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Sort objects by one visible property

Use a stated sorting rule to group familiar objects by a property.

6 authored questions + worked example

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Worked example

The rule is color. Where does a red square block go: the red group or the blue group?

Answer & why

Answer: the red group

Its color is red; its square shape does not change this color sort.

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All questions

All 6 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

The rule is shape. Where does a red round button go?

  1. the round group
  2. the square group
  3. the blue group
  4. the red group
A hint

Read or listen to the sorting rule: use only the named property.

Answer & why

Answer: the round group

The named property is shape, and the button is round.

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Question 2

The rule is shape. Where does a blue square tile go?

  1. the square group
  2. the round group
  3. the blue group
  4. the red group
A hint

Read or listen to the sorting rule: use only the named property.

Answer & why

Answer: the square group

The tile is square, regardless of its color.

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Question 3

The rule is color. Where does a red round lid go?

  1. the red group
  2. the blue group
  3. the round group
  4. the square group
A hint

Read or listen to the sorting rule: use only the named property.

Answer & why

Answer: the red group

The lid’s red color determines its group.

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Question 4

The rule is shape. Where does a yellow round disk go?

  1. the round group
  2. the square group
  3. the blue group
  4. the red group
A hint

Read or listen to the sorting rule: use only the named property.

Answer & why

Answer: the round group

Yellow is a color, but the current rule asks for the round shape.

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Question 5

The rule is color. Where does a red square block go: the red group or the blue group?

  1. the round group
  2. the red group
  3. the square group
  4. the blue group
A hint

Read or listen to the sorting rule: use only the named property.

Answer & why

Answer: the red group

Its color is red; its square shape does not change this color sort.

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Question 6

The rule is color. Where does a blue round block go?

  1. the square group
  2. the round group
  3. the blue group
  4. the red group
A hint

Read or listen to the sorting rule: use only the named property.

Answer & why

Answer: the blue group

The block is blue, so it joins the blue objects.

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