Parallelogram Introduction

A quadrilateral that has two pairs of opposite sides parallel and equal in length

• Parallelogram

• Pentagon

• Hexagon

• Trapezoid

Name this shape

• Pentagon

• Hexagon

• Parallelogram

• Trapezoid

Name this shape

• Trapezoid

• Rhombus

• Square

• Rectangle

Name this quadrilateral.

• Rectangle

• Parallelogram

• Square

• Kite

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Are all of these shapes parallelograms?

• Yes

• No, but some are

• No, none of them are

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which figures appear to be parallelograms? Select TWO correct answers. (This is a STAAR question)

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Mr. G. gave his class several figures and asked them to pick the parallelogram. Which figure should they select?

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Which of the following shapes are always parallelograms?

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