tap an option to check it.
Foundation where a child in Year 3 or 4 starts
Question 1Aim for about 45 seconds
Which option is the same figure, only turned (rotated)?
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Answer: B
How to work it out
The correct figure is turned 270°.
The others are mirror images, no amount of turning makes them match.
Why the other options are wrong
A: This is the mirror image of the correct figure. It is flipped, and turning can never undo a flip.
C: This is the original reflected (flipped), not turned. Turning never swaps left and right, so it can never match.
D: This is the flipped figure turned half a turn. It looks turned, but it is still a mirror image.
Question 2Aim for about 45 seconds
Which option is the same figure, only turned (rotated)?
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Answer: A
How to work it out
The correct figure is turned 180°.
The others are mirror images, no amount of turning makes them match.
Why the other options are wrong
B: This is the flipped figure turned a further quarter turn. It looks turned, but it is still a mirror image.
C: This is the original reflected (flipped), not turned. Turning never swaps left and right, so it can never match.
D: This is the mirror image of the correct figure. It is flipped, and turning can never undo a flip.
Standard the 11 Plus standard, Year 5
Question 3Aim for about 45 seconds
Which option is the same figure, only turned (rotated)?
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Answer: D
How to work it out
The correct figure is turned 180°.
The others are mirror images, no amount of turning makes them match.
Why the other options are wrong
A: This is the original reflected (flipped), not turned. Turning never swaps left and right, so it can never match.
B: This is the mirror image of the correct figure. It is flipped, and turning can never undo a flip.
C: This is the flipped figure turned a further quarter turn. It looks turned, but it is still a mirror image.
Question 4Aim for about 45 seconds
The figure is reflected in a vertical mirror, and then turns 90° clockwise. Which option shows the result?
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Answer: C
How to work it out
Do the changes one at a time in the order given.
Doing them the other way round gives a different figure, which is one of the wrong answers.
Why the other options are wrong
A: Only the second change (turns 90° clockwise) has been made.
B: This is the other order: turns 90° clockwise first, then is reflected in a vertical mirror. The order matters here.
D: This is the figure unchanged.
E: Only the first change (is reflected in a vertical mirror) has been made.
Exam standard what the papers ask in Year 6
Question 5Aim for about 45 seconds
Which option is the same figure, only turned (rotated)?
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Answer: C
How to work it out
The correct figure is turned 180°.
The others are mirror images, no amount of turning makes them match.
Why the other options are wrong
A: This is the mirror image of the correct figure. It is flipped, and turning can never undo a flip.
B: This is the original reflected (flipped), not turned. Turning never swaps left and right, so it can never match.
D: This is the flipped figure turned a further quarter turn. It looks turned, but it is still a mirror image.
Question 6Aim for about 45 seconds
The hook shape on the left was reflected in a vertical mirror to give the figure on the right. What would it look like if it had been turned 180° instead?
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Answer: A
How to work it out
A half turn keeps the figure the same way round (it is not a mirror image) and points it the opposite way; a reflection swaps left and right.
Why the other options are wrong
B: This is a quarter turn clockwise, not the change asked about.
C: This is a quarter turn anticlockwise, not the change asked about.
D: This is what was actually done (a reflection); the question asks what the other change would have given.
E: This is the original figure, unchanged.
The kinds of question in this topic
Each kind asks something different of a child, even when the numbers or shapes look alike.
Two changes, which order
Turn then reflect, or reflect then turn: the order matters.
Exam standard
Question 7Aim for about 45 seconds
The figure turns 90° clockwise, and then is reflected in a vertical mirror. Which option shows the result?
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Answer: A
How to work it out
Do the changes one at a time in the order given.
Doing them the other way round gives a different figure, which is one of the wrong answers.
Why the other options are wrong
B: This is the other order: is reflected in a vertical mirror first, then turns 90° clockwise. The order matters here.
C: Only the second change (is reflected in a vertical mirror) has been made.
D: Only the first change (turns 90° clockwise) has been made.
E: This is the figure unchanged.
What if it had been turned instead
The figure was reflected; what would a half turn have given?
Exam standard
Question 8Aim for about 45 seconds
The step shape on the left was turned 180° to give the figure on the right. What would it look like if it had been reflected in a vertical mirror instead?
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Answer: D
How to work it out
A reflection in a vertical mirror swaps left and right, giving the mirror image; a half turn does not, it only points the figure the opposite way.
Why the other options are wrong
A: This is the original figure, unchanged.
B: This is a quarter turn clockwise, not the change asked about.
C: This is what was actually done (a half turn); the question asks what the other change would have given.
E: This is a quarter turn anticlockwise, not the change asked about.
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