Understanding Quadrilaterals: A Fifth Grade Math Quiz

What is a quadrilateral?

• A shape with three sides

• A shape with four sides and four angles

• A shape with five sides

• A shape with six sides

What does it mean if a shape is a polygon?

• It can have openings

• It is three-dimensional

• It has rounded edges

• It is a flat, two-dimensional shape with no rounded edges and is closed

What is a trapezoid?

• A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides

• A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides

• A quadrilateral with no parallel sides

• A quadrilateral with all sides equal

What makes a parallelogram different from a trapezoid?

• It has no parallel sides

• It has one pair of parallel sides

• It has all sides equal

• It has two pairs of parallel sides

What is a rhombus?

• A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides

• A quadrilateral with four right angles

• A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides and four congruent sides

• A quadrilateral with no parallel sides

What defines a rectangle?

• A quadrilateral with four congruent sides

• A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides

• A quadrilateral with no right angles

• A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides and four right angles

What is the most specific type of quadrilateral?

• Rhombus

• Rectangle

• Square

• Trapezoid

What characteristics does a square have?

• No parallel sides

• Four right angles, two pairs of parallel sides, and four congruent sides

• One pair of parallel sides

• Two pairs of parallel sides and four congruent sides

Can a square be considered a rectangle?

• Yes, because it has no parallel sides

• No, because it has congruent sides

• Yes, because it has four right angles

• No, because it has two pairs of parallel sides

Is a rhombus always a square?

• Yes, because it has two pairs of parallel sides

• No, because a square also requires four right angles

• Yes, because it has four congruent sides

• No, because it has no right angles