Identify Special Parallelograms

What can you call this shape? Select all that apply

• Parallelogram

• Rhombus

• Rectangle

• Square

Answer explanation

A square fits all descriptions! Opposite parallel sides, 4 congruent sides, 4 right angles!

Is a rhombus a parallelogram?

• Yes!

• No!

Answer explanation

It is! A parallelogram only means that the opposite sides are parallel. All the rules that apply to parallelograms also apply to rhombuses

Classify the quadrilateral (give the most specific name)

• Parallelogram

• Square

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

Determine the property being used to solve the problem.

• Opposite SIDES are congruent

• Opposite ANGLES are congruent

• Consecutive angles are supplementary

• Diagonals bisect each other

Classify the quadrilateral (give the most specific name)

• Parallelogram

• Square

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

Classify the quadrilateral (give the most specific name)

• Parallelogram

• Square

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

Which quadrilateral is also considered a rhombus, rectangle, and parallelogram?

• Trapezoid

• Triangle

• Square

• Hexagon

All rectangles are parallelograms. 

• True

• False

• rectangle
• square
• rhombus
• trapezoid

Which statement is true?

• A rhombus is never a square.

• A rhombus is always a square.

• A rhombus is never a rectangle.

• A rhombus is always a parallelogram.