Characteristics of Quadrilaterals

What quadrilaterals has 2 pairs of parallel lines; 4 sides have equal length; 4 right angles?

• rectangle

• rhombus

• square

What shape is this?

• Square

• Parallelogram

• Trapezoid

• Rhombus

What shape is this?

• Square

• Parallelogram

• Trapezoid

• Rhombus

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with exactly ONE set of parallel sides. 

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which describes a rhombus?

• has all right angles

• has all acute angles

• has all equal sides

• has all obtuse angles

What shape is this?

• Rectangle

• Square

• Rhombus

• Trapezoid

Which figure completes this statement based on its characteristics....
polygon > quadrilateral>parallelogram> _______________

• kite

• square

• trapezoid

• traingle

A rhombus has these characteristics:

-opposite sides are parallel

-all four sides are the same length

Based on this information, which statement must be true?

• Every square must have these same characteristics

• Every rectangle must have these same characteristics

• Every quadrilateral must have these same characteristics

• Every parallelogram must have these same characteristics

Samantha states that a parallelogram is always a rhombus. Is she correct?

• Yes, because a parallelogram has opposite angles that are equal in size.

• Yes, because a parallelogram has opposite sides that are equal in length.

• No, because a parallelogram does not have opposite sides that are equal.

• No, because a parallelogram does not always have 4 equal sides.

Into which category can a trapezoid be placed?

• parallelogram

• quadrilateral

• rectangle

• rhombus