Vocabulary Activity Special Quadrilaterals

Part 1
Directions: You were recently introduced to special types of quadrilaterals. In the diagram below, each group contains at least one example of a type of quadrilateral. The arrows show how these groups are related. Each shape is a special example of the shapes listed above it. Use the Vocabulary List to write the correct type of quadrilateral above each grouping. Vocabulary List: Trapezoid Rhombus Square Quadrilateral Rectangle Parallelogram Isosceles Trapezoid

Type:___________________

Type:_________________ __

Type:_________________
___________________

Type:______________

Type:_____________

Type:____________

Type :_________

What types of quadrilaterals do you see in this architecture? ___________________________________

Part 2 Directions: Using your text or any other source, put a check mark in the box if a quadrilateral always has the given property. After you have completed the table, use the area below the table to draw an example of each type of quadrilateral, using the appropriate markings for congruent sides, parallel sides, congruent angles, and right angles. Also, draw diagonals for each quadrilateral (these should be marked as well, if its appropriate). Property Both pairs of opposite sides are parallel Exactly one pair of opposite sides are parallel Diagonals are perpendicular Diagonals are congruent Both pairs of opposite sides are congruent Diagonals bisect each other Both pairs of opposite angles are congruent All sides are congruent Parallelogram Rectangle Rhombus Square Trapezoid