Grade 5 · Math · Unit 11 of 13
Parallel Lines and Quadrilaterals
Sort four-sided shapes
What your child practises
Finding parallel and perpendicular edges and sides, and sorting quadrilaterals (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, parallelograms and rhombuses) by their sides and angles.
Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: G01, G05 · parallel and perpendicular lines and right angles in quadrilaterals
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
How many pairs of parallel sides does a parallelogram have?
- 4
- 2
- 1
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2
Hint: Opposite sides are parallel.
Question 2
The hands of a clock at 3:00 are…
- the same line
- perpendicular
- parallel
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perpendicular
Hint: They make a right angle.
Question 3
Which shape is NOT a quadrilateral?
- a pentagon
- a square
- a rhombus
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a pentagon
Hint: A pentagon has five sides.
Question 4
Which pair of lines is parallel?
- two opposite sides of a ruler
- the hands of a clock at 3:00
- two sides of a corner of a wall
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two opposite sides of a ruler
Hint: Parallel lines stay the same distance apart.
Question 5
A kite has two pairs of equal sides that are…
- next to each other
- all the same length
- opposite each other
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next to each other
Hint: Think of a kite in the sky.
Question 6
Which pair is parallel on a 3-D rectangular prism?
- the front face and the top face
- the front and back faces
- the left face and the bottom face
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the front and back faces
Hint: Parallel faces face each other.