Classifying of Polygons

Patrice drew a polygon with four right angles and four equal sides.

What is the most specific figure that Patrice drew?

• circle

• trapezoid

• triangle

• square

Mr. Roper sorted shapes into three groups. He then asked students to describe each group based on the shapes inside it. What description should the students have used for Group B?

• Quadrilaterals

• Only parallel sides

• Only perpendicular sides

• Both parallel and perpendicular sides

Identify ALL of the correct names for the geometric figure. There may be more than one.

• polygon, quadrangle, parallelogram, rhombus

• polygon

• polygon, quadrangle, parallelogram, rectangle

• polygon, quadrangle

Jim made a picture using a quadrilateral that has 2 pairs of parallel lines. All its sides have the same length, but it does not have right angles. Which figure did he draw?

• trapezoid

• rhombus

• rectangle

• triangle

Classify this polygon

• Pentagon

• Hexagon

• Heptagon

• Octagon

Is this a polygon?

• Yes

• No

What is the best description of the polygon?

• equilateral

• equiangular

• regular

• neither

What are the possible names of this shape? (check all that apply)

• polygon

• quadrilateral

• rectangle

• trapezoid

• parallellogram

Which correctly describes a square?

• 4 right angles and 4 equal sides

• 4 unequal sides and 4 unequal angles

• 4 right angles and 2 different pairs of equal sides

• 4 equal sides and 2 different pairs of equal angles

What is the name of a shape with 6 sides?

• pentagon

• hexagon

• octagon

• decagon