Rectangle and Square Properties

Which of these shapes has 4 equal sides?

• Square only

• Rectangle only

• Both the square and rectangle

• None of the shapes

Which of these shapes has opposite sides that are equal, but not all the sides are equal?

• Square only

• Rectangle only

• Both the square and rectangle

• None of the shapes

Which of these shapes has 4 right angles?

• Square only

• Rectangle only

• Both the square and rectangle

• None of the shapes

In this square, AB = ______. (click on the picture to enlarge)

• AB = BC = CD = AD

• AB = BC only. The rest of the lines are not equal.

• AB = BC = CD only. AD is not equal

• AD is not equal to any of the lines

In this rectangle, JK = ______. (click on the picture to enlarge)

• JK = KL = LM = MJ

• JK = ML

• JK = KL

• JK = JM

In this square, which of the following are pairs of PERPENDICULAR lines? Select ALL the correct answers.

• BC and AD

• AB and CD

• AB and CB

• AD and DC

In this square, which of the following are pairs of PARALLEL lines? Select ALL the correct answers.

• CB and AD

• BA and CD

• BA and CB

• DA and DC

In this rectangle, which of the following are pairs of PERPENDICULAR lines? Select ALL the correct answers.

• JK and LM

• JK and KL

• JM and LM

• ML and LK

In this rectangle, which of the following are pairs of PARALLEL lines? Select ALL the correct answers.

• LM and KJ

• ML and KL

• JM and KL

• JK and JM

What is the key difference between a square and a rectangle?

• A square has 4 right angles but a rectangle does not.

• A square has 4 equal sides but a rectangle has no equal sides.

• A square has 4 equal sides but for a rectangle, only the opposite sides are equal.

• A square has 4 pairs of perpendicular lines but a rectangle only has 2 pairs of perpendicular lines.