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Classifying Shapes - Worksheet 3 - 4th Grade

Easy

Classify geometric figures using their stated properties, including inclusive shape categories.

easy: Start with the preview and follow the worked example.

12 problems · 10-15 minutes · Skills: geometry, classification

About This Worksheet

This easy-level worksheet contains 12 problems designed for 4th Grade students practicing classifying shapes. Easy worksheets use simpler numbers and straightforward problem types to build confidence and reinforce foundational skills.

Read labeled dimensions and coordinates. Recall multiplication facts and length units.

  • Classify geometric figures using their stated properties, including inclusive shape categories.
  • Check your result using the method in the example before moving to the next question.

How to Solve: Worked Example

Example Problem: Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four right angles and adjacent sides of different lengths.
Solution Steps:
  1. Use all the stated side and angle conditions.
  2. Squares belong to both the rectangle and rhombus families.
Answer: non-square rectangle
Tip: Check your result using the method in the example before moving to the next question.
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Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four equal sides and four right angles.
2
Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four equal sides and no right angles.
3
Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: two pairs of parallel opposite sides, unequal adjacent sides, and no right angles.
4
Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four right angles and adjacent sides of different lengths.
5
Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four equal sides and four right angles.
6
Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four right angles and adjacent sides of different lengths.
7
Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four equal sides and four right angles.
8
Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four equal sides and no right angles.
9
Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four right angles and adjacent sides of different lengths.
10
Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four equal sides and four right angles.
11
Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four right angles and adjacent sides of different lengths.
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Classify the quadrilateral as specifically as possible: four equal sides and no right angles.

Answer Key

1. square2. non-square rhombus3. parallelogram (neither rectangle nor rhombus)4. non-square rectangle5. square6. non-square rectangle7. square8. non-square rhombus9. non-square rectangle10. square11. non-square rectangle12. non-square rhombus

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