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Domain 4: Geometry - Multiple Choice Questions
7th Grade Curriculum

Section A: Practical Geometry


1. To construct a line segment of a given length, the most appropriate tool to use is:
(a) A compass
(b) A protractor
(c) A ruler
(d) A set square
2. An angle of 90° is called a:
(a) Acute angle
(b) Obtuse angle
(c) Right angle
(d) Straight angle
3. The instrument used to measure an angle is:
(a) A compass
(b) A divider
(c) A protractor
(d) A ruler
4. To construct a copy of a given angle, the essential tools are:
(a) Ruler and Divider
(b) Ruler and Protractor
(c) Ruler and Compass
(d) Protractor and Set square
5. The first step to construct the perpendicular bisector of a line segment AB is:
(a) Draw arcs above and below the line from point A.
(b) With A as center, open the compass to more than half of AB.
(c) Measure the length of AB with a ruler.
(d) Draw a line from A to B.
6. How many perpendicular bisectors can a line segment have?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) Infinite
7. The point where the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle meet is called the:
(a) Centroid
(b) Circumcenter

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(c) Incenter
(d) Orthocenter
8. An angle bisector divides an angle into:
(a) Two equal angles
(b) Two right angles
(c) Three equal angles
(d) A right angle and an acute angle
9. To construct a 60° angle, which geometric shape is fundamental?
(a) Square
(b) Equilateral Triangle
(c) Isosceles Right Triangle
(d) Rectangle
10. The construction of a line parallel to a given line through a point not on the line is based on the
concept of:
(a) Equal corresponding angles
(b) Equal vertical angles
(c) Equal alternate interior angles
(d) Equal supplementary angles

Section B: Angle Properties of Polygons


11. The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is always:
(a) 90°
(b) 180°
(c) 270°
(d) 360°
12. In any triangle, the measure of an exterior angle is equal to the sum of:
(a) The two interior opposite angles
(b) The two adjacent angles
(c) The other two exterior angles
(d) The three interior angles
13. A triangle with all angles less than 90° is called:
(a) An acute-angled triangle
(b) An obtuse-angled triangle
(c) A right-angled triangle
(d) A scalene triangle
14. A triangle with one angle equal to 90° is called:
(a) An acute-angled triangle
(b) An obtuse-angled triangle
(c) A right-angled triangle
(d) An equilateral triangle
15. The sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is:

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(a) 180°
(b) 270°
(c) 360°
(d) 540°
16. A polygon with all sides and all angles equal is called a:
(a) Regular polygon
(b) Irregular polygon
(c) Convex polygon
(d) Concave polygon
17. The formula for the sum of interior angles (S) of an n-sided polygon is:
(a) S = (n - 2) × 180°
(b) S = (n - 2) × 90°
(c) S = n × 180°
(d) S = 360°
18. Each interior angle of a regular hexagon measures:
(a) 60°
(b) 90°
(c) 120°
(d) 180°
19. The sum of the exterior angles of any polygon, taken one at each vertex, is always:
(a) 180°
(b) 360°
(c) 540°
(d) 720°
20. Each exterior angle of a regular octagon measures:
(a) 30°
(b) 45°
(c) 60°
(d) 135°
21. If the measure of an exterior angle of a regular polygon is 40°, how many sides does it have?
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 12
22. If the sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1080°, how many sides does it have?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10
23. In a parallelogram, which of the following is true?
(a) Opposite sides are parallel.

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(b) Opposite angles are equal.
(c) Diagonals bisect each other.
(d) All of the above.
24. In a rectangle, which of the following is true?
(a) All angles are right angles.
(b) Diagonals are equal.
(c) Opposite sides are equal.
(d) All of the above.
25. In a rhombus:
(a) All sides are equal.
(b) Diagonals bisect each other at right angles.
(c) Opposite angles are equal.
(d) All of the above.
26. In a square:
(a) All sides are equal.
(b) All angles are right angles.
(c) Diagonals are equal and bisect each other at right angles.
(d) All of the above.
27. The diagonals of a kite:
(a) Are equal
(b) Bisect each other
(c) Intersect at right angles
(d) Are parallel
28. Two lines that never meet are called:
(a) Perpendicular lines
(b) Parallel lines
(c) Intersecting lines
(d) Concurrent lines
29. A line that intersects two or more lines at distinct points is called a:
(a) Parallel line
(b) Transversal
(c) Perpendicular line
(d) Bisector
30. When a transversal cuts two parallel lines, which angles are equal?
(a) Corresponding angles
(b) Alternate interior angles
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above
31. In the figure with parallel lines cut by a transversal, if one angle is 70°, its corresponding angle is:
(a) 20°
(b) 70°

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(c) 110°
(d) 160°
32. Angles on the same side of the transversal and inside the parallel lines are called consecutive interior
angles. They are:
(a) Equal
(b) Complementary
(c) Supplementary
(d) Vertically opposite

Section C: Transformation
33. A change in the position, shape, or size of a geometric figure is called:
(a) A translation
(b) A transformation
(c) A reflection
(d) A rotation
34. A transformation that slides every point of a figure the same distance in the same direction is called
a:
(a) Reflection
(b) Rotation
(c) Translation
(d) Dilation
35. The original figure before a transformation is called the:
(a) Object
(b) Pre-image
(c) Image
(d) Both a and b
36. The new figure formed after a transformation is called the:
(a) Object
(b) Pre-image
(c) Image
(d) Translation
37. A transformation that flips a figure over a line is called a:
(a) Translation
(b) Rotation
(c) Reflection
(d) Tessellation
38. The line over which a reflection occurs is called the:
(a) Axis of symmetry
(b) Line of reflection
(c) Mirror line
(d) All of the above

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39. In a reflection, the image is always:
(a) Congruent to the object
(b) Larger than the object
(c) Smaller than the object
(d) A different shape
40. A transformation that turns a figure around a fixed point is called a:
(a) Translation
(b) Reflection
(c) Rotation
(d) Dilation
41. The fixed point around which a rotation occurs is called the:
(a) Vertex
(b) Center of rotation
(c) Origin
(d) Pivot
42. A rotation is described by its:
(a) Center, angle, and direction
(b) Center and scale factor
(c) Line of reflection
(d) Distance and direction
43. A clockwise rotation of 90° is the same as a counterclockwise rotation of:
(a) 90°
(b) 180°
(c) 270°
(d) 360°
44. The result of a 180° rotation is also called a:
(a) Translation
(b) Half-turn
(c) Reflection
(d) Flip
45. A transformation that changes the size of a figure but not its shape is called a:
(a) Reflection
(b) Rotation
(c) Dilation
(d) Translation
46. In a dilation, the ratio of the lengths of the corresponding sides of the image and the pre-image is
called the:
(a) Scale factor
(b) Dilation factor
(c) Both a and b
(d) Ratio factor

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47. If the scale factor of a dilation is greater than 1, the image is:
(a) An enlargement
(b) A reduction
(c) The same size
(d) Congruent
48. If the scale factor of a dilation is 0.5, the image is:
(a) An enlargement
(b) A reduction
(c) The same size
(d) Rotated
49. A figure has if a line can be drawn through it so that one side is the mirror image of the
other.
(a) Rotational symmetry
(b) Line symmetry
(c) Point symmetry
(d) Translation symmetry
50. The number of times a figure fits onto itself during a full 360° rotation is called its:
(a) Order of rotational symmetry
(b) Degree of symmetry
(c) Line of symmetry
(d) Angle of rotation
51. A square has rotational symmetry of order:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
52. A scalene triangle has how many lines of symmetry?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
53. Which letter of the English alphabet has both horizontal and vertical lines of symmetry?
(a) A
(b) H
(c) O
(d) S
54. A transformation that preserves the size and shape of a geometric figure is called an:
(a) Isometry
(b) Dilation
(c) Enlargement
(d) Reflection

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55. Which of the following transformations is NOT an isometry?
(a) Translation
(b) Reflection
(c) Rotation
(d) Dilation (with scale factor 1)
56. The image of a point (3, 4) after a translation of 2 units right and 3 units down is:
(a) (1, 7)
(b) (5, 7)
(c) (5, 1)
(d) (1, 1)
57. When a point (x, y) is reflected over the x-axis, the coordinates of the image are:
(a) (-x, y)
(b) (x, -y)
(c) (-x, -y)
(d) (y, x)
58. When a point (x, y) is reflected over the y-axis, the coordinates of the image are:
(a) (-x, y)
(b) (x, -y)
(c) (-x, -y)
(d) (y, x)
59. A 90° clockwise rotation about the origin maps the point (2, 3) to:
(a) (3, -2)
(b) (-3, 2)
(c) (3, 2)
(d) (-2, -3)
60. A 180° rotation about the origin maps the point (5, -1) to:
(a) (-5, 1)
(b) (1, -5)
(c) (-1, 5)
(d) (-5, -1)

Section D: Mixed Applications & Higher Order Thinking


61. To construct a triangle, the minimum number of given independent elements required is:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
62. Which set of measurements can form a unique triangle?
(a) 3cm, 4cm, 8cm
(b) 5cm, 5cm, 10cm
(c) 6cm, 7cm, 8cm

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(d) 4cm, 5cm, 90° (Angle)
63. The number of lines of symmetry in a regular pentagon is:
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
64. The order of rotational symmetry of a regular hexagon is:
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
65. If each interior angle of a regular polygon is 135°, it is a:
(a) Pentagon
(b) Hexagon
(c) Octagon
(d) Nonagon
66. The angle between the diagonals of a square is:
(a) 45°
(b) 60°
(c) 90°
(d) 180°
67. In an isosceles right triangle, the acute angles measure:
(a) 30° and 60°
(b) 45° and 45°
(c) 90° and 0°
(d) 90° and 90°
68. The angle between the bisectors of two adjacent supplementary angles is:
(a) 45°
(b) 90°
(c) 180°
(d) 60°
69. The image of a point after a reflection over the line y=x is:
(a) (y, x)
(b) (-y, -x)
(c) (-x, y)
(d) (x, -y)
70. A sequence of transformations is applied to a figure. If the final image is congruent to the pre-image,
the sequence could NOT have included a:
(a) Translation
(b) Reflection
(c) Rotation

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(d) Dilation with scale factor 2
71. The center of rotation for a windmill’s blades is an example of:
(a) Line symmetry
(b) Rotational symmetry
(c) Point symmetry
(d) Translation symmetry
72. A tessellation is:
(a) A repeated pattern of shapes that covers a plane without gaps or overlaps.
(b) A single transformation.
(c) The axis of reflection.
(d) The sum of interior angles.
73. Which regular polygon can tessellate by itself?
(a) Regular Pentagon
(b) Regular Hexagon
(c) Regular Heptagon
(d) Regular Octagon
74. The point inside a triangle where all three medians intersect is called the:
(a) Orthocenter
(b) Circumcenter
(c) Centroid
(d) Incenter
75. The point inside a triangle equidistant from all three vertices is the:
(a) Centroid
(b) Circumcenter
(c) Incenter
(d) Orthocenter
76. In a right-angled triangle, the circumcenter lies:
(a) Inside the triangle
(b) Outside the triangle
(c) On the midpoint of the hypotenuse
(d) At the vertex of the right angle
77. The incenter of a triangle is the point of concurrency of the:
(a) Medians
(b) Altitudes
(c) Perpendicular bisectors
(d) Angle bisectors
78. The image of a point after a 270° counterclockwise rotation is the same as a:
(a) 90° clockwise rotation
(b) 180° clockwise rotation
(c) 90° counterclockwise rotation
(d) 270° clockwise rotation

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79. A glide reflection is a combination of a:
(a) Reflection and a rotation
(b) Translation and a reflection
(c) Translation and a rotation
(d) Dilation and a translation
80. If a figure has point symmetry, it means it looks the same after a rotation of:
(a) 90°
(b) 180°
(c) 270°
(d) 360°

Section E: Properties and Construction of Triangles & Quadri-


laterals
81. To construct a triangle given two sides and the included angle (SAS), we need:
(a) A compass and a ruler
(b) A protractor and a ruler
(c) A compass, ruler, and protractor
(d) Only a ruler
82. To construct a right triangle given its hypotenuse and one leg, we use the property that the angle
in a is a right angle.
(a) Semicircle
(b) Quarter circle
(c) Full circle
(d) Segment
83. The diagonals of a rectangle are:
(a) Equal and bisect each other
(b) Perpendicular
(c) Of different lengths
(d) None of the above
84. The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at:
(a) 0°
(b) 45°
(c) 90°
(d) 180°
85. A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if:
(a) Both pairs of opposite sides are parallel.
(b) Both pairs of opposite sides are equal.
(c) Diagonals bisect each other.
(d) Any one of the above is true.
86. To construct a square, the minimum information needed is:
(a) Length of one side

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(b) Length of the diagonal
(c) Both a and b
(d) The perimeter
87. The line segment joining a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of its opposite side is called a:
(a) Median
(b) Altitude
(c) Perpendicular bisector
(d) Angle bisector
88. The line segment from a vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side
is called a(n):
(a) Median
(b) Altitude
(c) Perpendicular bisector
(d) Angle bisector
89. The medians of a triangle are concurrent. Their point of concurrency divides each median in the
ratio:
(a) 1:1
(b) 1:2
(c) 2:1
(d) 3:1
90. The altitudes of a triangle are concurrent. This point is called the:
(a) Centroid
(b) Circumcenter
(c) Incenter
(d) Orthocenter

Section F: Final Challenge


91. If the number of sides of a regular polygon is increased by 1, each interior angle increases by:
(a) 5°
(b) 10°
(c) 15°
(d) It depends on the original number of sides.
92. The image of the point (a, b) after reflection in the origin (0,0) is:
(a) (a, b)
(b) (-a, b)
(c) (a, -b)
(d) (-a, -b)
93. A 360° rotation results in:
(a) A reflection
(b) The pre-image itself
(c) A translation

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(d) A 180° turn
94. The transformation that is its own inverse is:
(a) A translation by vector (5, 0)
(b) A reflection
(c) A dilation by scale factor 2
(d) A 90° rotation
95. The number of lines of symmetry in a circle is:

(a) 0
(b) 4
(c) 10
(d) Infinite

96. The order of rotational symmetry of a circle is:


(a) 0
(b) 4
(c) 10
(d) Infinite
97. Which of the following has no lines of symmetry but has rotational symmetry?
(a) A square
(b) An isosceles triangle
(c) A parallelogram (that is not a rhombus or rectangle)
(d) A kite
98. The final image of a point after a reflection over the x-axis followed by a reflection over the y-axis
is the same as a:
(a) Translation
(b) 90° rotation
(c) 180° rotation about the origin
(d) Dilation
99. If the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle meet outside the triangle, the triangle is:

(a) Acute-angled
(b) Right-angled
(c) Obtuse-angled
(d) Equilateral

100. The incenter of a triangle always lies:


(a) On a side of the triangle
(b) Outside the triangle
(c) Inside the triangle
(d) On a vertex

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Answer Key
1. c 25. d 49. b 73. b
2. c 26. b 50. c 74. c

3. c 27. c 51. b 75. d


4. c 28. d 52. a 76. a
5. b 29. b 53. d 77. c

6. b 30. c 54. c 78. d


7. b 31. b 55. b 79. b
8. a 32. a 56. a 80. c
9. b 33. d 57. c 81. b

10. c 34. c 58. d 82. d


11. b 35. b 59. b 83. c
12. a 36. a 60. c 84. d

13. a 37. c 61. b 85. c


14. c 38. b 62. d 86. b
15. c 39. a 63. c 87. a
16. a 40. d 64. d 88. c

17. c 41. b 65. c 89. d


18. a 42. a 66. b 90. c
19. b 43. b 67. a 91. b

20. b 44. a 68. c 92. a


21. b 45. b 69. d 93. b
22. c 46. c 70. c 94. c
23. d 47. d 71. b 95. d

24. d 48. a 72. a 96. c

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