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Properties That Are Inherited is a free printable Grade 5 maths 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 pupils 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

All four sides equalNot all equal
2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: trapezoid, rhombus, diamond, regular hexagon

All four sides equalNot all equal
3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: square, trapezoid, rectangle, parallelogram

All four sides equalNot all equal
4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: regular hexagon, oblong, rectangle, trapezoid

All four sides equalNot all equal
5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: diamond, oblong, rectangle, parallelogram

All four sides equalNot all equal

LessonPrint · 5.G.B.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Properties That Are Inherited

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.All four sides equal: rhombus; Not all equal: kite, parallelogram, trapezoid
  2. 2.All four sides equal: rhombus, diamond, regular hexagon; Not all equal: trapezoid
  3. 3.All four sides equal: square; Not all equal: trapezoid, rectangle, parallelogram
  4. 4.All four sides equal: regular hexagon; Not all equal: oblong, rectangle, trapezoid
  5. 5.All four sides equal: diamond; Not all equal: oblong, rectangle, parallelogram

Questions about Properties That Are Inherited

What does the Properties That Are Inherited worksheet cover?

It practises 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 pupils 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 practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.B.3 — 5.G.B.3, in the Geometry domain 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 pupil working at that standard — including older pupils 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 pupil, 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.