Types of Polygons
Traits of a Polygon
Vocabulary
True or False
Miscellaneous
100

Three sided figure

triangle

100

True or false. Polygons all have four sides.

False.

100

right

100

All quadrilaterals are parallelograms

False

100

Ms. Kranyik shaded 1/3 of the shape. How many parts did she shade?

4 parts

200

Four sided figure

Quadrilateral

200

True or false. Polygons are three dimensional

False

200


acute

200

All squares are rectangles 

True

200

What fraction of the hexagon is shaded?

2/6 or 1/3

300

Five sided figure

Pentagon
300

True or false. Polygons are closed figures.

True

300


parallel lines

300

All trapezoids are quadrilaterals 

True
300

What has eight sides and eight angles? 

octagon

400

Eight sided figure

Octogon

400

True or false. Polygons have at least three verticies

True

400


Angle that is greater than 90 degrees

400

Open shapes are never polygons

True

400

I have six sides and six angles. What am I?

hexagon

500

Ten sided figure

Decagon
500

Why is a circle not a polygon?

No sides and curved
500


closed

500

A polygon must start and stop at the same endpoint

true
500

What has ten sides and ten angles? 

decagon

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