Identify Parallelograms and Trapezoids

Bob says that the red shape is a trapezoid. Mary says that these are both trapezoids. Who is correct?

• Mary, because both are quadrilaterals and have one pair of parallel lines.

• Bob, because only the first shape has slanted lines and looks like a trapezoid.

Name the following shape:

• Parallelogram

• Trapezoid

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

Select all the true statements about the shape above.

• It is a quadrilateral.

• It has 4 right angles.

• It has two sets of parallel lines.

• It is a parallelogram.

• It has equal sides.

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

• trapezoid

• parallelogram

• triangle

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• B

• C

• D

• E

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Which figures appear to be parallelograms? Select TWO correct answers. (This is a STAAR question)

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A parallelogram is the same as a trapezoid.

• true

• false

Which figures are parallelograms?

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Name that shape.

• quadrilateral, parallelogram

• quadrilateral

• quadrilateral, kite.

• quadrilateral, trapezoid