Classifying Types of Quadrilaterals

Which is the most specific name that can be used to describe all three shapes?

• Parallelogram

• Rhombus

• Quadrilateral

• Square

A is a type of B. B is a type of C. Cis a parallelogram. what could A be?

• Square

• Trapezoid

• Rhombus

• Quadrilateral

Tia is making this Venn Diagram to describe kinds of quadrilaterals. Which figure belongs in the region where the two circles overlap?

• Parallelogram

• Square

• Trapezoid

• Triangle

Sydney made this graphic organizer. Is it correct?

• Yes, because rhombuses, squares and parallelograms are types of rectangles.

• Yes, because each figure has one more side that the one above it.

• No, because rhombuses are not considered to be quadilaterals

• No, because rhombuses, rectangles, and squares are types of parallelograms

What shape is this?

• Kite

• Square

• Trapezoid

• Box

What shape is this?

• Square

• Parallelogram

• Trapezoid

• Rhombus

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

• trapezoid

• parallelogram

• kite

• triangle

My shape is a quadrilateral. It has two sets of parallel lines. It does not have any right angles, but it does have equal sides. Which one is my shape?

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What do a rhombus and a rectangle have in common?

• they are both parallelograms

• they always have four right angles

• they are not polygons

• they have five sides

A ___________ is a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides and 4 congruent sides.

• trapezoid

• rhombus

• parallelogram

• rectangle