Describing and Classifying Quadrilaterals

Jacob draws a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides. Which of the following shapes could NOT be Jacob's shape?

• rhombus

• square

• trapezoid

• rectangle

A ___________ is a quadrilateral with two sets or parallel sides and 4 congruent (equal) sides. 

• trapezoid

• rhombus

• parallelogram

• rectangle

Which describes a rhombus?

• has all right angles

• has all acute angles

• has all equal sides

• has all obtuse angles

Which quadrilateral cannot be called a parallelogram?

• Square

• Trapezoid

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

Which quadrilateral has only one set of parallel sides?

• Rhombus

• Rectangle

• Square

• Trapezoid

Colton drew a parallelogram with four sides of equal length and two pairs of equal angles. What shape did he draw?

• kite

• rectangle

• square

• trapezoid

A _______________ is a quadrilateral with two sets of parallel sides.

• trapezoid

• parallelogram

• kite

• triangle

Classify this quadrilateral in as many ways as possible.

• quadrilateral, parallelogram, rhombus, square

• quadrilateral, parallelogram

• quadrilateral, rhombus

• quadrilateral, parallelogram, rhombus

What quadrilateral has two sets of parallel sides?

• triangle

• rhombus

• trapezoid

• hexagon

A square can also be called a rectangle and a rhombus.

• True

• False