Properties of Squares and Rectangles
Explore the fundamental properties of squares and rectangles, including sides, angles, and vertices, suitable for Grade 3 students.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Pay close attention to the shapes and their properties.
1. Which of these statements is true for ALL squares?
It has 2 long sides and 2 short sides.
All its sides are of equal length.
It has only 3 angles.
It has curved lines.
2. A rectangle always has:
Five sides.
All sides equal.
Four right angles.
Three vertices.
3. All squares are rectangles.
True
False
4. All rectangles are squares.
True
False
5. A square has four sides that are all in length.
6. Both squares and rectangles have four .
7. A rectangle has two pairs of sides.
8. Draw a square and label its sides and angles.
9. Draw a rectangle and label its sides and angles.
Match each shape property with the correct definition.
10. Side
a. The corner where two sides meet
11. Angle
b. A straight line forming part of a shape
12. Vertex
c. The space between two lines that meet