In Class 6 Maths, Chapter 9, Symmetry, explore how shapes can be divided into equal halves and how they look the same in reflection or rotation. For this chapter solve multiple-choice questions with four options and answers to check your understanding of important concepts and examples. Practice fill-in-the-blank questions that test your memory of definitions, properties, and key details.
Class 6 Maths Chapter 9 MCQ Symmetry
Question 1: Which of the following figures is symmetrical?
a) A butterfly
b) A cloud
c) A broken stick
d) A random scribble
Answer:
a) A butterfly
Question 2: A line that divides a figure into two identical halves is called a ___.
a) Median
b) Axis of rotation
c) Line of symmetry
d) Diagonal
Answer:
c) Line of symmetry
Question 3: Which of these has no line of symmetry?
a) Square
b) Rectangle
c) Scalene triangle
d) Equilateral triangle
Answer:
c) Scalene triangle
Question 4: How many lines of symmetry does a square have?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6
Answer:
c) 4
Question 5: How many lines of symmetry does a rectangle (not a square) have?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer:
b) 2
Question 6: Which of these shapes has exactly one line of symmetry?
a) Equilateral triangle
b) Isosceles triangle
c) Scalene triangle
d) Circle
Answer:
b) Isosceles triangle
Question 7: Which of these figures has infinite lines of symmetry?
a) Square
b) Circle
c) Hexagon
d) Pentagon
Answer:
b) Circle
Question 8: A figure that matches itself when folded along a line is said to have ___.
a) Reflection symmetry
b) Rotational symmetry
c) Translational symmetry
d) No symmetry
Answer:
a) Reflection symmetry
Question 9: When a square is folded along a diagonal, the halves are ___.
a) Equal but not overlapping
b) Mirror halves
c) Different in size
d) Asymmetrical
Answer:
b) Mirror halves
Question 10: How many lines of symmetry does a regular hexagon have?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
Answer:
c) 6
Question 11: Which quadrilateral has diagonals that are lines of symmetry?
a) Square
b) Rhombus
c) Rectangle
d) All of these
Answer:
a) Square
Question 12: Which of the following has no line of symmetry but has rotational symmetry?
a) Parallelogram
b) Circle
c) Rectangle
d) Square
Answer:
a) Parallelogram
Question 13: The fixed point about which a figure is rotated is called the ___.
a) Axis of rotation
b) Centre of rotation
c) Line of symmetry
d) Angle of symmetry
Answer:
b) Centre of rotation
Question 14: What is the order of rotational symmetry of a square?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Answer:
c) 4
Question 15: What is the smallest angle of rotational symmetry of a square?
a) 30°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 90°
Answer:
d) 90°
Question 16: A rectangle has rotational symmetry of order ___.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer:
b) 2
Question 17: Which triangle has exactly three lines of symmetry?
a) Isosceles triangle
b) Scalene triangle
c) Equilateral triangle
d) Right-angled triangle
Answer:
c) Equilateral triangle
Question 18: Which shape has rotational symmetry of every possible angle?
a) Square
b) Rectangle
c) Circle
d) Hexagon
Answer:
c) Circle
Question 19: A figure that looks the same after a half-turn (180° rotation) has order of rotational symmetry ___.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer:
b) 2
Question 20: Which shape has both reflection symmetry and rotational symmetry?
a) Square
b) Circle
c) Equilateral triangle
d) All of these
Answer:
d) All of these
Question 21: How many lines of symmetry does a regular pentagon have?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Answer:
d) 5
Question 22: The Ashoka Chakra has ___ lines of symmetry.
a) 4
b) 8
c) 12
d) 24
Answer:
d) 24
Question 23: A figure has smallest angle of symmetry 60°. What is its order of rotational symmetry?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
Answer:
d) 6
Question 24: Every figure has rotational symmetry of ___ degrees.
a) 90°
b) 120°
c) 180°
d) 360°
Answer:
d) 360°
Question 25: Which quadrilateral has only two lines of symmetry and rotational symmetry of order 2?
a) Square
b) Rectangle (not square)
c) Rhombus
d) Parallelogram
Answer:
b) Rectangle (not square)
Question 26: A regular hexagon has rotational symmetry of order ___.
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 8
Answer:
c) 6
Question 27: What is the smallest angle of rotational symmetry of a regular hexagon?
a) 30°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 90°
Answer:
c) 60°
Question 28: Which shape has no line of symmetry but rotational symmetry of order 2?
a) Circle
b) Parallelogram
c) Rhombus
d) Equilateral triangle
Answer:
b) Parallelogram
Question 29: A figure with 5 equal radial arms has smallest angle of symmetry ___.
a) 36°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 72°
Answer:
d) 72°
Question 30: Which polygon has the same number of lines of symmetry as its number of sides?
a) Rectangle
b) Square
c) Regular polygon
d) Trapezium
Answer:
c) Regular polygon
Question 31: The order of rotational symmetry of an equilateral triangle is ___.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6
Answer:
b) 3
Question 32: A figure has smallest angle of symmetry 45°. Its order of rotational symmetry is ___.
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
Answer:
c) 8
Question 33: Which figure has rotational symmetry but no reflection symmetry?
a) Square
b) Parallelogram
c) Rectangle
d) Circle
Answer:
b) Parallelogram
Question 34: A regular polygon with 12 sides has how many lines of symmetry?
a) 6
b) 10
c) 12
d) 24
Answer:
c) 12
Question 35: A star with 5 radial arms has order of rotational symmetry ___.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Answer:
d) 5
Question 36: The line along which a figure is folded to check for symmetry is called the ___.
a) Fold line
b) Axis of symmetry
c) Centre line
d) Median
Answer:
b) Axis of symmetry
Question 37: Which of these figures has both infinite lines of symmetry and infinite angles of symmetry?
a) Square
b) Circle
c) Hexagon
d) Pentagon
Answer:
b) Circle
Fill in the blanks on Symmetry Class 6
1. A line that divides a figure into two identical halves is called a line of ___.
Answer:
symmetry
2. A square has ___ lines of symmetry.
Answer:
4
3. A rectangle (not a square) has ___ lines of symmetry.
Answer:
2
4. A scalene triangle has ___ line of symmetry.
Answer:
no
5. An isosceles triangle has exactly ___ line of symmetry.
Answer:
1
6. An equilateral triangle has ___ lines of symmetry.
Answer:
3
7. A circle has ___ lines of symmetry.
Answer:
infinite
8. The fixed point about which a figure is rotated is called the ___ of rotation.
Answer:
centre
9. The order of rotational symmetry of a square is ___.
Answer:
4
10. The smallest angle of rotational symmetry of a square is ___ degrees.
Answer:
90
11. A rectangle has rotational symmetry of order ___.
Answer:
2
12. Every figure has rotational symmetry of ___ degrees.
Answer:
360
13. A regular hexagon has ___ lines of symmetry.
Answer:
6
14. A regular pentagon has ___ lines of symmetry.
Answer:
5
15. The Ashoka Chakra has ___ lines of symmetry.
Answer:
24
16. The line along which a figure is folded to check for symmetry is called the ___.
Answer:
axis of symmetry
17. A circle has rotational symmetry of ___ order.
Answer:
infinite
18. A regular polygon with n sides has ___ lines of symmetry.
Answer:
n
