Properties of All Parallelograms

A parallelogram has both pairs of opposite sides ____________.

• Parallel

• Congruent

• Parallel and Congruent

A parallelogram has both pairs of opposite angles _____________.

• Congruent

• Complementary

• Supplementary

Consecutive angles of a parallelogram are ________________.

• Congruent

• Supplementary

• Complementary

TRUE OR FALSE:

Squares, rhombuses, and rectangles are considered parallelograms.

• True

• False

• A

• B

• C

• D

In order to show that a figure is a rectangle, you first have to prove it is a ....

• Square

• Parallelogram

• Quadrilateral

• Rhombus

In order to show that a figure is a rhombus, you first need to prove it is a ...

• Quadrilateral

• Square

• Rectangle

• Parallelogram

The lengths of the diagonals are congruent.

• Parallelograms

• Rhombuses

• Rectangles

• Squares

A parallelogram is always a rectangle.

• True

• False

In order to show a figure is a square, you need to show it is a ...

• Rhombus

• Rectangle

• Parallelogram

• Parallelogram, Rhombus AND Rectangle