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Properties That Are Inherited is a free printable Grade 5 math worksheet on attributes passed down a category, aligned to Common Core standard 5.G.B.3. 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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Properties That Are Inherited

5.G.B.3

NameDate

Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: kite, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezoid

Always has four equal sidesNot always
2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: trapezoid, rhombus, parallelogram with four equal sides, rhombus with a right angle

Always has four equal sidesNot always
3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: square, trapezoid, rectangle, parallelogram

Always has four equal sidesNot always
4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: rhombus with a right angle, rectangle that is not a square, rectangle, trapezoid

Always has four equal sidesNot always
5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: parallelogram with four equal sides, rectangle that is not a square, rectangle, parallelogram

Always has four equal sidesNot always

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Answer key — Properties That Are Inherited

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Always has four equal sides: rhombus; Not always: kite, parallelogram, trapezoid
  2. 2.Always has four equal sides: rhombus, parallelogram with four equal sides, rhombus with a right angle; Not always: trapezoid
  3. 3.Always has four equal sides: square; Not always: trapezoid, rectangle, parallelogram
  4. 4.Always has four equal sides: rhombus with a right angle; Not always: rectangle that is not a square, rectangle, trapezoid
  5. 5.Always has four equal sides: parallelogram with four equal sides; Not always: rectangle that is not a square, rectangle, parallelogram

Questions about Properties That Are Inherited

What does the Properties That Are Inherited worksheet cover?

It practices attributes passed down a category — 5 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.G.B.3: Understand how shape categories fit inside one another. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into the right box”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Properties That Are Inherited practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.B.3 — 5.G.B.3, under Geometry for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Understand that attributes belonging to a category of two-dimensional figures also belong to all subcategories of that category.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Properties That Are Inherited is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.G.B.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Properties That Are Inherited come with an answer key?

Yes. All 5 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Properties That Are Inherited can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Properties That Are Inherited free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Properties That Are Inherited, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.G.B.3 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.