QUADRILATERALS

Definitions

100

A quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides and 2 pairs of equal sides.

Parallelogram

200

A quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides, 4 equal sides, and 4 right angles.

Square

300

A quadrilateral with 1 pair of parallel sides, 1 pair of equal sides, and no right angles

Trapezoid

400

A quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides, 2 pairs of equal sides, and 4 right angles

Rectangle

500

A quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides and 4 equal sides, but no right angles

Rhombus

True/False

100

A rectangle is always a square.

False - not all rectangles have 4 equal sides.

200

A square is always a rectangle.

True - squares and rectangles have 4 right angles, 2 pairs of parallel sides, and 2 pairs of equal sides.

300

A square is always a rhombus.

True - Both have 4 equal sides and 2 pairs of parallel sides.

400

A rhombus is always a square.

False - a rhombus does not always have 4 right angles.

500

A rhombus is always a parallelogram.

True - a rhombus has 2 pairs of parallel sides and 2 pairs of equal sides.

Name that Quadrilateral

100

Any rectangle with all sides the same length.

Square

200

One side of a parallelogram is 5 inches and another side is 8 inches. What are the lengths of the other sides?

5 inches and 8 inches

300

Any rhombus with 4 right angles.

Square

400

Any parallelogram with 4 right angles.

Square and Rectangle

500

Any quadrilateral with opposite sides that are the same length.

Parallelogram, Rhombus, Rectangle, Square

Mix it up!

100

Which statement is true? A) A trapezoid has 2 pairs of parallel sides. B) A parallelogram has 2 pairs of parallel sides. C) A Square has only 2 right angles. D) A rectangle has only 5 sides.

B) A parallelogram has 2 pairs of parallel sides.

200

True or False: A rectangle is always a parallelogram.

True - parallelograms and rectangles have 2 pairs of parallel sides and 2 pairs of equal sides.

300

True or False: A parallelogram is always a rectangle.

False - not all parallelograms have right angles.

400

True or False: A parallelogram is always a rhombus.

False - a parallelogram does always have 4 equal sides.

500

Can you make a trapezoid with all sides the same length?

No, trapezoids have only 1 pair of equal sides.