Question 1

A clock showing 3:00 is placed in front of a mirror. What time will be shown in the mirror image?

Accepted Answer

In a mirror image, the clock face is horizontally flipped. The hour hand and minute hand positions are reversed across the vertical axis of the clock.

Question 2

The letter 'P' is written on a transparent sheet. When this sheet is held up to a light and viewed from the opposite side (water mirror view), what will be seen?

Accepted Answer

Viewing from the opposite side of a transparent sheet creates a mirror image effect. The letter P, when flipped horizontally, appears as a reversed P (like a backwards P).

Question 3

Which of the following is the correct mirror image of the letters 'BEG' when the mirror is placed vertically on the RIGHT side of the letters?

Accepted Answer

When a vertical mirror is placed on the right side, the image is flipped horizontally (left-right reversal). Each letter gets individually reversed AND the order of letters is also reversed. 'B' becomes a reversed B (like ꓤ shape), 'E' becomes a reversed E (like Ǝ), 'G' becomes a reversed G. Also, the sequence reads right to left in the mirror, so the order reverses to GEB with each letter horizontally flipped. The correct mirror image shows reversed versions of G, E, B from left to right.

Question 4

When a clock showing 3:00 is placed in front of a mirror, what time will be shown in the mirror image?

Accepted Answer

In a mirror image of a clock, the position is horizontally flipped. At 3:00, the hour hand points to 3 (right side). In the mirror, this appears as if pointing to 9 (left side), showing 9:00.

Question 5

The letter 'A' is written on a paper. When the paper is held in front of a mirror, the mirror image of 'A' will look:

Accepted Answer

The letter 'A' is vertically symmetrical. When mirrored horizontally, it appears identical to the original because its left and right halves are mirror images of each other.

Question 6

A shape with vertices at positions: Top-Left, Top-Right, Bottom-Right, Bottom-Left is drawn on paper. When this shape is placed in front of a mirror (vertical mirror on the right side), which vertices will swap positions?

Accepted Answer

A vertical mirror flips the image horizontally. Left and right positions swap, while top and bottom remain the same. Top-Left ↔ Top-Right and Bottom-Left ↔ Bottom-Right.

Question 7

A word 'BOOK' is written and then placed in front of a mirror. In the mirror image, which letter(s) will appear identical to their original form?

Accepted Answer

Some letters have vertical symmetry and appear identical in mirror images (like A, H, I, M, O, T, U, V, W, X, Y). Letters without vertical symmetry appear reversed.

Question 8

A word 'MIRROR' is written on a paper. When this paper is held in front of a mirror, how will the word appear?

Accepted Answer

In a mirror image, the word is horizontally flipped. Each letter is reversed in position from right to left, and each individual letter appears as its mirror counterpart.

Question 9

A clock shows 3:45. What time will be shown when viewed in a vertical mirror placed on the right side of the clock?

Accepted Answer

In a vertical mirror, the clock face is horizontally flipped. The hour and minute hands' positions are mirrored across the vertical axis passing through 12 and 6.

Question 10

A word is written as 'REASONING'. When this word is viewed in a mirror placed vertically on the right side, how will it appear?

Accepted Answer

In a vertical mirror placed on the right side, the word is horizontally flipped. Each letter is reversed in position from right to left, and each letter itself is also mirror-reversed.

Question 11

A figure shows an arrow pointing towards the upper-right direction (↗). When this arrow is viewed in a horizontal mirror (water surface), in which direction will it point?

Accepted Answer

A horizontal mirror flips the image vertically. The upper-right direction becomes lower-right direction, as the vertical component is inverted while the horizontal component remains the same.

Question 12

A figure consists of a square with a diagonal line from top-left to bottom-right, and a dot placed at the center. When this figure is reflected in a vertical mirror (placed on the right side), which statement correctly describes the reflected image?

Accepted Answer

A vertical mirror on the right side creates a horizontal flip (left-right reversal). The diagonal line direction changes, but the dot at the center remains at the center.

Question 13

A clock shows 3:45. What time will be displayed when this clock face is reflected in a vertical mirror placed to the right of the clock?

Accepted Answer

This tests the ability to mentally flip a clock image horizontally and determine the new time reading. The hour and minute hands swap positions relative to the vertical axis.

Question 14

A figure consists of a triangle pointing upward with a circle inside it, and a square to the right of the triangle. When this entire figure is reflected in a horizontal mirror (placed below the figure), which of the following correctly describes the reflected image?

Accepted Answer

This question tests understanding of horizontal (top-bottom) mirror reflection and how multiple shapes transform together while maintaining their relative positions.

Question 15

A clock shows 3:45. What time will be shown in the mirror image of this clock?

Accepted Answer

This tests the ability to apply vertical mirror reflection to analog clock positions, accounting for the clock's circular symmetry.

Question 16

A figure consists of a triangle pointing upward with a circle inside it, and a square to the right of the triangle. When this entire figure is reflected in a water surface (horizontal mirror), which of the following will be true?

Accepted Answer

Water reflection (horizontal mirror) tests understanding of how shapes flip vertically and how spatial relationships change.

Question 17

A complex figure shows a 'P' inside a rectangle, with a smaller 'Q' to the upper-left of the rectangle. When this figure is first reflected in a vertical mirror and then the resulting image is reflected in a horizontal mirror, what is the final configuration?

Accepted Answer

This is a hard sequential transformation question requiring students to track two perpendicular mirror reflections and understand how they compound to produce a 180-degree rotation effect.

Question 18

A complex figure shows: a pentagon with vertices labeled A, B, C, D, E (clockwise from top), with a diagonal line from A to C. When reflected in a vertical mirror, which vertex will be directly opposite to vertex B in the mirror image?

Accepted Answer

This tests the ability to track vertex positions through vertical mirror reflection and understand how clockwise/counterclockwise orientation reverses.

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