Quadrilateral and Attributes

What is the name of a shape that is NOT a parallelogram but is a quadrilateral?

• rectangle

• rhombus

• trapezoid

• square

What attributes do all four polygons have?

• 4 sides

• at least 1 right angle

• all of the angles measure the same

• at least 1 pair of opposite sides that never cross

• 4 sides of the same length

What is the name of this polygon?

• parallelogram

• square

• trapezoid

• rhombus

Which attributes does this polygon contain?

• 2 pairs of parallel lines

• 4 right angles

• 4 angles

• 4 equal sides

• 1 pair of parallel lines

True or False: A RECTANGLE can be a SQUARE.

• True

• False

What are some attributes (characteristics) of a square?

• It has 4 sides.

• It has 4 right angles.

• It has 2 sets of parallel sides (a parallelogram).

• It is a quadrilateral.

• It has a curved side.

What are attributes (characteristics) of a rectangle?

• It has 4 right angles.

• It has 2 sets of parallel sides (a parallelogram).

• It has an acute angle.

• It is a quadrilateral.

What are some attributes of this parallelogram?

• It has 2 sets of parallel sides (a parallelogram).

• It is a quadrilateral.

• It has 4 angles.

• It is a rectangle.

What are attributes (characteristics) we can use to describe polygons?

• They are closed.

• They have many angles.

• They have many sides.

• They only have straight sides.

• They are 2-dimensional.

What are some attributes of a trapezoid?

• It has 4 right angles.

• It only has 1 set of parallel sides.

• It is a quadrilateral.

• It has 2 sets of parallel sides (a parallelogram).