Mathematics Quiz on Parallelograms

What is a four-sided figure with two pairs of opposite sides parallel?

• Parallelogram

• Quadrilateral

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

Which of the following does NOT describe a parallelogram?

• Diagonals bisect each other

• Opposite angles are congruent

• Consecutive angles are supplementary

• The median is one - half the sum of the bases

Which of the following describes the two opposite angles of a parallelogram?

• Congruent

• Similar

• Complementary

• Supplementary

What quadrilateral has just one pair of parallel sides?

• Kite

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

• Trapezoid

Which of the following is true?

• Every square is a rectangle.

• Every rectangle is a square.

• Every rhombus is a rectangle.

• Every parallelogram is a rhombus.

ARTS is a quadrilateral where ∠A ≅ ∠R ≅ ∠T ≅ ∠S and AR ≅ TS, RT≅ AS. Which of the following is described by these statements?

• Parallelogram

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

• Square

Which of the following is true about the rectangle SURE?

• SR ≅ UE

• SR ⊥ UE

• ∠S ≅ ∠U ≅ ∠R ≅ ∠E

• SR and UE bisect each other

If STAR is a parallelogram whose diagonals intersect at point O, which of the following is true?

• ST ≅ RA , because opposite sides are parallel

• TO = OR and SO = OA, because diagonals bisect each other

• m∠TSR+m∠SRA=1800, because consecutive angles are supplementary

• ⊿STR ≅⊿RAT, because the diagonal bisects the parallelogram

The diagonals AC and BD of a rhombus ABCD intersect at E. If AE = 4x + 5 and CE = 6x - 7, how long is AC?

• 2

• 6

• 48

• 58

The rectangular garden EFGH is to be created. What is the perimeter if the measures of its sides are EF = 4x - 12, HG = 2x + 6, and FG = 2x?

• 40

• 48

• 80

• 84