CLASS IX

TEST QUADRILATERALS

MM 40 Time: 90 mins

Section A (1 mark each) – attempt all

Section B (2 marks each) – attempt any 3 out of 4 questions
Section C (3 marks each) – attempt any 6 out of 7 questions
Section D (4 marks each) – attempt any 3 out of 4 questions

SECTION A (1 Mark each)

Q1. If each pair of opposite sides of a quadrilateral is equal, then prove that it is a
parallelogram.

Q2. Prove that in a parallelogram, diagonals bisect each other.

Q3. Prove that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram if a pair of opposite sides is equal and
parallel.

Q4. The angles of quadrilateral are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 9 : 13. Find all the angles of the
quadrilateral.

SECTION B (2 marks each)

Q5. Show that if the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other at right angles, then it is a
rhombus.

Q6. ABCD is a parallelogram in which P and Q are mid-points of opposite sides AB and CD
(see below Fig). If AQ intersects DP at S and BQ intersects CP at R, show that:
(i) APCQ is a parallelogram.
(ii) DPBQ is a parallelogram.

Q7. Show that if the diagonals of a quadrilateral are equal and bisect each other at right
angles, then it is a square.

Q8. Diagonal AC of a parallelogram ABCD bisects A. Show that

(i) it bisects C also,
(ii) ABCD is a rhombus.
SECTION C (3 marks each)

Q9. ABCD is a rectangle in which diagonal AC bisects A as well as C. Show that:
(i) ABCD is a square
(ii) diagonal BD bisects B as well as D.

Q10. In parallelogram ABCD, two points P and Q are taken on diagonal BD such that DP = BQ
(see Fig.). Show that:
(i) APD CQB
(ii) AP = CQ
(iii) AQB CPD
(iv) AQ = CP
(v) APCQ is a parallelogram

Q11. Prove that The line segment joining the mid-points of two sides of a triangle is parallel
to the third side.

Q12. In  ABC, D, E and F are respectively the mid-points of sides AB, BC and CA. Show that
 ABC is divided into four congruent triangles by joining D, E and F.

Q13. ABCD is a rhombus and P, Q, R and S are the mid-points of the sides AB, BC, CD and
DA respectively. Show that the quadrilateral PQRS is a rectangle.

Q14. Show that the line segments joining the mid-points of the opposite sides of a
quadrilateral bisect each other.

Q15. ABCD is a rhombus and P, Q, R and S are the mid-points of the sides AB, BC, CD and DA
respectively. Show that the quadrilateral PQRS is a rectangle.

Q16. Show that the diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular to each other.
SECTION D (4 marks each)

Q17. ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC. AD bisects exterior angle PAC and CD ||
AB. Show that (i) DAC = BCA and (ii) ABCD is a parallelogram .

Q18. Two parallel lines l and m are intersected by a transversal p. Show that the
quadrilateral formed by the bisectors of interior angles is a rectangle.

Q19. Show that the bisectors of angles of a parallelogram form a rectangle.

Q20. ABC is a triangle right angled at C. A line through the mid-point M of hypotenuse AB and
parallel to BC intersects AC at D. Show that
(i) D is the mid-point of AC
(ii) MD ⊥ AC
(iii) CM = MA = ½*AB