Year 6 Transformations Review and Test

Translate, rotate about a given point, and reflect a figure over a given line, drawing the resulting image on a coordinate grid.

Plot ordered pairs on a Cartesian plane and record the coordinates of a point after a sequence of transformations.

Describe a transformation in writing using required vocabulary — the transformation type plus distance/units and direction, point of rotation, or line of reflection.

Identify the sequence of transformations that moves a figure from one labelled position to another across a multi-step diagram.

Assign the review before the test so students practice the transformation-vocabulary checklist (translate/rotate/reflect plus the required descriptive elements) before the marked assessment.

Award the review's built-in bonus mark to students who use a ruler when drawing their transformations, as stated on the review page itself.

Use the answer key's marking breakdown — 3 marks per transformation: location, label, and congruence — to score written descriptions consistently.

Offer review question 8 (finding every possible transformation sequence from position A to B) as an extension for early finishers, per the answer key's own note.

Coordinate-plane translation — students move figures a stated number of units in stated directions, e.g. "Translate 3 units down, then 5 units right."

Rotation about a point — students rotate figures a specified angle or turn (e.g. 90° CCW about Point J) and record the resulting coordinates of a labelled vertex.

Reflection over a line — students reflect figures over a named line or segment and draw the mirrored image.

Transformation vocabulary — students write descriptions that include the required elements (distance/units/direction for translations, point/direction for rotations, figure/line for reflections).

Multi-step transformation sequencing — students trace a shape through translate-rotate-reflect chains from position A through D and name each step.