Mirror and Water Image Questions with Solutions

Mirror and water image questions test your ability to visualise reflections. A mirror image is the reflection of a figure, word or number in a vertical mirror placed beside it, so left and right are swapped while top and bottom stay the same. A water image is the reflection in water below the object, so top and bottom are swapped while left and right stay the same. Questions ask you to find the correct mirror or water image of a word, number, clock or figure. For letters, remember that some letters look the same in a vertical mirror (A, H, I, M, O, T, U, V, W, X, Y) and some look the same in a water reflection (B, C, D, E, H, I, K, O, X). For clock questions, the time shown in a mirror is 11:60 minus the actual time. A quick sketch is the most reliable method for complex figures. Practise the mirror and water image questions below. Each solution includes a reflection diagram.