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Essential Question How can you sort and classify quadrilaterals? 4.G.A.2
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A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides and four angles. B C

You can name a quadrilateral by the vertices of its angles.

Quadrilateral ABCD is a possible name for the figure shown

at the right. Quadrilateral ACBD is not a possible name,
A D
since points A and C are not endpoints of the same side.
The tick marks on the line segments
show that they have the same length.
Assume that line segments that appear to be parallel are Sides AD and BC have the same length.
parallel. Sides AB and CD have the same length.

Common Quadrilaterals

Trapezoid Parallelogram Rhombus Rectangle Square

• 1 pair of parallel • 2 pairs of parallel • 2 pairs of parallel • 2 pairs of parallel • 2 pairs of parallel sides
sides sides sides sides • 4 sides of equal length
• 2 pairs of sides of • 4 sides of equal • 2 pairs of sides of • 4 right angles
equal length length equal length
• 4 right angles

Activity 1 Identify right angles in quadrilaterals.

Materials ■ color pencils
Use the Quadrilateral Color Guide to color the quadrilaterals.
Quadrilateral Color Guide
RED: exactly 4 right angles
BLUE: exactly 2 right angles
ORANGE: exactly 1 right angle
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Can a quadrilateral have exactly
3 right angles? Explain.

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No Parallel Sides

Try This! Classify each figure as many ways as possible. Write

quadrilateral, trapezoid, parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, or square.

a. b. c.
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Quadrilateral ABCD is also a _____.

Classify each figure as many ways as possible. Write

quadrilateral, trapezoid, parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, or square.
2. 3. 4.

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Explain.
Classify each figure as many ways as possible.
Write quadrilateral, trapezoid, parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, or square.

5. 6. 7.
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quadrilateral rectangle

trapezoid rhombus

parallelogram square

The Louvre Museum is located in Paris, France.

Architect I. M. Pei designed the glass and metal
structure at the main entrance of the museum.
This structure is called the Louvre Pyramid.

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PRACTICE 1 Describe the quadrilaterals you 11. DEEPER How many triangles do you see
see in the diagram. in the diagram? Explain.

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Classify Quadrilaterals
COMMON CORE STANDARD—4.G.A.2
Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify
Classify each figure as many ways as possible. Write shapes by properties of their lines and angles.
quadrilateral, trapezoid, parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle,
or square.
1. Think: 2 pairs of parallel sides
4 sides of equal length
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quadrilateral, parallelogram, rhombus

2. 3. 4.

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5. Alan drew a polygon with four sides and 6. Teresa drew a quadrilateral with 2 pairs
four angles. All four sides are equal. None of parallel sides and 4 right angles. What
of the angles are right angles. What figure quadrilateral could she have drawn?
did Alan draw?
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7. WRITE Math Draw and label an example of

each type of quadrilateral: trapezoid,
parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, and square.

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1. Joey is asked to name a quadrilateral 2. What quadrilateral has exactly one pair of
that is also a rhombus. What should parallel sides?
be his answer?

Spiral Review (4.OA.B.4, 4.OA.C.5, 4.NF.B.3d, 4.G.A.1)

3. Terrence has 24 eggs to divide into 4. In a line of students, Jenna is number 8.
equal groups. What are all the possible The teacher says that a rule for a number
numbers of eggs that Terence could put pattern is add 4. The first student in line
in each group? says the first term, 7. What number should
Jenna say?

6 of a pizza. What fraction of the

5. Lou eats __ 6. Name a capital letter that appears to have
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pizza , in simplest form, is left over? parallel lines.
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