IGCSE Mathematics 0580, topic C4.5
Symmetry: past paper questions
20 Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 questions on Symmetry (C4.5) from 19 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 20
- Papers
- 19
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 73
- Average per question
- 3.6 marks
- Largest question
- 13 marks
By type: Structured 20
How hard the questions are
- Recall2
- Apply14
- Analyse0
- Not banded4
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- drawApply13 questions
- write downRecall9 questions
give an answer without significant working
- completeApply3 questions
- describeApply1 question
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- findApply1 question
- measureApply1 question
- work outApply1 question
calculate from given facts, figures or information with or without the use of a calculator
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20262
- 20255
- 20247
- 20236
By session
- May/June13
- Oct/Nov7
By paper
- Paper 113
- Paper 37
Questions on this topic
Showing 20 of 20, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2026, paper 31Structured3 marks
On the diagram, draw the line of symmetry.
- Try this questionQuestion 6Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured1 markHas a diagram
Shade one square so that the diagram has rotational symmetry of order 4. Shade one square so that the diagram has rotational symmetry of order 4.
- Try this questionQuestion 12Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured2 marksHas a diagram
The grid shows half of a shape which has a line of symmetry, . Complete the shape.
- Try this questionQuestion 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 13Structured2 marks
Draw the lines of symmetry on this rhombus.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2026, paper 33Structured2 marksHas a diagram
Shade some triangles so that the shape has rotational symmetry order 3.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Structured3 marksHas a diagram
The diagram is made from equilateral triangles. On the diagram, draw all the lines of symmetry.
- Try this questionQuestion 4Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Structured4 marks
The diagram shows a regular polygon. Write down the mathematical name for this polygon.
- Try this questionQuestion 2Oct/Nov 2023, paper 32Structured10 marks
Write down the mathematical name for this polygon.
- Try this questionQuestion 13May/June 2025, paper 12Structured6 marks
A quadrilateral has the geometrical properties • 4 equal length sides • 2 lines of symmetry • rotational symmetry of order 2. Write down the mathematical name of this quadrilateral.
- Try this questionQuestion 3Oct/Nov 2024, paper 33Structured9 marks
A wedding invitation is in the shape of a rectangle. Draw the lines of symmetry on this rectangle.
- Try this questionQuestion 4May/June 2023, paper 11Structured1 mark
Write down the mathematical name of a 4-sided shape that has rotational symmetry of order 2 and no lines of symmetry.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2025, paper 31Structured3 marksHas a diagram
Write down the order of rotational symmetry for this shape.
- Try this questionQuestion 4May/June 2024, paper 11Structured1 mark
Write down the order of rotational symmetry of a rhombus.
- Try this questionQuestion 3May/June 2023, paper 12Structured2 marks
Shade two squares so that the diagram has rotational symmetry of order 4. Shade two squares so that the diagram has rotational symmetry of order 4.
- Try this questionQuestion 2May/June 2025, paper 33Structured1 markHas a diagram
Shade one square so that the diagram has 1 line of symmetry. Shade one square so that the diagram has 1 line of symmetry.
- Try this questionQuestion 8May/June 2024, paper 11Structured2 marksHas a diagram
Draw all the lines of symmetry on this shape.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2023, paper 13Structured3 marks
Complete the statement.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2024, paper 12Structured3 marks
Draw all the lines of symmetry on this quadrilateral.
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2023, paper 32Structured13 marksHas a diagram
For each quadrilateral, draw any lines of symmetry and write down its mathematical name.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2024, paper 13Structured2 marks
On the diagram, draw any lines of symmetry.