Classifying Quadrilaterals

Which of these attributes describes a rectangle? (check all that apply)

• has 2 pairs of parallel sides

• is a quadrilateral

• has 4 right angles

• is a polygon

• has all congruent sides

Which of these attributes describes a trapezoid? (check all that apply)

• has 2 pairs of parallel sides

• is a quadrilateral

• has 1 pair of parallel sides

• is a polygon

• has opposite sides that are congruent

A square can be a rhombus

• True

• False

Which quadrilateral has all right angles and all sides the same length?

• Parallelogram

• Rhombus

• Square

• Trapeziod

Which quadrilateral cannot be called a parallelogram?

• Square

• Trapezoid

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

How are a trapezoid and a rhombus alike?

• Both are parallelograms

• Both are quadrilaterals

• Both have four equal sides

• Both have only one pair of parallel sides

A ___________ is a quadrilateral with two sets or parallel sides and 4 congruent (equal) sides. 

• trapezoid

• rhombus

• parallelogram

• rectangle

A rectangle can also be called a _____________

• Parallelogram

• Square

• Rhombus

• Circle

A square can be a rhombus.

• True

• False

Name this quadrilateral, using its most specific name.

• square

• rhombus

• trapezoid

• rectangle