Understanding Quadrilateral Hierarchies

What is the most general category in a hierarchy of animal species?

• Labrador Retrievers

• Mammals

• Dogs

• Animals

Which shape is a type of both rectangle and rhombus?

• Kite

• Parallelogram

• Square

• Trapezoid

What property do both rectangles and rhombuses share?

• All sides are equal

• At least one pair of parallel sides

• Two pairs of parallel sides

• Four right angles

Which shape is not a kite because it does not have adjacent sides equal?

• Rhombus

• Parallelogram

• Rectangle

• Square

Where does a parallelogram fit in the hierarchy of quadrilaterals?

• Below rhombus

• Between trapezoid and rectangle

• Above trapezoid

• Above rectangle