Practice and check
Worked example
Apply the same row and column rule to the missing cell. Compare each option with the required features.
1. B Row 1: top-bottom reflection → left-right reflection → unchanged Row 2: unchanged → both reflections → top-bottom reflection Row 3: top-bottom reflection → left-right reflection → unchanged Column 3: unchanged → top-bottom reflection → unchanged
- Row 1: top-bottom reflection → left-right reflection → unchanged
- Row 2: unchanged → both reflections → top-bottom reflection
- Row 3: top-bottom reflection → left-right reflection → unchanged
- Column 3: unchanged → top-bottom reflection → unchanged
Check answers after trying
1: B 2: D 3: A 4: C
Printed order
Why this answer
- 1. B Row 1: top-bottom reflection → left-right reflection → unchanged Row 2: unchanged → both reflections → top-bottom reflection Row 3: top-bottom reflection → left-right reflection → unchanged Column 3: unchanged → top-bottom reflection → unchanged
- 2. D Row 1: unchanged → top-bottom reflection → unchanged Row 2: both reflections → left-right reflection → both reflections Row 3: top-bottom reflection → unchanged → top-bottom reflection Column 3: unchanged → both reflections → top-bottom reflection
- 3. A Row 1: both reflections → top-bottom reflection → left-right reflection Row 2: unchanged → both reflections → top-bottom reflection Row 3: left-right reflection → unchanged → both reflections Column 3: left-right reflection → top-bottom reflection → both reflections
- 4. C Row 1: left-right reflection → top-bottom reflection → both reflections Row 2: both reflections → unchanged → left-right reflection Row 3: left-right reflection → top-bottom reflection → both reflections Column 3: both reflections → left-right reflection → both reflections
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Tips for Parents
▸ What is on the sheet Each flag is flipped left-right, up-down, both, or neither. Find how the flip cycles across rows and columns, and circle the piece that completes the grid. Track the pole position and the triangle direction. Do not replace a reflection with a 90° turn. ▸ Try one example 1. B Row 1: top-bottom reflection → left-right reflection → unchanged Row 2: unchanged → both reflections → top-bottom reflection Row 3: top-bottom reflection → left-right reflection → unchanged Column 3: unchanged → top-bottom reflection → unchanged ▸ Check a difficulty Track the pole position and the triangle direction. Do not replace a reflection with a 90° turn. Apply the same row and column rule to the missing cell. Compare each option with the required features. ▸ Choose the next step 2. D Row 1: unchanged → top-bottom reflection → unchanged Row 2: both reflections → left-right reflection → both reflections Row 3: top-bottom reflection → unchanged → top-bottom reflection Column 3: unchanged → both reflections → top-bottom reflection
What This Worksheet Builds
Track the pole position and the triangle direction. Do not replace a reflection with a 90° turn.
Next Step
Apply the same row and column rule to the missing cell. Compare each option with the required features.