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Parallel and Perpendicular Sides is a free printable Grade 4 math worksheet on sorting shapes by whether they have perpendicular sides, only parallel sides, or neither, aligned to Common Core standard 4.G.A.2. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Parallel and Perpendicular Sides

4.G.A.2

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Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: rectangle, a triangle with no square corner, a trapezoid with no square corners, a kite with no square corners

Has perpendicular sidesParallel sides, none perpendicularNeither
2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: rectangle, right triangle, a trapezoid with two square corners, square

Has perpendicular sidesParallel sides, none perpendicularNeither
3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: a triangle with no square corner, a rhombus that is not a square, regular hexagon, rectangle

Has perpendicular sidesParallel sides, none perpendicularNeither
4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: equilateral triangle, square, a trapezoid with two square corners, a triangle with no square corner

Has perpendicular sidesParallel sides, none perpendicularNeither
5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: right triangle, a trapezoid with no square corners, a parallelogram with no square corners, a kite with no square corners

Has perpendicular sidesParallel sides, none perpendicularNeither

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Answer key — Parallel and Perpendicular Sides

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  1. 1.Has perpendicular sides: rectangle; Parallel sides, none perpendicular: a trapezoid with no square corners; Neither: a triangle with no square corner, a kite with no square corners
  2. 2.Has perpendicular sides: rectangle, right triangle, a trapezoid with two square corners, square; Parallel sides, none perpendicular: —; Neither: —
  3. 3.Has perpendicular sides: rectangle; Parallel sides, none perpendicular: a rhombus that is not a square, regular hexagon; Neither: a triangle with no square corner
  4. 4.Has perpendicular sides: square, a trapezoid with two square corners; Parallel sides, none perpendicular: —; Neither: equilateral triangle, a triangle with no square corner
  5. 5.Has perpendicular sides: right triangle; Parallel sides, none perpendicular: a trapezoid with no square corners, a parallelogram with no square corners; Neither: a kite with no square corners

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4.G.A.2 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.