🔍 Part 1: Identify the Quadrilaterals

💡 Remember: A quadrilateral is any 2D shape with 4 sides and 4 corners!

1. Circle the correct name for each shape description below.

A shape with 4 equal sides and 4 right angles is a:

Trapezium

Square

Rhombus

A shape with 2 pairs of equal sides and 4 right angles is a:

Rectangle

Square

Trapezium

A shape with 4 equal sides but no right angles is a:

Rectangle

Trapezium

Rhombus

A shape with exactly one pair of parallel sides is a:

Square

Trapezium

Rhombus

2. Tick ALL the properties that a rectangle has.

4 sides

4 right angles

All sides equal length

2 pairs of parallel sides

3 corners

✏️ Part 2: Sort and Describe

💡 Hint: Parallel sides never meet — like train tracks!

3. Complete the table by writing Yes or No in each box.

Shape

Square

Rectangle

Rhombus

Trapezium

4 Right Angles?

_______

All Sides Equal?

_______

4. Draw a quadrilateral that has no right angles. Label your shape with its name.

5. Mia has a garden bed shaped like a rectangle. It is 6 metres long and 3 metres wide. How many metres of fencing does she need to go all the way around it? Show your working.

Answer: Mia needs _______ metres of fencing.

6. Write one thing that is the same and one thing that is different about a square and a rhombus.

Same: _______________________________________________________________

Different: ____________________________________________________________

⭐ Part 3: Extension — Going Further!

Challenge yourself with these activities if you've finished early!

7. A square has 4 lines of symmetry. How many lines of symmetry does a rectangle have? Draw the lines of symmetry on the rectangle below and explain your thinking.

8. Can a shape be both a square and a rectangle? Tick your answer and explain why.

Yes

No

Because: _____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

9. 🌟 Create your own quadrilateral! Draw a quadrilateral that is not a square, rectangle, rhombus, or trapezium. Describe its properties below.

My shape has: _________ right angles and _________ pairs of parallel sides.

I would name my shape: _________________________________________________