Symmetry: Reflection & Rotation in Football Designs - Class 5 Maths Worksheet
Find lines of symmetry in letters, numbers and shapes and tell which badges, pennants and pitches look the same after a turn.
Learning Objective
Find lines of symmetry in letters, digits and shapes, tell which designs look the same after a half or quarter turn, and sort designs into reflection, rotation or both.
Skills Practised
- Lines of symmetry
- Rotational symmetry
- Letters and digits
- Mirror numbers
- Turns and symmetry
- Symmetrical designs
Preview Questions
Q1. The scoreboard letters are in block capitals. Which letter has a vertical line of symmetry but no horizontal line?
- N
- H
- A
- E
Q2. Which block capital letter has both a vertical and a horizontal line of symmetry?
- H
- N
- T
- E
Q3. Which block capital letter has a horizontal line of symmetry but no vertical line?
- A
- T
- V
- E
Interactive Story Mission
Join Coach and Pariskhit for a 10-minute football training story. Children work through 12 activities with big buttons, kind feedback, hints when they get stuck, and a badge and stars at the end.
- Lines in H: Fold the letter in your mind.
- Sort the Letters: Tap a letter. Then tap its group.
- Four Lines: Tap the shape with 4 lines of symmetry.
- Half Turn: Turn the number in your mind.
- Windmill: Count the matching turns.
- Reflection or Rotation?: Tap a letter. Then tap its group.
- Pentagon Lines: Drag the answer into the goal.
- Shirt Letter: Turn the letter in your mind.
- Quarter-Turn Shape: Tap the shape that looks the same after a quarter turn.
- Mirror Number: Hold a mirror on the right.
- Block Print: Count the matching parts.
- Badge Turn: Every third triangle is coloured.
Note for Parents & Teachers
This follows the NCERT Class 5 chapter "Symmetrical Designs". A line of symmetry (reflection) splits a shape into two matching halves. A design has rotational symmetry if it looks the same after a part of a turn: the letter H after a half turn, a four-bladed windmill after every quarter turn. The letters used are block capitals; other fonts can differ.