Classifying Different Types of Quadrilaterals

What is a necessary feature of a trapezoid?

• One set of parallel edges

• All sides are congruent

• Two sets of parallel edges

• All angles are right angles

What makes a trapezoid isosceles?

• Two sets of congruent sides

• One set of congruent edges

• All sides are congruent

• Opposite angles are congruent

What are the characteristics of a parallelogram?

• All sides are congruent

• Two sets of congruent angles

• All angles are right angles

• Two sets of parallel edges

How do rectangles differ from parallelograms?

• All angles in a rectangle are right angles

• Rectangles have congruent diagonals

• Rectangles have one set of parallel edges

• Rectangles have two sets of congruent sides

How can you identify a parallelogram?

• By its circular shape

• By its equal angles

• By its two sets of parallel edges

• By its congruent diagonals

What makes a quadrilateral a rectangle?

• Having one set of parallel sides

• Having congruent sides

• Having four right angles

• Having congruent diagonals

What defines a square?

• Two sets of parallel edges

• All sides and angles are congruent

• One set of congruent sides

• All angles are acute

Which statement is true for a rhombus?

• All angles are right angles

• Opposite angles are congruent

• All sides are congruent

• Two sets of parallel sides

Which characteristic is common to both squares and rhombuses?

• Two sets of parallel sides

• Two sets of congruent angles

• All sides are congruent

• Four right angles

What is a unique feature of kites among quadrilaterals?

• All sides are congruent

• One set of parallel sides

• Two sets of consecutive congruent sides

• All angles are right angles