Exploring Quadrilaterals for 3rd Graders

What are the two essential characteristics of polygons?

• Always have right angles

• Curved sides and open figures

• Straight sides and closed figures

• Only triangles and squares

What is a key feature of parallel lines?

• They intersect at right angles

• They eventually meet

• They are always horizontal

• They never intersect

What shape has four right angles and four sides of equal length?

• Parallelogram

• Trapezoid

• Square

• Rectangle

Which quadrilateral has four right angles but sides of different lengths?

• Rectangle

• Square

• Trapezoid

• Rhombus

Which statement is true for both squares and rectangles?

• They have only one set of parallel sides

• They have no right angles

• They have two sets of parallel sides

• All sides are of equal length

What distinguishes a parallelogram from a rectangle?

• It has no right angles

• It cannot have parallel sides

• All sides are of equal length

• It has only one set of parallel sides

Which quadrilateral has sides of equal length but no right angles?

• Rectangle

• Square

• Rhombus

• Trapezoid

What makes a rhombus different from a square?

• It has only one set of parallel sides

• It has sides of different lengths

• It does not have any right angles

• It has four right angles

How many sets of parallel sides does a trapezoid have?

• One

• Two

• None

• Three

Which quadrilateral is defined by having only one set of parallel sides?

• Square

• Trapezoid

• Rectangle

• Parallelogram