Year 7
Year 7

Forming shapes from midpoints

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be finding and using midpoints to solve various shape problems.

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8 Questions

Q1.
What are the co-ordinates of point C?
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(-2, -3)
Correct answer: (-3, 2)
(2, -3)
2, -3
Q2.
What are the co-ordinates of point D?
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(-1, -4)
(-4, 0)
Correct answer: (0, -4)
(1, -4)
Q3.
Which point has the co-ordinates (5, -2)?
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A
B
C
Correct answer: D
Q4.
Describe the movement from B to A.
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North 3 East 3
Correct answer: North 4 West 3
South 3 West 4
South 4 East 3
Q5.
Which statement best describes line segments A and B?
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Correct answer: A and B have the same length
A is longer than B
B is longer than A
Q6.
Find the coordinates of the remaining vertex for the square.
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(-1,-3)
(-3, 1)
Correct answer: (1, -3)
Q7.
What is the midpoint of the line segment AB?
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(-1, 0)
(-2, 1)
(0, -1)
Correct answer: (1, 0)
Q8.
The line segment is one of the sides of a square. If you draw the full square, which of the following could could be the vertex of the square?
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(-2, 5)
(-3, 5)
Correct answer: (-3, 6)

5 Questions

Q1.
What shape do you get if you joining the midpoints of the sides of the shape shown below?
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Kite
Rectangle
Correct answer: Rhombus
Square
Q2.
What shape do you get if you joining the midpoints of the sides of the shape shown below?
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Kite
Correct answer: Rectangle
Rhombus
Square
Q3.
What shape do you get if you joining the midpoints of the sides of the shape shown below?
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Kite
Rhombus
Square
Correct answer: Triangle
Q4.
What shape do you get if you joining the midpoints of the sides of the shape shown below?
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Kite
Correct answer: Rectangle
Rhombus
Square
Q5.
What is the coordinate of the midpoint of the line segment shown below?
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Correct answer: (0, 1)
(1, 0)
(1, 1)