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Lesson 12.5
Classify Quadrilaterals Geometry—3.G.A.1
Essential Question How can you use sides and angles to help you
describe quadrilaterals? MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES
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Quadrilaterals are named by their sides and
their angles.

Describe quadrilaterals.

quadrilateral Some quadrilaterals

cannot be classified as
__ sides a trapezoid, rectangle,
square, or rhombus.
__ angles

trapezoid

at least __ pair of opposite sides that are parallel

lengths of sides could be the same

rectangle square rhombus

_ pairs of opposite _ pairs of opposite _ pairs of opposite

sides that are parallel sides that are parallel sides that are parallel
_ pairs of sides that _ sides that are of _ sides that are of
are of equal length equal length equal length
_ right angles _ right angles
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Look at the quadrilateral at the right.

1. Outline each pair of opposite sides that are parallel
with a different color. How many pairs of opposite sides

appear to be parallel? __

2. Look at the parallel sides you colored.

Think: All the angles are
The sides in each pair are of __ length. right angles.

3. Name the quadrilateral in as many ways as you can.

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Circle all the words that describe the quadrilateral.
4. 5. 6.

rectangle rhombus rectangle

rhombus quadrilateral rhombus

square square trapezoid

trapezoid rectangle quadrilateral

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Circle all the words that describe the quadrilateral. not a square?
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rectangle rectangle quadrilateral

trapezoid rhombus square

quadrilateral trapezoid rectangle

rhombus square rhombus

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10. Which quadrilaterals appear to have
4 right angles?
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11. Which quadrilaterals appear to have

2 pairs of opposite sides that are parallel? A
B C

12. Which quadrilaterals appear to have no right F

angles?

Write all or some to complete the sentence for 13–18.

13. The opposite sides of _ rectangles 14. _ sides of a rhombus are the
are parallel. same length.

15. _ squares are rectangles. 16. _ rhombuses are squares.

17. _ quadrilaterals are polygons. 18. _ polygons are quadrilaterals.

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Circle the shape at the
right that is not a quadrilateral. Explain
your choice.
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20. I am a polygon that has 4 sides and 4 angles. At

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least one of my angles is less than a right angle. Circle all

the shapes that I could be.

quadrilateral rectangle square rhombus trapezoid

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21. Identify the quadrilateral that can have two pairs
of parallel sides and no right angles.

A rhombus B square C rectangle

Compare and Contrast

When you compare, you look for
ways that things are alike. When
you contrast, you look for ways
that things are different.
Mr. Briggs drew some shapes on
the board. He asked the class to
tell how the shapes are alike and
how they are different.
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Complete the sentences.

• Shapes _ , _ , _ , _ , _ , _ , and _
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• Shapes _ , _ , and _ are not polygons.

• Shapes _ , _ , _ , and _ are quadrilaterals.

• Shapes _ , _ , and _ appear to have only 1 pair of

opposite sides that are parallel.

• Shapes _ , _ , and _ appear to have 2 pairs of opposite

sides that are parallel.

• All 4 sides of shapes _ and _ appear to be the same length.

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• In these polygons, all sides do

not appear to be the same length. ____

• These shapes can be called rhombuses. ____

• Shapes _ and _ are quadrilaterals but cannot be called rhombuses.

• Shape _ is a rhombus and can be called a square.

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Lesson 12.5
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Classify Quadrilaterals
COMMON CORE STANDARD—3.G.A.1
Reason with shapes and their attributes.

Circle all the words that describe the quadrilateral.

1. 2. 3.

square square square

rectangle rectangle rectangle

rhombus rhombus rhombus

trapezoid trapezoid trapezoid

Use the quadrilaterals below for 4–6.

A B C D E

4. Which quadrilaterals 5. Which quadrilaterals 6. Which quadrilaterals

appear to have no right appear to have 4 right appear to have 4 sides
angles? angles? of equal length?

Problem
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Solving
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7. A picture on the wall in Jeremy’s 8. WRITE Math Explain how a

classroom has 4 right angles, trapezoid and a rectangle are different.
4 sides of equal length, and 2 pairs
of opposite sides that are parallel.
What quadrilateral best describes
the picture?

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1. What word describes the 2. Which quadrilaterals appear to
quadrilateral? have 2 pairs of opposite sides that
are parallel?

A B C

Spiral Review (3.G.A.1)

3. Aiden drew the the polygon shown. 4. How many pairs of parallel sides
What is the name of the polygon does this shape appear to have?
he drew?

5. What word describes the dashed 6. How many right angles does this
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sides of the shape shown? shape have?

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