2   Four shapes have been drawn on a grid.
Translation
1   Complete the translations.
    a) Translate the shape       c) Translate the shape
       4 squares to the right.      4 squares right, 2 squares up.
                                                                                                                            D
                                                                         a) Translate shape A 5 squares to the right and 3 squares down.
                                                                         b) Translate shape B 4 squares to the left and 7 squares down.
                                                                         c) Translate shape C 6 squares to the left.
                                                                         d) Translate shape D 4 squares to the right and 8 squares up.
                                                                     3   Dora has translated triangle A 2 squares to the right and
                                 d) Translate the shape 3                7 squares up.
    b) Translate the shape
                                    squares left, 5 squares down.                                y
       2 squares up.
                                                                                            10
                                                                                             9
                                                                                             8
                                                                                             7
                                                                                             6
                                                                                             5
                                                                                             4
                                                                                             3
                                                                                             2
                                                                                                        A
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                                                                         Is Dora’s drawing correct?
                                                                         Explain why.
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4   Complete the sentences to describe the translations.                     6   Eight polygons are drawn on the grid.
              A                                             B
                                                                                                                           B
                                                                                    D
                                                                                                                                             C
                                  C
                                                                                         E
    a) Shape A has been translated        squares to the right and
                                                                                                                                                    G
             squares down.
                                                                                             F
    b) Shape B has been translated        squares to the
       and        squares
                                                                                                                    A
    c) Shape C has been translated        squares to the
       and        squares
                                                                                 a) Translate shape A 10 squares up.
5   A shape has been drawn on a coordinate grid.
                                              y
                                                                                 b) Translate shape B 6 squares down.
                                         10
                                                                                 c) Translate shape C 6 squares left.
                                          9
                                          8
                                          7
                                                                                 d) Translate shape D 9 squares to the right and 4 squares down.
    a) Translate shape D 4 squares        6
                                                                                 e) Translate shape E 10 squares to the right and 3 squares down.
       to the left and 6 squares up.      5
                                          4
       Label the new shape E.                                                    f) Translate shape F 7 squares to the right and 3 squares up.
                                          3
                                          2
                                                                D
                                          1                                      g) Translate shape G 9 squares to the left and 1 square up.
    b) Describe the translation                                          x
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       from shape E to shape D.                                                  Create your own problem like this for a partner.
    What do you notice? Does this always happen?                                                                                      © White Rose Maths 2020