Class VIII – Mathematics
Chapter: 4. Quadrilaterals
Section A – Very Short Answer (Problem-Based)
1. A quadrilateral has angles 85°, 95° and 110°. Find the fourth angle.
2. A shape has equal diagonals that bisect each other. Name the shape.
3. How many pairs of parallel sides does a trapezium have?
4. If the diagonals of a rhombus intersect at 90°, what is the measure of each angle formed?
5. A quadrilateral has all sides equal and one angle 90°. What is it?
6. Can a quadrilateral have three right angles? Give reason.
7. The diagonals of which quadrilateral bisect its angles?
8. If opposite angles of a quadrilateral are equal, name the quadrilateral.
9. Which quadrilateral has exactly one pair of parallel sides?
10. Are the diagonals of a parallelogram always equal?
11. What is the sum of interior angles of a quadrilateral?
12. Name the quadrilateral formed when diagonals are equal and perpendicular.
13. In which quadrilateral are adjacent sides equal?
14. A quadrilateral has diagonals that bisect each other but are not perpendicular. What is it?
15. How many diagonals does a quadrilateral have?
16. Which quadrilateral is both a rectangle and a rhombus?
17. In an isosceles trapezium, which angles are equal?
18. What is the angle between diagonals of a square?
19. If all angles of a quadrilateral are 90°, what is it called?
OR What is the shape of a quadrilateral with all the angles equal to 90°?
20. Name one real-life object shaped like a rectangle.
Section B – Short Answer (Problem Solving)
21. Find the fourth angle of a quadrilateral if three angles are 70°, 120° and 85°.
22. Why is every square a parallelogram?
23. Write two properties of the diagonals of a rectangle.
24. Can a rhombus be a rectangle? Give reason.
25. Find each interior angle of a square.
26. Write two differences between a kite and a rhombus.
27. Explain why the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.
28. A quadrilateral has equal sides but unequal angles. Identify it and justify.
29. State two properties of an isosceles trapezium.
30. Why is a rectangle not always a square?
31. Find the measure of adjacent angles of a parallelogram if one angle is 65°.
32. What condition makes a parallelogram a rectangle?
33. Write two real-life applications of trapeziums.
34. Can diagonals of a quadrilateral be perpendicular but not equal? Name the shape.
35. Explain why the sum of angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.
36. Write two differences between a rhombus and a square.
37. Why is every square a rectangle but not every rectangle a square?
38. Construct a parallelogram whose sides are 5 cm and 4 cm and one angle is 60°.
Section C – Long Answer (Application & Reasoning)
39. A carpenter fixes two wooden strips of equal length such that they bisect each other.
a) What quadrilateral is formed?
b) Justify using diagonal properties.
c) State two applications of this property in daily life.
40. A park is designed in the shape of a square. Pathways join opposite corners.
a) Name the pathways.
b) State three properties of these pathways.
c) Find the angle between the pathways.
41. A farmer’s land is in the shape of a parallelogram.
a) State three properties that help in accurate measurement of land.
b) Explain why opposite sides are equal.
c) Why are diagonals important in surveying?
42. A decorative tile is shaped like a rhombus.
a) List three properties of a rhombus.
b) Explain why it is not a square.
c) Find the angles if one angle is 50°.
43. During a kite festival, a kite has two pairs of adjacent equal sides.
a) Identify the quadrilateral.
b) Explain two properties of its diagonals.
c) Draw a neat labelled diagram.
44. Using ruler and compass:
a) Construct a rectangle whose diagonals are 8 cm long and intersect at an angle of 60°.
b) Write the properties verified from the construction.
Section D – Construction / HOTS
45. Construct a rectangle whose diagonals are 8 cm long and intersect at 60°. Write two properties verified.
46. Construct a rhombus whose diagonals are 6 cm and 8 cm.
47. Draw a quadrilateral whose diagonals are equal but not perpendicular. Name it and justify.
48. A quadrilateral has diagonals that are perpendicular but do not bisect each other.
a) Is this possible?
b) If yes, name the quadrilateral and justify.
49. Using the diagonal properties, construct a parallelogram whose diagonals are of lengths 7 cm and 5 cm,
and intersect at an angle of 140°.
50. Using the diagonal properties, construct a rhombus whose diagonals are of lengths 4 cm and 5 cm.