Properties of Shapes

Which shape has exactly one pair of parallel sides?

• rhombus

• rectanngle

• parallelogram

• trapezoid

A square is ______________ a rhombus.

• sometimes

• always

• never

What is the difference between a square and a rectangle?

• A rectangle has equal sides and a square does not.

• A square has congruent sides and a rectangle does not.

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

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

Select all the properties that both rectangles and parallelograms always have?

• 2 sets of parallel sides

• 4 right angles

• Opposite Sides are Equal Lengths

• 4 Congruent Sides

• 5 sides

Which shape has 6 square faces, 12 edges, and 8 vertices ?

• cube

• square pyramid

• rectangular prism

• cone

Number of vertices in a cube

• 8

• 12

• 10

Select all the shapes with that always have equal side lengths.

• rectangle

• rhombus

• trapezoid

• parallelogram

• square

What kinds of shapes are always rectangles?

• trapezoids

• squares

• parallelograms

• quadrilaterals

Which term best describes the picture?

• acute obtuse triangle

• acute isosceles triangle

• obtuse equilateral triangle

• acute equilateral triangle

My friend drew a shape and said that it was a square. The teacher said that it is not a square. How can my friend check to see if her shape is a square?

• She can check to see if the shape has 2 pairs of parallel lines.

• She can check to see if the shape has 2 acute angles and 2 obtuse angles.

• She can check to see if the shape has 4 equal sides.

• She can check to see if the shape has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles.