O Level Mathematics 4024, topic 4.5

Symmetry: past paper questions

7 Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 questions on Symmetry (4.5) from 7 papers, 2023 to 2025. Open the paper or try a question free.

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Questions
7
Papers
7
Years
2023 to 2025
Total marks
15
Average per question
2.1 marks
Largest question
3 marks

By type: Structured 7

How hard the questions are

  • Recall0
  • Apply5
  • Analyse0
  • Not banded2

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

  • completeApply3 questions
  • write downRecall2 questions

    give an answer without significant working

  • drawApply1 question
  • findApply1 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

  • 20252
  • 20243
  • 20232

By session

  • May/June5
  • Oct/Nov2

By paper

  • Paper 15
  • Paper 22

Questions on this topic

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  • Question 3Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Structured3 marks

    In this question, all lengths are in centimetres. The diagram shows the net of a cuboid. Find the total surface area of the cuboid.

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  • Question 4Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured2 marksHas a diagram

    Shade one more small square so the diagram has one line of symmetry.

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  • Question 6May/June 2023, paper 11Structured2 marks

    Complete the pattern so that AB is the only line of symmetry.

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  • Question 1May/June 2025, paper 22Structured1 mark

    The diagram shows part of a pattern with rotational symmetry of order 4. Complete the diagram.

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  • Question 9May/June 2023, paper 12Structured3 marksHas a diagram

    The diagram shows a triangular prism. The cross-section is a right-angled isosceles triangle. Write down the number of planes of symmetry of the prism.

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