Polygon Facts and Parallelograms

Classify the quadrilateral in as many ways as possible.

• quadrilateral, parallelogram

• rectangle

• quadrilateral,parallelogram, rectangle

• quadrilateral,parallelogram, rectangle, square

Jacob draws a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.   Which of the following shapes could NOT be Jacob's shape?

• rhombus

• square

• trapezoid

• rectangle

What's the difference between a rectangle and a parallelogram? 

• A rectangle has right angles. 

• A parallelogram has right angles. 

• They are both identical. 

Joe sorted shapes into two groups as shown in the picture. Which rule did he use to place shapes into Group 1?

• polygons with at least 1 right angle

• polygons with 5 sides

• polygons with equal sides

• polygons with at least 1 pair of parallel sides

Has 2 pairs of parallel sides.

• Trapezoid

• Triangle

• Parallelogram

• Rhombus

A parallelogram is a (a)   with two pairs of opposite parallel sides. The parallelograms include a ​ (b)   ,​ (c)   ​and (d)  

• quadrilateral

• square

• rhombus

• rectangle

Which of these figures are parallelograms?

• Only 7  and 8

• Only 5

• All of them

Which one of these is a parallelogram?

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Is this shape a parallelogram?

• Yes

• No

Solve for the variables.

• x=15, y=9

• x=9, y=15