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Classifying Quadrilaterals

Students should be able to:

  • classify and describe quadrilaterals by using their properties; e.g. perpendicular/parallel sides, congruent angles/sides.

What is a quadrilateral?

A quadrilateral is a four-sided shape with four angles.



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rhombus

Looking for Right Angles

All of the angles inside a quadrilateral add up to 360 degrees. Some quadrilaterals have angles that are all congruent, or equal in size (squares and rectangles); others have opposite angles congruent (parallelograms); and still others have no congruent angles. To classify quadrilaterals properly, you must be able to see what kind of angles are inside them.


Drag the quadrilaterals to the correct box below.

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quadrilaterals

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Finding Parallel Sides

Quadrilaterals have four sides that intersect at four vertices. On some quadrilaterals the sides opposite each other are parallel to each other. To classify quadrilaterals properly, you must be able to see which ones have sides that are parallel to each other.


Drag the quadrilaterals to the correct box below. Scroll down to check your answer.

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Congruent Sides

Quadrilaterals have four sides. On some quadrilaterals all four sides are congruent, or the same length. Other quadrilaterals have opposite sides congruent while still others have no side congruent.


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obtuse angle

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