Classifying Quadrilaterals

Your knowledge of quadrilaterals can help you solve many problems that you will encounter in this course and even outside a school setting. You have to know the properties of each type of quadrilateral, not just be able to identify them on sight. Use the activity below to practice matching different quadrilaterals with their defining characteristics.

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Select the quadrilateral that has this property.

This quadrilateral contains two sides that are parallel and two sides that are not parallel.

trapezoid

kite

rectangle

Only one of the quadrilaterals has both a set of parallel sides and a set of not parallel sides.

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Select the quadrilateral that has this property.

This quadrilateral contains four right angles, and only two of its sides are the same length.

trapezoid

rectangle

square

Only one shape includes both of the properties described.

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Select the quadrilateral that has this property.

This quadrilateral is a special type of rhombus and also a parallelogram.

kite

square

trapezoid

Only one shape is also two other special quadrilaterals.

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Select the quadrilateral that has this property.

In this quadrilateral, adjacent sides are equal lengths.

parallelogram

rectangle

kite

Two of the answer choices don't have this restriction on side length.

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Select the quadrilateral that has this property.

This quadrilateral is similar to a rectangle, but its interior angles cannot equal 90°.

square

parallelogram

kite

One of these quadrilaterals must include 90°, and the other one may include 90° angles.

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Select the quadrilateral that has this property.

This quadrilateral is similar to a square but has no right angles.

rectangle

parallelogram

rhombus

This quadrilateral is like a square but more slanted.

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Can you classify these quadrilaterals?

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