Quiz on Parallelograms

Which explanation about figures is correct?

• Only some rhombuses are parallelograms. Parallelograms have 2 pairs of parallel sides.

• All rhombuses are parallelograms. Parallelograms have 2 pairs of parallel sides.

• Only some rhombuses are parallelograms. Parallelograms have exactly 1 pair of parallel sides.

• All rhombuses are parallelograms. Parallelograms have exactly 1 pair of parallel sides.

Which quadrilaterals appear to be parallelograms? Select the three correct answers.

• Figure i

• figure ii

• figure iii

• figure iv

• figure vi

Which statement is true?

• All squares are parallelograms.

• All rhombuses are rectangles.

• All parallelograms are squares.

• All rectangles are rhombuses.

What is true of every rhombus that is also true of every parallelogram?

• A rhombus has right angles.

• A rhombus has all equal sides.

• A rhombus has no perpendicular lines.

• A rhombus has two pairs of parallel sides.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Which property is not a characteristic of every parallelogram?

• Opposite sides are parallel.

• Opposite sides are congruent.

• Opposite angles are congruent.

• All angles are acute.

All figures given are parallelograms EXCEPT for?

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Which of the following shapes are always parallelograms?

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A parallelogram has two consecutive angles, one of which is twice the size of the other. What is the measure of the smaller angle?

• 30 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 90 degrees

In a parallelogram, if one diagonal is perpendicular to a side, what type of parallelogram is it?

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

• Square

• Cannot be determined