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Shapes with Parallel Sides is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on classifying by parallelism, 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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Shapes with Parallel Sides

5.G.B.3

NameDate

Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: rectangle, square, parallelogram, rhombus

Two pairs parallelOne pair or none
2.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: parallelogram, rhombus, kite, triangle

Two pairs parallelOne pair or none
3.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: parallelogram, triangle, pentagon, hexagon

Two pairs parallelOne pair or none
4.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: kite, parallelogram, trapezoid, pentagon

Two pairs parallelOne pair or none
5.Sort each one into the right box.

Sort: square, pentagon, triangle, rectangle

Two pairs parallelOne pair or none

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

Answer key — Shapes with Parallel Sides

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Two pairs parallel: rectangle, square, parallelogram, rhombus; One pair or none: —
  2. 2.Two pairs parallel: parallelogram, rhombus; One pair or none: kite, triangle
  3. 3.Two pairs parallel: parallelogram, hexagon; One pair or none: triangle, pentagon
  4. 4.Two pairs parallel: parallelogram; One pair or none: kite, trapezoid, pentagon
  5. 5.Two pairs parallel: square, rectangle; One pair or none: pentagon, triangle

Questions about Shapes with Parallel Sides

What does the Shapes with Parallel Sides worksheet cover?

It practises classifying by parallelism — 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 Shapes with Parallel Sides 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?

Shapes with Parallel Sides 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 Shapes with Parallel Sides 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 Shapes with Parallel Sides 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 Shapes with Parallel Sides free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Shapes with Parallel Sides, 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.