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What Are Quadrilaterals?

Goal:

Goal:

Think About It!

Goal: Identify quadrilaterals.

What makes one shape different from another? Different shapes have different attributes, or things about them that can help you identify them. For example, you can tell a shape is a square if all its sides are the same length. Having four sides of equal length is an attribute of squares.

square 2 inches

Quadrilaterals are also two-dimensional shapes. The word quad means four, and the word lateral means side. As their name shows, quadrilaterals have 4 sides.


Here are some examples of quadrilaterals. Click the arrow next to each shape to see another shape.

Square
3b
3c
3d
Rhombus
Kite

All the shapes above have other names, but they are also quadrilaterals. Why? Because they all have 4 sides!


Mismatch

Which of these shapes is NOT a quadrilateral? Click that shape.

Sorry, that is not correct. The correct answer is C. A triangle has only 3 sides, so it is not a quadrilateral.

Sorry, that is not correct. The correct answer is C. A triangle has only 3 sides, so it is not a quadrilateral.

C – Correct! A triangle has only 3 sides, so it is not a quadrilateral.

Sorry, that is not correct. The correct answer is C. A triangle has only 3 sides, so it is not a quadrilateral.

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