Compare and Contrast Quadrilaterals

Which two figures can always be described as quadrilaterals with all sides congruent?

• square and rhombus
• square and rectangle
• rhombus and parallelogram
• rectangle and parallelogram

Which figure is NEVER a parallelogram?

• rhombus
• square
• triangle
• rectangle

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.

Which statement is true?

• A rhombus is never a square.
• A rhombus is always a square.
• A rhombus is never a rectangle.
• A rhombus is always a parallelogram.

Which statement is true about trapezoids?

• All trapezoids are quadrilaterals.
• All quadrilaterals are trapezoids.
• All trapezoids are rectangles.
• All trapezoids are squares.

All quadrilaterals have four sides.  Trapezoids are quadrilaterals, so all trapezoids have

• four sides.
• four right angles.
• four acute angles.
• two pairs of parallel sides.

Which name could be used to describe all parallelograms?

• quadrilateral
• rectangle
• regular
• square

Which figure does not represent a parallelogram?

• square
• rectangle
• rhombus
• triangle

Which statement best explains why a square is a rectangle?

• It is a quadrilateral with four right angles.
• It is similar to a rectangle.
• It is a parallelogram.
• It is a rhombus.

Which statement is not true?

• Every parallelogram is a rectangle.
• Every square is a parallelogram.
• Every square has two pairs of parallel sides.
• Every rectangle has four right angles.