UNDERSTANDING ELEMENTARY SHAPES

Name that shape. 

• square
• square
  rhombus
• quadrilateral
  parallelogram
  rhombus
• quadrilateral
  parallelogram
  square

Name that shape. 

• quadrilateral, parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, square
• square
• quadrilateral, parallelogram, square
• quadrilateral, parallelogram, rhombus, square

Name that shape.

• quadrilateral, rectangle
• quadrilateral, rectangle, square
• quadrilateral, parallelogram, rectangle
• quadrilateral, parallelogram, rectangle, square

Name that shape.

• quadrilateral, rectangle
• quadrilateral, rectangle, square
• quadrilateral, parallelogram, rectangle
• quadrilateral, parallelogram, rectangle, square

A __________________ is always a rhombus, but a rhombus is not always a _______________. 

• rhombus
• parallelogram
• square
• rectangle

If a quadrilateral has 4 equal sides, then it is a square. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

If a shape is a square, then it is also a rectangle and a rhombus.

• TRUE
• FALSE

A __________________ is a quadrilateral with two sets of parallel sides and 4 right angles

• trapezoid
• parallelogram
• rectangle
• square

Kate built a garden box with 4 sides.  It has two sets of parallel sides.  Which of the following shapes could her garden NOT be?

• rectangle
• trapezoid
• square
• parallelogram

Which statement explains why a rectangle is a parallelogram?

• They both are rhombuses.
• They are both quadrilaterals.
• They both have two pairs of parallel sides.
• They are both quadrilaterals with four right angles.