Classifying Quadrilaterals

Quadrilaterals

A 4 sided polygon with 4 angles equaling 360 degrees

Rectangle

• Two pairs of parallel sides (Parallelogram)

• 4 right (90^o) angles

• Opposite sides are equal

• Opposite angles are equal

Multiple Choice

A rectangle always has four right angles.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A rectangle is a quadrilateral with opposite sides congruent, opposite sides parallel and four right angles.

• True

• False

Square

• Two pairs of parallel sides (Parallelogram)

• 4 right (90^o) angles

• Opposite angles are equal

• All 4 sides are equal (congruent)

Multiple Choice

A square is a parallelogram with four congruent sides and with four right angles.

• True

• False

Trapezoid

• Only ONE pair of parallel sides (NOT a Parallelogram)

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• null

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Multiple Choice

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.

• True

• False

Rhombus

• Two pairs of parallel sides (Parallelogram)

• Opposite angles are equal

• All 4 sides are equal (congruent)

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Multiple Choice

A rhombus is a parallelogram with four congruent sides and one set of parallel sides.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Look carefully at the symbols and find all of these shape's possible names. Remember the quadrilateral tree to help!

• quadrilateral

• rhombus

• square

• rectangle

• parallelogram

Parallelogram

• It has two pairs of parallel sides

• Opposite sides and angles are congruent (equal)

Multiple Choice

Quadrilaterals and parallelograms are the same thing.

• True

• False

How to use this tree:

• Best name of shape

• Always, sometimes, never - go up for ALWAYS, go down for SOMETIMES

• Select ALL questions- begin at bottom and go up.

Multiple Choice

Look carefully at the symbols to determine the best name for this shape

• trapezoid

• parallelogram

• rectangle

• rhombus

• square

Multiple Choice

Look carefully at the symbols to determine the best name for this shape

• trapezoid

• parallelogram

• rectangle

• rhombus

• square

Multiple Select

Select all the quadrilateral(s) with opposite angles congruent and opposite sides congruent.

• parallelogram

• rectangle

• rhombus

• trapezoid

• square

Multiple Choice

Squares are rectangles?

• always

• sometimes

• never

Multiple Choice

Parallelograms are rhombi?

• always

• sometimes

• never

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows some relationships among shapes. Which of the shapes below should be classified under trapezoid?