Classifying Two-Dimensional Shapes

Jan used 3 rhombuses to make a new shape. What did she make?

• square

• hexagon

• rhombus

• octagon

Which description best represents this group?

• Polygons with perpendicular and parallel lines

• Polygons with perpendicular lines only

• Polygons with acute and obtuse angles

• Polygons with obtuse angles only

Landry drew a flag with exactly one pair of perpendicular sides. Which of these could be the shape of the flag?

• Right triangle

• Acute triangle

• Rectangle

• Square

Look at the figure. What is the classification of the figure?

• Rectangle

• Trapezoid

• Quadrilateral

• Rhombus

Which figure cannot have parallel line segments?

• Square

• Pentgon

• Triangle 

• Trapezoid

Jonathan has 2 long straws ofequal length and 2 short straws ofequal length. What two quadrilateralscan he make with the 4 straws?

• He can make a rhombus and a square.

• He can make a trapezoid and a rectangle.

• He can make a square and a trapezoid.

• He can make a rectangle and a parallelogram.

The figures share a characteristic. Which statement best describes these figures?

• They are all trapezoids.

• They are all rectangles.

• They are all squares.

• They are all quadrilaterals.

Ruth sorted polygons into groups. The polygons shown belong in the same group.

• Polygons with perpendicular and parallel lines

• Polygons with perpendicular lines only

• Polygons with acute and obtuse angles

• Polygons with obtuse angles only

Kate built a garden box with 4 sides.  It has two sets of parallel sides.  Which of the following shapes could her garden NOT be?

• rectangle

• trapezoid

• square

• parallelogram

Which statement about the shape is true?

• All sides are equidistant

• It has 2 sets of parallel sides

• It has 2 obtuse angles and 3 acute angles

• It has all obtuse angles