Parallel Lines

One of the fourth grade students draws a shape with exactly one pair of parallel sides. Which shape did the student draw?

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Which figure appears to show two parallel lines?

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Which statement best classifies the figure below?

• The figure has opposite sides that are perpendicular and angles that

  measure 180°.

• The figure has opposite sides that are perpendicular and angles that measure 90°.

• The figure has opposite sides that are parallel and angles that measure 90°.

• The figure has opposite sides that are parallel and angles that measure 45°.

Which of the following quadrilaterals has exactly one pair of parallel sides?

• trapezoid

• rhombus

• square

• rectangle

How can you draw parallel lines?

• By making two lines meet at a point

• By drawing two lines that curve away from each other

• By using a ruler to draw two lines the same distance apart along their entire length

• By drawing two lines that cross each other

Which of the following describes parallel lines?

• Lines that cross each other

• Lines that never meet, no matter how far they are extended

• Lines that meet at a right angle

• Lines that curve away from each other

What tool can help you draw parallel lines?

• Compass

• Ruler

• Protractor

• Triangle

Look at the following pairs of lines. Which pair is parallel?

• Lines that intersect

• Lines that form a "T" shape

• Lines that do not touch or intersect, even if extended

• Lines that form an "X" shape

If two lines are parallel, what can you say about their direction?

• They go in opposite directions

• They curve away from each other

• They go in the same direction and never cross

• They cross each other

What is this figure?

• parallel lines

• perpendicular lines

• intersecting lines

• triangular lines