Identifying and classifying quadrilaterals: square, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezium, kite.
Where your child meets this in real life: Recognising quadrilateral shapes in windows, tiles, kites, and road markings
Each SEAG paper has 28 maths questions. Questions 29 to 50 are multiple choice with five possible answers, and questions 51 to 56 need a short written answer. With 56 questions in 60 minutes across English and maths, that is about a minute per question.
SEAGReady breaks classify quadrilaterals into 3 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.
Identify squares and rectangles by their defining properties (4 right angles, side lengths)
Identify parallelograms and rhombuses by their properties (parallel sides, equal opposite angles)
Identify trapeziums and kites by their unique properties (one pair parallel, or two pairs of adjacent equal sides)
Try three free questions from our classify quadrilaterals course. They start easy and get harder, so you can see where your child's confidence runs out. If they manage the last one without a hint, this topic is probably secure. If not, the steps above show where to start.
The tile shown has four right angles and four sides of 25 cm. What is its most specific name?
The window shown has opposite sides parallel. One opposite pair is 80 cm and the other is 50 cm. There are no right angles. What shape is it?
A lid has two 15 cm sides and two 25 cm sides. Millie says it could be a kite; Adam says it could be a parallelogram. Who could be correct, and what extra information is needed?
This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.
Anna is laying new tiles in her kitchen. One tile has 4 right angles and sides measuring 30 cm, 30 cm, 30 cm, and 30 cm.
What is the most specific name for this tile: square or rectangle?
30 cm, 30 cm, 30 cm, 30 cm
All four sides are equal: 30 cm each
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Anna is laying new tiles in her kitchen. One tile has 4 right angles and sides measuring 30 cm, 30 cm, 30 cm, and 30 cm.
What is the most specific name for this tile: square or rectangle?
The tile is a square because it has 4 right angles and all sides are equal.
The key insight: A square is a special rectangle where all 4 sides are equal!
Common mix-up: Saying a square is not a rectangle. A square IS a rectangle because it has 4 right angles and opposite sides equal.
These are the misconceptions we see most often in classify quadrilaterals, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.
Struggling with classify quadrilaterals? The real gap is often in one of these earlier topics.
Sitting the SEAG test this November? Read our last-month revision plan, Paper 1 vs Paper 2 and test day guide.
SEAGReady finds the exact step where your child gets stuck, teaches it with worked examples like the one above, and brings it back for review so it sticks.
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