3rd Grade Math - Geometry - Explain Thinking Practice Introduction

Mindy claims that all of the shapes below combine to make a trapezoid. Do you support her claim? Explain.

Is a square considered a rectangle? Explain.

Ritchie states that all quadrilaterals are parallelograms. Do you agree with Ritchie? Why or why not?

Lori claims that the shape below is cut into six equal parts and that half of it is shaded? Do you support her claim? Explain.

Kylie was asked to draw 4 rectangles that were divided into 4 equal pieces in 4 different ways. She made a mistake on one of them.

Becca was asked to partition a parallelogram into six equal pieces. Her model is shown below.