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MATH 4

3RD GRADING PERIOD


Relationships of Quadrilaterals to Triangles and Other Quadrilaterals

I. Choose and encircle the letter of the correct answer.


1. Which describes a triangle?
a. 2-sided polygon b. 3-sided polygon c. 4-sided polygon
2. Which describes a quadrilateral?
a. 4-sided polygon b. 3-sided polygon c. 2-sided polygon
3. What figures are formed when a diagonal is drawn in a quadrilateral?
a. triangles b. squares c. parallelograms
4. Which is TRUE about the sides of a parallelogram?
a. 1 pair of sides are parallel and equal
b. 2 pairs of sides are parallel and equal
c. 4 sides are equal
5. If two diagonals are drawn in a rhombus or in a square, which of the following will be formed?
a. 2 triangles of the same size
b. 2 pairs of triangles of the same size
c. 4 triangles of the same size
6. Which of the following describes the sides of a square or of a rhombus?
a. no sides are equal
b. two sides are equal
c. all sides are equal3
7. Which quadrilateral will have different sizes of triangles if a diagonal is drawn connecting its
opposite corners?
a. rectangle b. square c. trapezoid
8. How do a triangle and a parallelogram differ?
a. They differ in the number of angles only.
b. They differ in the number of sides only.
c. They differ in the number of sides and angles.
9. Which quadrilateral has only one pair of parallel sides?
a. parallelogram b. trapezoid c. rhombus
10. Which figure cannot be a trapezoid?
a. parallelogram b. quadrilateral c. polygon

II. Match the figure in Column B that when combined with the figure in Column A will
form a parallelogram. Write letter before the number.
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct answers from the box. Write your answer on the
lines.
equal quadrilateral opposite triangles
diagonal letters rectangle angles
three four trapezoid sides

1. A __________ is a 4-sided polygon.

2. If a diagonal is drawn connecting the two opposite corners of a parallelogram, 2 __________


are formed.

3. Triangle is a polygon with ____ sides.

4. The triangles formed by drawing a diagonal in a parallelogram have ___________ sizes.

5. Different sizes of triangles will be formed when a diagonal is drawn connecting two opposite
corners of a ____________.

6. If two diagonals are drawn connecting the opposite corners of a rectangle, the two _________
triangles formed are of equal size.

7. If we will divide a parallelogram into two triangles of the same size, we have to draw a
_________ connecting the two opposite corners.

8. If two diagonals are drawn in parallelograms with ______ equal sides, four triangles of the
same size are formed.

9. Parallelograms and triangles are named using the __________ in their corners.

10. Parallelogram and triangle differ in the number of _______ and ______.

IV. Choose and encircle letter the correct answer.

1. Which describes a quadrilateral?


a. 4-sided polygon b. 3-sided polygon c. 2-sided polygon

2. Is a square a parallelogram? ____ Yes ____ No

3. Is a rectangle a parallelogram? ____ Yes ____ No

4. Is a rhombus a parallelogram? ____ Yes ____ No

6. Is a trapezoid a parallelogram? ____ Yes ____ No


7.

V. Identify and check the parallelograms.


VI. Identify the quadrilateral with the given properties. Select the answer from the
box.
rhombus rectangle trapezoid
square parallelogram quadrilateral
1. I have 2 pairs of parallel sides. All my sides are equal. My four corners form right angles. I am
both a rectangle and a rhombus.

2. My sides are all equal. My opposite sides are parallel. My opposite angles are congruent.

3. I am a 4-sided polygon.

4. My opposite sides are equal. I have four right angles.

5. I am a 4-sided polygon with 2 pairs of parallel sides.

VII. Encircle letter of the correct answer.


1. Which best describes a quadrilateral?
a. 2-sided polygon b. 3-sided polygon c. 4-sided polygon

2. Why is a square a rhombus?


a. It has 4 equal sides.
b. It has two pairs of parallel sides.
c. It has two pairs of parallel sides and 4 equal sides.

3. What property makes a square a rectangle?


a. It has 4 equal sides.
b. It has 4 right angles.
c. It has two pairs of parallel sides and 4 right angles.

4. What property makes a rhombus a parallelogram?


a. It has 4 right angles.
b. It has only 1 pair of parallel sides.
c. It has 2 pairs of parallel sides.

5. Why is a trapezoid not a parallelogram?


a. It has 4 right angles.
b. It has only 1 pair of parallel sides.
c. It has 2 pairs of parallel sides.
II. Explain how the following quadrilaterals are related. Write your answer at the back of paper.
1. square and rectangle 4. rhombus and parallelogram
2. square and rhombus 5. trapezoid and parallelogram
3. quadrilaterals and parallelogram

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