Understand Shape Category Attribute Hierarchy Practice Test

Comparison using shared attributes: A bulletin board shows this relationship: Quadrilateral ⟶ Trapezoid.

• Quadrilateral: 4 sides
• Trapezoid: at least 1 pair of parallel sides

Which statement about the shapes is true?

A student says: “Squares are not rectangles because squares have equal sides.” The class is using this hierarchy: Quadrilateral ⟶ Rectangle ⟶ Square.

• Quadrilateral: 4 sides
• Rectangle: 4 right angles
• Square: 4 equal sides

Which claim about squares and rectangles is incorrect?