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Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Table of Contents
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE—DESCRIBING SHAPES
Identifying Shapes................................................................................................................. 2, 3
Describing Shapes............................................................................................................4,7-10
Describing Position........................................................................................................ 5, 11-16
Finding Shapes in Patterns...............................................................................................17-25
CHAPTER TWO—SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN SHAPES
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Matching Shapes.................................................................................................................... 27
Which Shapes Do Not Match................................................................................................. 28
Matching Shapes That Have Been Flipped........................................................................... 29
Matching Shapes That Have Been Turned............................................................................ 31
Finding Shapes....................................................................................................................... 33
Dividing Shapes Into Equal Parts........................................................................................... 35
Matching Figures..................................................................................................................... 41
Which Shape Completes the Square..................................................................................... 43
Which Shapes Make a Square............................................................................................... 44
Drawing Identical Shapes....................................................................................................... 45
Enlarging Shapes.................................................................................................................... 46
Reducing Shapes.................................................................................................................... 47
Copying Shapes...................................................................................................................... 48
Recognizing Similar Changes................................................................................................ 50
Comparing Shapes................................................................................................................. 55
Comparing and Contrasting Shapes...................................................................................... 58
CHAPTER THREE—FIGURAL SEQUENCES

Sequences of Figures............................................................................................................. 61
Sequences of Figures – Supply............................................................................................. 66
Which Shape Comes Next?................................................................................................... 71
Which Figure Comes Next?................................................................................................... 74
Draw the Figure That Comes Next......................................................................................... 76
Tumbling.................................................................................................................................. 78
Describing Sequences............................................................................................................ 81
Find More Than One Change................................................................................................. 83
Matching a Sequence............................................................................................................. 85
Continuing a Sequence.......................................................................................................... 87
Paper Folding.......................................................................................................................... 90
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CHAPTER FOUR—FIGURAL CLASSIFICATIONS

Describing Groups.................................................................................................................. 96
Match a Shape to a Group..................................................................................................... 97
Matching Groups by Shape.................................................................................................... 98
Find the Exception........................................................................................................100, 109
Draw Another................................................................................................................101, 106
Matching Details to a Group................................................................................................. 107
Select Details That Belong to a Group................................................................................. 108
Grouping by Color................................................................................................................. 110
Grouping More Than One Way............................................................................................ 112
Complete the Group............................................................................................................. 114
Overlapping Groups.............................................................................................................. 116
CHAPTER FIVE—FIGURAL ANALOGIES

Describing Analogies............................................................................................................ 124
Complete Analogies With One Change............................................................................... 127
Complete Analogies With More Than One Change............................................................ 130
Draw a Figure to Complete the Analogy.............................................................................. 132
CHAPTER SIX—DESCRIBING THINGS

Describing Food from Plants................................................................................................ 134
Describing Food from Animals............................................................................................. 138
Stating Descriptions..................................................................................... 140, 144, 147, 153
Describing Animals............................................................................................................... 141
Describing Occupations................................................................................................145, 148
Describing Places – Land Forms......................................................................................... 149
Describing Places – Water Forms........................................................................................ 150
Describing Places – Land and Water Forms....................................................................... 151
Describing Parts of a Whole – Plants................................................................................... 154
Describing Parts of a Whole – Animals................................................................................ 155
Describing Parts of a Whole – Places.................................................................................. 156
Parts of a Whole.................................................................................................................... 157
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CHAPTER SEVEN—VERBAL SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

Similarities – Food................................................................................................................. 162
Similarities – Animals............................................................................................................ 163
Similarities – Occupations.................................................................................................... 164
Similarities – Land and Water Forms................................................................................... 165
Similarities – Science............................................................................................................ 166
Similarities – Household Items............................................................................................. 167
Similarities – Action Words................................................................................................... 168
Similarities – Different Meanings.......................................................................................... 169
Pairs of Similarities................................................................................................................ 170
Similarities – Instructions...................................................................................................... 171
Similarities – Descriptions..................................................................................................... 172
Opposites – Position............................................................................................................. 173
Opposites – Science............................................................................................................. 174
Opposites – Amount or Time................................................................................................ 176
Opposites – Art...................................................................................................................... 177
Opposites – Directions..................................................................................................178, 180
Pairs of Opposites................................................................................................................. 179
Opposites – Actions.............................................................................................................. 181
Stating Characteristics – How Alike...................................................................................... 182
How Alike and How Different................................................................................................ 183
Contrast Spiders and Ants.................................................................................................... 185
Contrast Plants and Animals................................................................................................ 186
Contrast Doctor and Pharmacist.......................................................................................... 187
Compare and Contrast – Goods and Services.................................................................... 188
Compare and Contrast – Stars and Planets........................................................................ 189
Compare and Contrast – Living and Non-Living Things..................................................... 190
Word Benders – Similarities................................................................................................. 191
Word Benders – Opposites.................................................................................................. 192
CHAPTER EIGHT—VERBAL SEQUENCES

Sequencing by Size......................................................................................................194, 196
Sequencing by Rank............................................................................................................. 195
Sequencing – Order of Occurrence..................................................................................... 197
Comparing by Sequence – Rank......................................................................................... 198
Sequencing by Size, Amount, or Degree............................................................................. 199
Continue a Sequence .......................................................................................................... 202
Ranking – General to Specific.............................................................................................. 205
Reasoning With Sequences................................................................................................. 207
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Sequencing – Order of Occurrence..................................................................................... 210

Deductive Reasoning............................................................................................................ 211
Describing Paths................................................................................................................... 214
Repeating Sequences – Food Chain Cycles....................................................................... 217
Repeating Sequences – Life Cycles.................................................................................... 218
Repeating Sequences – Water Cycles................................................................................ 219
Repeating Sequences – Economic Cycles.......................................................................... 220
CHAPTER NINE—VERBAL CLASSIFICATIONS
How Are These Things Alike?............................................................................................... 222
Class and Members.............................................................................................................. 229
Add Another to a Group........................................................................................................ 230
Explain the Exception........................................................................................................... 231
Sorting Into Classes.............................................................................................................. 234
Sorting by Classes................................................................................................................ 240
Showing Classes by Two Characteristics............................................................................ 244
Classes Within Classes – General to Specific..................................................................... 249
Ranking – General to Specific.............................................................................................. 251
CHAPTER TEN—VERBAL ANALOGIES

Complete the Analogy...................................................................................................253, 265
Explain the Analogy.............................................................................................................. 263
Complete the Analogy – Supply........................................................................................... 266
ANSWER GUIDE
Chapter One (Activities A-1 — A-90).................................................................................... 267
Chapter Two (Activities B-1 — B-91).................................................................................... 272
Chapter Three (Activities C-1 — C-121).............................................................................. 277
Chapter Four (Activities D-1 — D-133)................................................................................ 283
Chapter Five (Activities E-1 — E-32)................................................................................... 288
Chapter Six (Activities F-1 — F-84)...................................................................................... 290
Chapter Seven (Activities G-1 — G-170)............................................................................. 294
Chapter Eight (Activities H-1 — H-136)............................................................................... 300
Chapter Nine (Activities I-1 — I-152).................................................................................... 304
Chapter Ten (Activities J-1 — J-106).................................................................................... 309
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Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 About This Book
About This Book

Building Thinking Skills® Level 1 improves academic performance and prepares your
students for a wide variety of cognitive tests commonly used for academic placement. These
highly effective verbal and nonverbal reasoning activities improve the following skills:
• Analysis
• Problem-solving
• Vocabulary
• Reading
• Writing
• Math
• Logic
• Figural-Spatial Reasoning
• Visual processing
• Auditory processing
The activities are developmentally sequenced. Each skill (for example, classifying) is
presented first in the semi-concrete, figural-spatial form and then in the abstract verbal form.
Students learn to analyze relationships between objects, between words, and then between
objects and words by:
• Observing, recognizing, and describing characteristics
• Distinguishing similarities and differences
• Identifying and completing sequences, classifications, and analogies
• Describing shapes and things
In addition to skill development, students practice several other academic skills such as
following and writing directions, map reading, and the using graphic organizers to plan and
structure their thinking.
Please note that the activities in this book are designed to challenge students. Many students
enjoy the stimulating activities, but few students in grades 4-6 will be able to work through
the entire book without some teaching support. Some students may become frustrated, so
it is highly recommended that teachers and parents monitor student progress closely and be
ready to assist students before they get frustrated.
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Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Describing Shapes
– Chapter One –
Describing Shapes
Identifying Shapes
Describing Shapes
Describing Position
Finding Shapes in Patterns
Characteristics of a Shape
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IDENTIFYING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Find the shape for each description. Write its letter on the line.
a b c
d e f
A-1: A circle is a closed curve that looks the same from any side. _____
A-2: A hexagon is a closed shape that has six straight sides and six angles. _____
A-3: A square is a closed, four-sided shape that has four equal, straight sides and four
right angles. _____
A-4: A rectangle is a closed, four-sided shape that has two pairs of equal, straight sides
and four right angles. _____
A-5: A trapezoid is a closed, four-sided shape that has one pair of parallel sides and four
angles. _____
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IDENTIFYING SHAPES
a b c
d e f
A-6: A triangle is a closed shape that has three straight sides and three angles. _____
A-7: An oval is a closed curve that looks like a flattened or squashed circle. _____
A-8: An octagon is a closed shape that has eight sides and eight angles. _____
A-9: A pentagon is a closed shape that has five sides and five angles. _____
A-10: A parallelogram is a closed shape that has two pairs of equal, straight sides and
four angles. _____

DESCRIBING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: For each shape, write the name from the choice box, the number of
sides, and the number of angles.
Choice Box
hexagon pentagon rectangle square triangle trapezoid
EXAMPLE:
square four
This _____________________ has __________ sides and
four angles.
__________
A-11: This _____________________ has __________ sides and
__________ angles.
__________ angles.
__________ angles.
__________ angles.
__________ angles.

DESCRIBING POSITION
a b c
d e f
EXAMPLE: This shape is above the green oval and right of the green trapezoid. _____ c
A-16: This shape is below the green trapezoid and left of the green oval. _____
A-17: This shape is left of the yellow trapezoid and below the yellow parallelogram.

_____
A-18: This shape is right of the yellow parallelogram and above the yellow trapezoid.
_____
A-19: Write a description of the position of shape “a.”
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

DESCRIBING POSITION
a b c
d e f
g h i
A-20: This shape is below the yellow rectangle and right of the green circle. _____
A-21: This shape is above the yellow circle and left of the orange rectangle _____
A-22: This shape is below the yellow square and right of the green rectangle. _____
A-23: This shape is above the orange rectangle and left of the green square. _____
A-24: This shape is left of the orange square and below the orange rectangle. _____
A-25: This shape is right of the orange rectangle and below the green square. _____
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

DESCRIBING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: For each shape write the name, the number of angles, and the num-
ber of right angles.
Choice Box
EXAMPLE:
pentagon five
This ______________________ has __________ angles and
three
_____________________________________ are right angles.
A-27: This ______________________ has __________ angles and
_____________________________________ is a right angle.
_____________________________________ are right angles.
_____________________________________ are right angles.
_____________________________________ are right angles.

DESCRIBING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: For each shape write the name, how many sides, and how many
sides are equal length.
Choice Box
hexagon octagon pentagon rectangle triangle trapezoid parallelogram
EXAMPLE:
parallelogram four
This _______________________ has ___________ sides and
two pairs of
________________________________ sides are equal length.
A-31: This _______________________ has ___________ sides and
_________________________________ sides are equal length.

DESCRIBING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: For each shape write the name, how many sides, and how many
sides are equal length.
Choice Box
hexagon square pentagon parallelogram triangle trapezoid
A-36: This _______________________ has __________ sides and
____________________________________ are equal length.
____________________________________ are equal length.
____________________________________ are equal length.
____________________________________ are equal length.
____________________________________ are equal length.

DESCRIBING SHAPES
Then write the name of the shape.
Choice Box
a b c d e f g
A-41: This shape has two right angles and two parallel sides.
____ ______________________
A-42: This shape has three pairs of equal angles and two pairs of equal sides.

____ ______________________
A-43: This shape has two equal sides and two equal angles.
____ ______________________
A-44: This shape has two pairs of equal sides that are different lengths and two pairs of
equal angles that are different from each other.
____ ______________________
A-45: This shape has eight equal sides and eight equal angles.
____ ______________________
A-46: This shape has four equal sides and four equal angles.
____ ______________________

DESCRIBING POSITION
DIRECTIONS: Mark the shapes according to the directions.
A-47: Cross out the second and last squares.
A-48: Put a check mark on shapes one, three, and five.
A-49: Underline triangles two, four, and six.
A-50: Circle the first and fourth shapes.
A-51: Put a check mark on the first, middle, and last rectangles.
A-52: Circle the second and the fourth shapes.

DESCRIBING POSITION
DIRECTIONS: Look at the shapes that are marked. What directions would you
give to mark the shapes this way?
Circle the first and last squares.
A-53:
A-54:
A-55:
A-56:

DESCRIBING POSITION
DIRECTIONS: Complete the sentences with the correct words from the choice box.
Draw a shape as directed. Choices may be used more than once.
Choice Box
center circle left hexagon right square triangle
A-57:
The shape near the upper ___________________
corner is a red circle. Near the lower right corner is a
___________________.
Draw a white triangle near the upper right corner.
A-58:
The shape in the center is a __________________.
Near the lower ___________________ corner is a
green trapezoid.
Draw a white triangle near the upper left corner.
A-59:
The shape near the upper ___________________
corner is a green square. Near the lower
___________________ corner is a blue
___________________.
Draw a black circle near the lower left corner.

DESCRIBING POSITION
DIRECTIONS: Write a description of the position of the shapes in each group.
EXAMPLE:
The hexagon is above the square. The

trapezoid is below the square.
A-60:
A-61:
A-62:

DESCRIBING POSITION
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from the description to the shape it describes.
EXAMPLE:
This shape is above the red hexagon and left
of the purple circle.
A-63: This shape is below the blue hexagon and right

of the purple pentagon.
A-64: This shape is left of the blue hexagon and

above the purple pentagon.
A-65: This shape is above the blue circle and right of

the blue hexagon.
A-66: This shape is below the red pentagon and left

of the red hexagon.

DESCRIBING POSITION
DIRECTIONS: Find the shape for each description. Write its letter on the line. Then
answer the last question.
a b c
d e f
g h i
A-67: This shape is below the red oval and right of the blue pentagon. ______
A-68: This shape is above the purple oval and left of the blue parallelogram. ______
A-69: This shape is right of the red oval and below the purple parallelogram. ______
A-70: This shape is left of the blue oval and above the purple pentagram. ______
A-71: Write a description of the position of shape “c.”
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

FINDING SHAPES IN PATTERNS
DIRECTIONS: Find any figure that contains the shape on the left. The shape
must be in the same position but may have extra lines. Trace each
matching shape.
EXAMPLE:
a. b.
c. d.
a. b.
A-72:
c. d.
a. b.
A-73:
c. d.

DIRECTIONS: Find any figure that contains the shape and lines on the left. The
shape must be in the same position but may have extra lines. Trace
each matching shape.
A-74: a. b.
c. d.
A-75: a. b.
c. d.
A-76: a. b.
c. d.

DIRECTIONS: Cross out any shape that you do not see in the pattern on the left.
Matching shapes must be the same size.
a. b.
A-77:
c. d. e.
A-78:
a. b.
c. d. e.

DIRECTIONS: Count the exact same shapes in this figure. Write that number on the
line inside the matching figure.
A-79: How many of each shape are in the figure above?
a. b. c. d. e.
A-80: Cross out any image that you do not see in the above pattern.
a. b. c. d. e.

DIRECTIONS: Count the exact same shapes in this figure. Write the number that
you see on the line inside the matching figure.
A-81: How many of each shape are in the figure above?
a. b. c. d. e.
a. b. c. d. e.

DIRECTIONS: Count the exact same shapes in this figure. Write the number in the
matching figure.
A-83:
a. h.
b. c. d. e. f. g.
a. b. c. d. e.

DIRECTIONS: Circle the box that shows the shapes covered by the white box.
A-85:
a. b. c. d.
A-86:
a. b. c. d.

A-87:
a. b. c. d.
A-88:
a. b. c. d.

A-89:
?
a. b. c. d.
A-90:
a. b. c. d.

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Similarities and Differences in Shapes
– Chapter Two –
Similarities and Differences in Shapes
Matching Shapes
Shapes That Do Not Match
Finding Shapes
Dividing Shapes into Equal Parts
Completing Shapes
Drawing Identical Shapes
Enlarging and Reducing Shapes
Recognizing Similar Changes
Comparing and Contrasting Shapes

MATCHING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: In each row, circle the shape that matches the one on the left.
EXAMPLE: a. b. c. d.
B-1: a. b. c. d.
B-2: a. b. c. d.
B-3: a. b. c. d.
B-4: a. b. c. d.

WHICH SHAPES DO NOT MATCH
DIRECTIONS: Cross out the shapes that DO NOT match the shape on the left. The
matching shapes must all face in the same direction.
EXAMPLE: a. b. c. d. e.
B-5: a. b. c. d. e.
B-6: a. b. c. d. e.
B-7: a. b. c. d. e.
B-8: a. b. c. d. e.

MATCHING SHAPES THAT HAVE BEEN FLIPPED
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line to a matching shape that has been flipped. Mark it H if
it was flipped horizontally (side-to-side). Mark it V if it was flipped
vertically (up and down).
EXAMPLE:
H V
B-9:

MATCHING SHAPES THAT HAVE BEEN FLIPPED
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line to a matching shape that has been flipped. Mark it H if
it was flipped horizontally (side-to-side). Mark it V if it was flipped
vertically (up and down). Mark it HV if it was flipped horizontally and
vertically.
B-10:

MATCHING SHAPES THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from the shape in the left column to its match in the right
column. The shapes in the right column have been turned or .
B-11:

MATCHING SHAPES THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from the shape in the left column to its match in the right
column. BE CAREFUL–THE SHAPES HAVE BEEN TURNED!
B-12:

FINDING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Look at the figure to the left, circle any shape that exactly matches
one of the shapes on the right.
B-13: a. b.
c. d.
a. b.
B-14:
c.
d.
B-15: a. b.
d.
c.
a. b.
B-16:
c. d.

FINDING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Look at the figure to the left, circle any shape that exactly matches
one of the shapes on the right.
B-17: a. b.
c. d.
B-18: a. b.
c.
d.
a. b.
B-19:
c. d.
B-20: a. b.
d.
c.

DIVIDING SHAPES INTO EQUAL PARTS
DIRECTIONS: Find the shapes that are divided into equal parts. Color each equal
part a different color. Mark X on shapes with unequal parts.
B-21: B-22:

DIRECTIONS: Use the dots to draw one straight line to divide each shape into two
shapes that are exactly alike. The divided shapes do not have to face
in the same direction.
EXAMPLE:
Divide this square into
two equal rectangles. or
B-23: Divide this rectangle
into two equal squares.

into two equal triangles.

into two equal
rectangles that are not
squares.
B-26: Divide this square into

two equal triangles.


DIRECTIONS: Use the dots to draw one line that divides each parallelogram into
B-27:
B-28:
DIRECTIONS: Use the dots to draw one line that divides each triangle into equal
triangles.
B-29:

DIRECTIONS: Use one line to divide each shape into two equal parts.
B-30:

DIRECTIONS: Color half of each set of squares. No two drawings can look the same.
EXAMPLE:
B-31:

DIRECTIONS: Color half of each set of squares. No two drawings can look the same.
B-32:
B-33:
B-34:
B-35:

MATCHING FIGURES
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figures that are the same in each row.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. d. e.
B-36: a. b. c. d. e.
B-37: a. b. c. d. e.
B-38: a. b. c. d. e.
B-39: a. b. c. d. e.

MATCHING FIGURES
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that matches the one in the box. The matching
figure must face in the same direction as the one in the box.
B-40: a. b. c. d.
B-41: a. b. c. d.
B-42: a. b. c. d.
B-43: a. b. c. d.
B-44: a. b. c. d.

WHICH SHAPE COMPLETES THE SQUARE?
DIRECTIONS: Circle the shape that completes the big square.
B-45: a. b.
c. d.
B-46: a. b.
d.
c.
B-47: a. b.
c. d.
B-48: a. b.
d.
c.

WHICH SHAPES MAKE A SQUARE?
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from a shape in the left column to the shape in the right
column that completes the square.
B-49:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

DRAWING IDENTICAL SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Use the grid to draw a shape that is exactly the same size and shape
as the shape on the left.
B-50:
B-51:
B-52:
B-53:

ENLARGING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Draw a shape with sides two times as long. EXAMPLE: Count 2
spaces high and 3 spaces wide. The enlarged drawing will be 4
spaces high and 6 spaces wide.
EXAMPLE:
B-54:
B-55:
B-56:

REDUCING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Draw a shape with sides half as long. EXAMPLE: Count 4 spaces
high and 8 spaces wide. The reduced drawing will be 2 spaces high
and 4 spaces wide.
EXAMPLE:
B-57:
B-58:
B-59:

COPYING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Use the grid to copy each figure. Count the dots and draw lines to
connect them.
B-60: B-61:
B-62: B-63:
B-64: B-65:

COPYING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Use the grid to copy and color each figure. Count the dots and draw
lines to connect them.
B-62: B-63:
B-64: B-65:
B-65: B-67:

RECOGNIZING SIMILAR CHANGES
DIRECTIONS: Decide how the shapes in the first row were changed. The shapes in
the second row are changed the same way. Circle the missing shape.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-68:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-69:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-70:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-71:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-72:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-73:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-74:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-75:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-76:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-77:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-78:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-79:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-80:
a. b. c. d.
?
B-81:
a. b. c. d.
?
COMPARING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Draw a shape that fits the description.
EXAMPLE:
Draw a parallelogram that
is shorter and narrower
than the blue one.
B-82:
Draw a rectangle that is
taller and narrower than
the triangle.
B-83:
Draw a square that is
shorter and narrower than
the triangle.
B-84:
Draw a triangle that is
wider and taller than the
trapezoid.

COMPARING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Compare the shapes on the left. Use complete sentences to describe
their differences.
EXAMPLE: DESCRIPTION:
The blue rectangle is taller and
narrower than the green rectangle.
-OR- The green rectangle is shorter
and wider than the blue rectangle.
B-85: DESCRIPTION:
B-86: DESCRIPTION:
B-87: DESCRIPTION:

COMPARING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which figure it describes. Write its
letter on the line.
B-88: a. b. c. d.
height
base
A: This rectangle has the tallest height and the narrowest base. _____
B: This rectangle is shortest in height and has the widest base. _____
B-89: a. b. c. d.
A: This triangle has the greatest height. _____

B: This triangle has the widest base. _____
B-90: a. b. c. d.
A: This pentagon has the greatest height. _____

B: This pentagon has the narrowest base. _____

COMPARING AND CONTRASTING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to explain how the triangle and the rectangle are
alike and different.
B-90:
2 in 2 in
1 in 1 in
HOW ALIKE?
HOW DIFFERENT?
TRIANGLE number of sides RECTANGLE
number of angles
how many ways

it can be divided
into equal parts
Explain how the triangle and the rectangle are alike and different.

COMPARING AND CONTRASTING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to explain how the square and the triangle are alike
and different.
B-91:
2 in 2 in
2 in 2 in
HOW ALIKE?
HOW DIFFERENT?
SQUARE number of sides TRIANGLE
number of angles
how many ways

it can be divided
into equal parts
Explain how the square and the triangle are alike and different.

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Sequences of Shapes
– Chapter Three –
Sequences of Shapes
Identifying Sequences
Continuing a Sequences
Identifying Tumbling Sequences
Describing Sequences
Find More Than One Change
Paper Folding

SEQUENCES OF FIGURES
DIRECTIONS: Complete the pattern. Draw and color the correct figure on the line.
C-1:
C-2:
C-3:
C-4
C-5:

DIRECTIONS: Complete the pattern. Draw and color the correct figure on the line.
C-6:
C-7:
C-8:
C-9:
C-10:

DIRECTIONS: Draw and color the next figure on the dot grid.
C-11:
C-12:
C-13:
C-14:
C-15:

DIRECTIONS: Draw and color the next figure on the dot grid.
C-16:
C-17:
C-18:
C-19:
C-20:

DIRECTIONS: Use the dot grid to draw and color the figures that continue the
sequence.
C-21:
C-22:

SEQUENCES OF FIGURES–SUPPLY
DIRECTIONS: Use the dot grid to draw and color the figures that continue the sequence.
C-23:

WHICH COLOR COMES NEXT?
DIRECTIONS: Look at the pattern of colors in each row. Circle the square that
comes next.
EXAMPLE: a. b.
c. d.
C-24: a. b.
c. d.
C-25: a. b.
c. d.
C-26: a. b.
c. d.

DIRECTIONS: Look at the pattern of colors in each row. Circle the square that
comes next.
EXAMPLE: a. b.
c. d.
C-24: a. b.
c. d.
C-25: a. b.
c. d.
C-26: a. b.
c. d.

DIRECTIONS: Color the square that comes next in the pattern.
C-27:
C-28:
C-29:
C-30:
C-31:
C-32:

DIRECTIONS: Color the two squares that comes next in the pattern.
C-33:
C-34:
C-35:
C-36:
C-37:
C-38:

WHICH SHAPE COMES NEXT?
DIRECTIONS: Circle the shape that continues the pattern.
EXAMPLE: a. b.
c. d.
C-39: a. b.
c. d.
C-40:
a. b.
c. d.
C-41:
a. b.
c. d.

DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the shape that continues the pattern.
Choice Box
a. b. c. d.
EXAMPLE:
b
C-42:
C-43:
C-44:

DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the shape that continues the pattern.
Choice Box
a. b. c. d. e.
C-45:
C-46:
C-47:
C-48:

WHICH FIGURE COMES NEXT?
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that comes next.
EXAMPLE: a. b.
c. d.
C-49: a. b.
c. d.
C-50: a. b.
c. d.
C-51: a. b.
c. d.

WHICH FIGURE COMES NEXT?
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that comes next.
C-52: a. b.
c. d.
C-53:
a. b.
c. d.
C-54:
a. b.
c. d.
C-55:
a. b.
c. d.

DRAW THE FIGURE THAT COMES NEXT
DIRECTIONS: Draw the figure that comes next.
C-56:
C-57:
C-58:
C-59:
C-60:

DRAW THE FIGURE THAT COMES NEXT
DIRECTIONS: Color the figure that comes next.
C-61:
C-62:
C-63:
C-64:
C-65:

TUMBLING
DIRECTIONS: As a figure tumbles, the side that is on the bottom changes. Tumble
the figure as shown. Color the following figures to show how they
look as they tumble.
Direction of tumbling
EXAMPLE:
C-66:
C-67:
C-68:

TUMBLING
DIRECTIONS: As a figure tumbles, the side that is on the bottom changes. Tumble
the figure as shown. Color the following figures to show how they
C-69:
C-70:
C-71:
C-72:

TUMBLING
DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figure will look tumbled according to the direction.
Draw how it will look.
EXAMPLE: Draw how figure will look when it is tumbled once to the right.
C-73: Draw how figure will look when it is tumbled once more to the left.
C-74: Draw how figure will look when it is tumbled twice to the right.
Tumbled once Tumbled twice
C-75: Draw how figure will look when it is tumbled twice to the left.
Tumbled twice Tumbled once

DESCRIBING SEQUENCES
DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figure changes. Write the words that describe the
sequence on the line.
Choice Box
increases reduces tumbles flips color change
EXAMPLE:
color change
C-76:
C-77:
C-78:
C-79:

DESCRIBING SEQUENCES
DIRECTIONS: Describe each sequence from the Choice Box.
Choice Box
increases reduces tumbles flips color change
C-80:
C-81:
C-82:
C-83:
C-84:

FIND MORE THAN ONE CHANGE
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that shows more than one change. Changes can
be color, direction, shape, or pattern.
color direction size direction
detail size color shape
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. d.
C-85: a. b. c. d.
C-86: a. b. c. d.
C-87: a. b. c. d.

FIND MORE THAN ONE CHANGE
DIRECTIONS: Circle the pattern that shows more than one change. Changes can
be color, direction, shape, or detail.
C-88: a. b. c. d.
C-89: a. b. c. d.
C-90: a. b. c. d.
C-91: a. b. c. d.
C-92: a. b. c. d.
C-93: a. b. c. d.

MATCHING A SEQUENCE
DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figures in the first row were changed. The figures in
the second row are changed in the same way. Circle the figure that
comes next in the sequence.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. d.
?
C-94:
a. b. c. d.
?
C-95:
a. b. c. d.

MATCHING A SEQUENCE
DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figures in the first row were changed. The figures in
the second row are changed in a similar way. Circle the figure that
comes next in the sequence.
C-96:
a. b. c. d.
?
C-97:
a. b. c. d.
?
C-98:
a. b. c. d.
?
CONTINUING A SEQUENCE
DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figures in the first row were changed. The figures
in the other rows are changed in the same way. Write the letter of
each missing figure in the box.
C-99:
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
C-100:
a. b. c.
d. e. f.

C-101:
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
C-102:
a. b. c.
d. e. f.

C-103:
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
C-104:
a. b. c.
d. e. f.

PAPER FOLDING
DIRECTIONS: The figure on the left shows a sheet of paper with holes punched in it
and folded along the dotted line. Circle how the sheet will look when it
is unfolded.
EXAMPLE:
a. b.
c. d.
C-105:
a. b. c. d.
C-106:
a. b.
c. d.

PAPER FOLDING
is unfolded.
C-107: a. b. c.
C-108: a. b. c.
C-109: a. b. c.
C-110: a. b. c.

PAPER FOLDING
is unfolded.
C-111:
a. b. c. d.
C-112:
a. b. c. d.
C-113:
a. b. c. d.
C-114:
a. b. c. d.

PAPER FOLDING
DIRECTIONS: The figure on the left shows a sheet of paper with holes punched in it.
Circle how the sheet will look when folded along the dotted line.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. d.
C-115:
a. b. c. d.
C-116:
a. b. c. d.
C-117:
a. b. c. d.

PAPER FOLDING
DIRECTIONS: The figure on the left shows a sheet of paper with holes punched in it.
C-118: a. b. c.
C-119: a. b. c.
C-120: a. b. c.
C-121: a. b. c.

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Classifying Shapes
– Chapter Four –
Classifying Shapes
Identifying Members of a Group
Find the Exception
Draw Another Member of a Group
Identifying Details of a Group
Classifying More Than One Way
Overlapping Groups

DESCRIBING GROUPS
DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter in front of each true statement.
EXAMPLE: a. All the figures are triangles.

b. All the figures are green.
c. All the figures are wide.
d. All the figures have a right angle.
D-1: a. All the figures are circles.
b. All the figures are the same color.
c. All the figures are the same size.
d. All the figures have straight lines.
D-2: a. All the figures are the same size.

b. All the figures are the same shade.
c. All the figures are blue.
d. All the figures are square.
D-3: a. All the figures are triangles.

b. All the figures are purple.
c. All the figures are the same size.
d. All the figures have two equal sides.
D-4: a. All the figures are the same shape.

b. All the figures are the same color.
c. All the figures have four sides.
d. All the figures are the same size.
D-5: a. All the figures have four sides.

b. All the figures have five sides.
c. All the figures are the same shape.
d. All the figures are gray.

MATCH A SHAPE TO A GROUP
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from each shape to the group in which it belongs.
EXAMPLE:
a.
D-6: b.
D-7: c.
D-8: d.
D-9: e.
D-10: f.

MATCHING GROUPS BY SHAPE
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line between groups that have shapes that belong to the
same group.
EXAMPLE: a.
b.
D-11:
c.
D-12:
d.
D-13:
e.
D-14:
f.
D-15:

MATCHING GROUPS BY SHAPE
DIRECTIONS: Circle the shape that belongs to the group to the left.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. d.
D-16: a. b. c. d.
D-17: a. b. c. d.
D-18: a. b. c. d.
D-19: a. b. c. d.
a. b. c. d.
D-20:

FIND THE EXCEPTION
DIRECTIONS: In each row, cross out the shape that does not belong to the group.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. d. e. f.
D-21: a. b. c. d. e. f.
D-22: a. b. c. d. e. f.
D-23: a. b. c. d. e. f.
D-24: a. b. c. d. e. f.
D-25: a. b. c. d. e. f.

DRAW ANOTHER
DIRECTIONS: Draw another figure that belongs to the group.
D-26:
D-27:
D-28:
D-29:
D-30:
D-31:

MATCH A PATTERN TO A GROUP
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from the figure to the group that has the same pattern.
EXAMPLE:
D-32: a.
D-33: b.
D-34: c.
D-35: d.
D-36: e.

MATCHING GROUPS BY PATTERN
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line between groups that have figures with the same pattern.
EXAMPLE:
D-37:
D-38:
D-39:
D-40:
D-41:

SELECT A PATTERN THAT BELONGS TO A GROUP
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that has the same pattern as the group on the left.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. d.
D-42: a. b. c. d.
D-43: a. b. c. d.
D-44: a. b. c. d.
D-45: a. b. c. d.
D-46: a. b. c. d.

FINDING THE EXCEPTION
DIRECTIONS: Cross out the figure that does not belong to the group.
EXAMPLE:
D-47:
D-48:
D-49:
D-50:
D-51:

DRAW ANOTHER
DIRECTIONS: Draw a different figure that belongs to the group on the left.
D-52:
D-53:
D-54:
D-55:
D-56:
D-57:

MATCHING DETAILS TO A GROUP
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from the figure to the group that has the same small details.
EXAMPLES:
D-58: a.
D-59: b.
D-60: c.
D-61: d.
D-62: e.

SELECT DETAILS THAT BELONG TO A GROUP
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that has the same details as the group on the left.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. d.
D-63:
a. b. c. d.
D-64:
a. b. c. d.
D-65:
a. b. c. d.
D-66:
a. b. c. d.
D-67:
a. b. c. d.

FIND THE EXCEPTION
DIRECTIONS: Cross out the figure that does not belong to the group.
EXAMPLE:
D-68: a. b. c. d. e.
D-69: a. b. c. d. e.
D-70: a. b. c. d. e.
D-71: a. b. c. d. e.
D-72: a. b. c. d. e.
D-73: a. b. c. d. e.

GROUPING BY COLOR
DIRECTIONS: In the boxes at the bottom, draw and color the figures that belong in
each group.
D-74:
FIGURES
ONE-COLOR FIGURES TWO-COLOR FIGURES

GROUPING BY SHAPE
DIRECTIONS: In the boxes at the bottom, draw and color the figures that belong in
each group.
D-75:
FIGURES
TWO-SQUARE FIGURES THREE-SQUARE FIGURES

GROUPING MORE THAN ONE WAY
DIRECTIONS: The figures at the top can be sorted into groups in more than one way.
In the boxes at the bottom, write the letter of each figure that belongs in
that class.
FIGURES
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
D-76: ORANGE FIGURES D-79: PURPLE FIGURES
D-77: CIRCLE FIGURES D-80: RECTANGLE FIGURES
D-78: LARGE FIGURES D-81: SMALL FIGURES

GROUPING MORE THAN ONE WAY
DIRECTIONS: On the line beside each figure, write the letters of all groups to which
the figure can belong.
GROUPS
a. b.
c. d.
e. f.
EXAMPLE:
D-84:
D-82: D-85:
D-83: D-86:

COMPLETE THE GROUP
DIRECTIONS: The shapes at the top of the page can be grouped in more than one
way. At the bottom of the page, list the letters of the shapes that
complete each group and name the class.
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
g. h. i.
x
EXAMPLE:
d
a, g _______ e
a, i _______
circle
Name: __________ red
Name: __________
D-87: D-88:
b, e, ___________ c, e, ___________
Name: _______________ Name: _______________
D-89: D-80:
c, f, ___________ d, e, f, ___________
Name: _______________ Name: _______________

COMPLETE THE GROUP
DIRECTIONS: Each group has only three members. Look at the first two members,
and then write the letter of the last member.
FIGURES
D-91: a, g, ________
a. b. c.
D-92: a, c, ________
d. e. f. D-93: b, d, ________
D-94: b, h, ________
g. h. i. D-95: h, i, ________
D-96: d, i, ________
FIGURES
a. b. c. D-97: a, b, ________
D-98: f, i, ________
d. e. f. D-99: g, i, ________
D-100: a, d, ________
g. h. i.
D-101: b, e, ________
D-102: d, e, ________

OVERLAPPING GROUPS
DIRECTIONS: Notice where the shapes are placed in the circles at the top.
Sometimes shapes fit more than one class. The red shape in the middle
is also a square. It fits where the classes overlap. Darken the part of
the diagram where each figure belongs.
SQUARES RED SHAPES
EXAMPLE:
D-103:
D-104: D-105:
D-106: D-107:

OVERLAPPING GROUPS
DIRECTIONS: Darken the part of the diagram where each figure belongs.
TRIANGLES SMALL SHAPES
D-108:
D-109: D-110:
D-111: D-112:

OVERLAPPING GROUPS
SQUARES LARGE SHAPES
RED SHAPES
EXAMPLE: D-113:
D-114: D-115:
D-116: D-117:

OVERLAPPING GROUPS
DIRECTIONS: Complete each matrix.
D-118: D-119:
D-120: D-121:

OVERLAPPING GROUPS
SMALL SHAPES BLUE SHAPES
TRIANGLES
D-122: D-123:
D-124: D-125:
D-126: D-127:

OVERLAPPING GROUPS
DIRECTIONS: If all the objects in a group can be described by two or more

characteristics, then groups can be organized on a diagram with rows
and columns. Draw and color the shapes in the rows and columns.
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3

SQUARE CIRCLE TRIANGLE
D-128:
Row 1
RED
Row 2
ORANGE
Row 3
YELLOW
D-129:

OVERLAPPING GROUPS
DIRECTIONS: Draw and color the shapes in the rows and columns.
D-130: D-131:
D-132: D-133:

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Analogies
– Chapter Five –
Analogies
Identifying Analogies
Describing Analogies
Completing Analogies
Drawing a Figure to Complete the Analogy

DESCRIBING ANALOGIES
DIRECTIONS: Use the information in the diagrams below to fill in the blanks at the
bottom of the page.
An ANALOGY is a comparison of two pair of things that are alike in the same way.
The second triangle is larger than the first triangle. The second circle is larger than the
first circle.
is to as is to
becomes larger becomes larger
To describe an analogy, we sometimes use the word “is to” and “as” to stand for the
characteristics that is true of both pairs. Notice that these groups of dots also represent
these same words.
(is to) (as) (is to) a

a a large
a
large small circle
small
triangle circle
triangle
E-1: How are the first two shapes alike?
E-2: How are the first two shapes different?
E-3: How are the last two shapes alike?
E-4: How are the last two shapes different?

DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks to complete each sentence.
EXAMPLE:
color shape
In each pair of figures, the __________ and _____________
size changes.
stay the same, but the __________
E-5:
In each pair of figures, the ____________ stays the same, but

the ____________ and ____________ change.
E-6:
In each pair of figures, the ____________ and ____________

stay the same, but the ____________ changes.
E-7:
In each pair of figures, the ____________ stays the same, but

the ____________ and ____________ change.

DIRECTIONS: Study the six types of analogies illustrated below.
CHANGE IN SIZE
A large square is to a small square - as - a large circle is to a small circle.
CHANGE IN COLOR
A red square is to an orange square - as - a red circle is to an orange circle.
CHANGE IN SHAPE
A small circle is to a small square - as - a small circle is to a small square.
TUMBLE
Both the square and the circle have been tumbled to the right.
FLIP
Both the square and the circle have been flipped horizontally.
CHANGE IN DETAILS
Two half squares is to four quarter squares - as - two half circles are to four quarter circles.
COMPLETE ANALOGIES WITH ONE CHANGE
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that completes the analogy. Name the change.
EXAMPLE: a. b.
c. d.
size
Change __________________________
E-8:
a. b.
?
c. d.
Change __________________________
E-9:
a. b.
?
c. d.
Change __________________________

DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that completes the analogy. Name the change.
E-10: a. b.
c. d.
Change __________________________
E-11: a. b.
?
c. d.
Change __________________________
E-12: a. b.
?
c. d.
Change __________________________

DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that completes the analogy.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c.
E-13:
a. b. c.
E-14:
a. b. c.
E-15:
a. b. c.
E-16:
a. b. c.
E-17:
a. b. c.
E-18:
a. b. c.

COMPLETE ANALOGIES WITH MORE THAN ONE CHANGE
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that completes the analogy. Name the changes.
a. b.
?
c. d.
color and size
Change __________________________
E-19:
a. b.
?
c. d.
Change __________________________
E-20:
a. b.
?
c. d.
Change __________________________
E-21: a. b.
?
c. d.
Change __________________________

COMPLETE ANALOGIES WITH MORE THAN ONE CHANGE
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that completes the analogy.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c.
E-22:
a. b. c.
E-23:
a. b. c.
E-24:
a. b. c.
E-25:
a. b. c.
E-26:
a. b. c.
E-27:
a. b. c.

DRAW A FIGURE TO COMPLETE THE ANALOGY
DIRECTIONS: In the grid, draw and color the figure to complete the analogy.
E-28:
E-29:
E-30:
E-31:
E-32:

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Describing Things
– Chapter Six –
Describing Things
Describing Food from Plants and Animals
Stating Descriptions
Describing Animals
Describing Occupations
Describing Land and Water Forms
Describing Places
Describing Parts of a Whole

DESCRIBING FOODS FROM PLANTS
DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which picture it describes. Write the
name of the food on the line.
Choice Box
corn carrot potato onion orange peach
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
EXAMPLE: This vegetable grows under a short plant. The root part we eat may be white,
yellow, or purple in color and creates many circles when sliced.
c onion
___ _____________
F-1: a. We eat the seeds of this yellow vegetable. The seeds grow on a cob and are
protected by husks. The cobs grow on a tall stalk. ___ ________________
b. This pulpy fruit grows on a tree. Many people like its juice. Some kinds have
many seeds. ___ ________________
c. Sometimes we cook the orange root of this short plant; sometimes we eat it raw.
___ ________________
d. This pink-orange fruit grows on trees. It has a thin, soft peel. We eat it raw or
cooked in pies. ___ ________________
e. This white vegetable grows underground on a short plant. Its peel is very thin.
We eat it fried, baked, boiled, or mashed. ___ ________________
F-2: Explain what characteristics helped you pick the correct food.


name of the correct picture on the line.
Choice Box
green beans blueberries broccoli grapes peas strawberries
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
F-3: a. These small, round, green seeds grow in pods on thin vines. They are removed
from their pods and cooked or eaten raw. ___ ________________
b. These purple or green berries grow on large, sturdy vines. Because they taste
sweet, they can be eaten raw, squeezed into juice, or cooked to make jelly. ___
________________
c. These thin, long, green vegetables grow on bushes. The pods are cooked with
the seeds still inside. ___ ________________
d. These small, red berries grow on small plants low to the ground. They are
sweet and are often eaten raw. They are sometimes cooked into jam. ___
________________
e. These heads grow at the end of a small stalk. They can be cooked or eaten raw.
Their stalks grow on small plants. ___ ________________
f. These small, round berries can be blue or purple. Most grow on small to medium
bushes. They are usually eaten raw, but can also be cooked in pies or muffins.
___ ________________


DIRECTIONS: List some of the characteristics that helped you to identify foods from
plants. Use those characteristics when you describe these foods.
F-5: Characteristics to describe foods.

where it grows
F-6: Describe some characteristics of these foods.
a. b.
c. d.
e. f.

DESCRIBING FOOD FROM PLANTS

DIRECTIONS: Read each description, and decide what is described. Write the
answer in the blank.
Choice Box
banana grapefruit rice spinach tomato wheat
F-7: This dark-green, leafy vegetable is eaten cooked or served as a salad. __________
F-8: This long, yellow fruit is peeled before being eaten. It grows in bunches in warm
climates. _______________
F-9: This grain is grown on huge farms in the center of the United States. It is made into
bread, baking flour, and many breakfast cereals. _______________
F-10: This red, round vegetable has a soft, thin peel that we usually eat, along with with
tiny seeds inside it. It grows on a vine. It is sliced for sandwiches, squeezed for
juice, and cooked for spaghetti sauce and soup. _______________
F-11: This grain grows on low plants in water. It is usually boiled and served by itself,
or cooked into soups, or mixed with meat and vegetables to make a large main
meal. It is eaten by people in most countries, flavored differently by region.
_______________
F-12: This large, yellow or pink citrus fruit has a sharp, sour flavor and is eaten raw or
squeezed into juice. _______________

DESCRIBING FOOD FROM ANIMALS

letter of the correct picture and name the food.
Choice Box
bacon butter chicken ham milk steak
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
F-13: a. This very large piece of meat from a pig is salted and flavored by smoke
before it is baked. It is sliced thin for sandwiches or thick for meals. ___
_______________
b. Pieces of this bird can be fried, baked, or barbecued. ___ _______________
c. This drink from cow udders feeds their calves and is made into butter, cheese,
and ice cream. ___ _______________
d. Meat from the back side of pigs is sliced into thin strips and fried. ___
_______________
e. Fat from cream is stirred until it hardens. This food will melt if it is not
kept cold. It is often spread on food or added to flavor other foods. ___
_______________
f. A large slice of meat, usually beef from a cow, is fried, cooked in an oven or
grilled over a fire. ___ _______________

DESCRIBING FOOD FROM ANIMALS

DIRECTIONS: List some of the characteristics that helped you identify foods from
animals. Use those characteristics when you describe these foods.
F-15: Characteristics to describe foods from animals.
a. b.
c. d.
e. f.

STATING DESCRIPTIONS
DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to organize what you need to say to describe a food
from a plant and animal that you choose. Put the details together to
tell about this food.
F-17: Write these characteristics to describe a food from plants.
color how prepared
food from plant
part of plant how served
F-18: Write these characteristics to describe food from an animal.
animal how prepared
food from animal
how served when eaten

DESCRIBING ANIMALS
DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which of the animals it describes.
Write the letter of the correct picture on the line and name the animal.
Choice Box
duck giraffe mosquito owl snake zebra
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
F-19: a. This striped, horse-like mammal is a native of Africa. In the United States, it is
seen only in zoos. ___ _______________
b. This African mammal eats leaves from the tops of tall trees. ___
_______________
c. This wide-eyed bird has large feathers. It uses its beak to prey on small
animals. ___ _______________
d. This water bird is a good swimmer and uses its bill to scoop up grass, fish, and
insects in the water. ___ _______________
e. This tiny insect is found in large numbers all over the world. It spreads diseases
when feeding on the blood of humans and animals. ___ _______________
f. This long, thin reptile slithers on its scaly belly and eats small animals. ___
_______________
F-20: Explain what characteristics helped you pick the correct animal.

DESCRIBING ANIMALS
DIRECTIONS: List some of the characteristics that helped you identify animals. Use
those characteristics when you describe these animals.
F-21: Characteristics to describe animals.

kind of animal
F-22: Describe these animals.
a. b.
c. d.
e. f.

DESCRIBING ANIMALS
DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide what animal is described. Write the
Choice Box
chicken spider camel lion tuna turkey turtle
F-23: This large bird is raised to be eaten. It is often purchased for holiday celebrations.
_______________________
F-24: Many meat products are made from this bird. _______________________
F-25: This large, Afican cat is a good hunter. It is tan or light brown, males have a large
mane on their head. _______________________
F-26: This large fish lives in the ocean. The meat is often canned and used to make
salad-type sandwiches. _______________________
F-27: This working mammal has two humps and can go days between drinks of water.
_______________________
F-28: This animal does not have six legs like an insect. It has eight legs and is one
of a group of animals called arachnids. It eats insects that it catches in its web.
_______________________
F-29: This reptile has two surfaces of hard shell. Its head and short legs come out of the
shell. Some live on land, others in water. ______________________

DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to organize the details to describe an animal. Put the
details together to describe the animal.
F-30: Write these characteristics to describe a squirrel.
size what it eats
kind of animal appearance
squirrel
animal
where it lives what it does
F-31: Write these characteristics of an animal that you select
size what it eats
animal

DESCRIBING OCCUPATIONS
DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which occupation it describes.
Write the letter of the correct picture and name the occupation.
Choice Box
carpenter construction worker firefighter mail carrier plumber police officer
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
F-32: a. This government worker wears heavy clothing for protection, works long hours,
and sometimes sleeps where the truck and equipment are stored. ____
______________________
b. This government worker protects people and property and helps prevent
crime. He or she sometimes rides in a car or on a motorcycle. ____
______________________
c. This craftsman works with wood to build homes and furniture. ____
______________________
d. This government worker delivers and picks up letters and packages. ____
______________________
e. This worker uses cranes and scaffolding to build large buildings. ____
______________________
f. This worker installs or repairs the water and sewer pipes in houses and large
buildings. ____ ______________________
F-33: Explain what characteristics helped you pick the correct occupation.

DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide what worker is described. Write the
Choice Box
barber cook dentist doctor farmer grocer lawyer teacher
F-34: This person helps to prove whether or not a person has committed a crime or is
being treated unfaily in a legal matter. _______________________
F-35: This person washes, cuts, and styles hair. _______________________
F-36: This person works in an office where he or she examines, cleans, repairs, or
removes teeth. _______________________
F-37: This person grows the food that we eat. _______________________
F-38: This person works in a store and sells food. _______________________
F-39: This person works in a restaurant and prepares the food that we eat at the
restaurant. _______________________
F-40: This person works in a school and helps children learn.

_______________________
F-41: This person works in an office or hospital. He or she finds out why a person is sick
and gives advice on what medicine the person should take and how to be healthy.
_______________________

DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to organize the details to describe an occupation. Put
the details together to describe the occupation.
F-42: Write these characteristics to describe a pilot.
work location clothing
action vehicle or equipment
pilot
_____________
occupation
training employer
F-43: Write these characteristics to describe an occupation that you select
_____________
occupation
training employer

DIRECTIONS: List some of the characteristics that helped you identify occupations.
Use those characteristics when you describe these occupations.
F-44: Characteristics to describe occupations.

training
F-45: Describe these occupations using some of these characterisctics.
a. b.
pharmacist librarian
Studies how the body uses
medicine.
c. d.
electrician pilot
e. f.
nurse artist

DESCRIBING PLACES - LAND FORMS

DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which land form it describes. Write
the letter of the correct picture and land form.
Choice Box
canyon hill valley plain plateau woodlands
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
F-46: a. Large, flat land that is much higher than the land around it. ____
______________________
b. Large, flat, grassy land with some water and few trees. ____
______________________
c. A large, flat or hilly land with streams and rivers that provide water for many
trees, plants, and animals. ____ ______________________
d. A low area between hills or mountains where there are usually streams and
small farms. ____ ______________________
e. A long, deep valley with steep walls, usually with a river in the bottom. ____
______________________
f. A large, usually sloping, raised area of land that is not as high as a mountain.
____ ______________________
F-47: Explain what characteristics helped you pick the correct land form.

DESCRIBING PLACES - WATER FORMS

DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which body of water it describes.
Write the letter of the correct picture and body of water.
Choice Box
canal lake pond reservoir river stream
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
F-48: a. This body of water is made when people build a dam across a river. The water
behind the dam grows into a lake. ____ ______________________
b. This long, thin body of water is built to move water to where it is needed or to
move boats between lakes or oceans. ____ ______________________
c. This body of still, small water is smaller than a lake. ____

______________________
d. This thin, shallow flow of water is smaller than a river. ____

______________________
e. This large, natural body of flowing fresh water flows into a sea or ocean. ____
______________________
f. This large body of water, usually fresh, is surrounded by land. ____

______________________
F-49: Explain what characteristics helped you pick the correct water form.

DESCRIBING PLACES - LAND AND WATER FORMS

DIRECTIONS: List some of the characteristics that helped you identify land forms and
bodies of water. Use those characteristics when you describe these
land and water forms.
F-50: Characteristics to describe land forms.
F-51: Characteristics to describe water forms.
F-52: Describe these land and water forms.
ocean mountain
marsh peninsula
desert island

DESCRIBING PLACES - LAND AND WATER FORMS

DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide what word it describes.
Choice Box
atlas compass globe map photograph
F-53: a. A book of maps. ______________________
b. A drawing of all or part of the surface of the earth. ______________________
c. A sphere that shows continents, oceans, and countries. ____________________
d. A picture taken by a camera. ______________________
e. An equipment with a needle that always moves in the direction of north.

______________________
Choice Box
continent island lake river ocean
F-54: a. A body of water completely surrounded by land. ______________________
b. A long flowing body of fresh water that flows to the sea.

______________________
c. The large body of salt water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth.
______________________
d. A land form completely surrounded by water. ______________________
e. A large land mass made up of many countries. ______________________

DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to organize the details to describe a land form or body
of water.
F-55: Use these characteristics to describe a land form.

size height
land form
water what lives or grows there
F-56: Use these characteristics to describe a body of water.
size how related to land
water form
fresh or salty still or flowing

DESCRIBING PARTS OF A WHOLE - PLANTS

DIRECTIONS: We describe the different parts of a plant to understand how each part
contributes to its growth and reproduction. Look at the picture of the
plant and name each part.
Choice Box
fruit leaves root stem

F-57:
The small, green parts of the plant make food for it.
They are the ______________________.
The small, round, soft part of the plant holds the

seeds. It is the _____________________.
This tall, rough part of the plant carries water and

nutrients from the ground to the leaves. It is called
the ______________________.
The underground part holds the vines in place and

takes water and nutrients from the soil. It is the
_______________________.
F-58:
This thin tube carries water from
the root to the leaves. It is the
_______________________.
These little parts make food for the plant.

They are _______________________.
This thick part holds water and food for the

plant and holds it in the ground. It is the
_______________________.
Explain why each part is important. What would happen if that part was missing or
damaged?

DESCRIBING PARTS OF A WHOLE - ANIMALS

DIRECTIONS: We describe the different parts of an animal to understand how each
part keeps the animal healthy and safe. Look at the picture of the
insect and name each part.
Choice Box
antennae eye legs mouth stinger exoskeleton wing
F-59: This part lets the bee fly from flower to flower.
It is the _____________________.
This part is very large. It helps the bee find the

flowers. It is the _____________________.
These parts look like long hairs. They help the

bee find food by feeling the flower. They are
_____________________.
Through this part the bee collects nectar from

flowers which it makes into honey. It is the
_____________________.
This part protects the bee from other animals.

It is the _____________________.
F-60:
The outside covering of the ant’s body is an

_____________________.
An ant has six ____________________.
On the ant’s head are two long feelers called

______________________ that is uses to find food.
An ant carries food in its strong ____________________.
damaged?

PARTS OF A WHOLE - PLACES

DIRECTIONS: Complete each sentence with one of the words from the Choice Box.
Choice Box
barn fence field house silos
F-61:
The farmer lives here. It is a Grain is stored in these two
_____________________. cylinders. They are called
_____________________.
Tractors and farm tools are This long object Crops are grown
stored in this building. It is keeps animals in or here. It is a
a ___________________. out of a field. It is a ___________________.
___________________.
damaged?

PARTS OF A WHOLE
DIRECTIONS: Decide which word represents the whole thing and which words are its
parts. Write the word for the whole thing and the words for the parts.
EXAMPLE:
cheese crust pizza tomato
WHOLE _____________ pizza cheese
Parts _____________ crust
_____________ tomato
_____________
F-62:
bun burger patty onion
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-63:
bicycle pedal seat wheel
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-64:
branch leaves tree trunk
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-65:
bull calf cow herd
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________

PARTS OF A WHOLE
F-66:
jacket pocket sleeve zipper
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-67:
flowers grass tree woods
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
A-68:
bulb cord lamp shade
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-69:
airplane nose tail wing
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-70:
band drummer trumpeter tuba player
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________

PARTS OF A WHOLE
EXAMPLE: drink, meal, meat, salad
WHOLE _____________ meal drink

Parts _____________ meat
_____________ salad
_____________
F-71: body, car, engine, wheel
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-72: army, trucks, soldiers, tanks
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-73: cashier, market, meat, vegetable
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-74: beans, chili, onions, tomatoes
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-75: drum, flute, orchestra, violin
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-76: key, map, mountains, rivers
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________

PARTS OF A WHOLE
F-77: dressing, lettuce, salad, tomato
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-78: principal, school, students, teachers
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-80: adjectives, language, nouns, verbs
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-81: government, judges, president, senators
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-82: book, cover, pages, words
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-83: eye, lash, lid, pupil
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________
F-84: closing, greeting, letter, signature
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Similarities and Differences
– Chapter Seven –
Similarities and Differences
Identifying Similarities
- Food, Animals, and Occupations -
Identifying Similarities
- Land and Water Forms -
Identifying Opposites
- Position, Time, and Directions -
Describing Characteristics – How Alike
Describing Characteristics – How Different
Describing – Compare and Contrast
Word Benders – Similarities and Opposites

SIMILARITIES - FOOD
DIRECTIONS: Circle the picture that is most like the first picture. Explain why they
are most alike.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c.
peaches carrots apples grapes
G-1:
a. b. c.
bacon chicken steak ham
G-2:
a. b. c.
corn lemon rice banana
G-3:
a. b. c.
cheese milk butter bread
G-4:
a. b. c.
cabbage lettuce peas celery

SIMILARITIES - ANIMALS
DIRECTIONS: Circle the animal that is most like the first animal. Explain why they
are most alike.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c.
zebra elephant giraffe horse
G-5:
a. b. c.
chicken duck owl turkey
G-6:
a. b. c.
snake frog lizard spider
G-7:
a. b. c.
bee ant spider butterfly
G-8:
a. b. c.
shark catfish tuna whale

SIMILARITIES - OCCUPATIONS
DIRECTIONS: Circle the job that is most like the first picture. Explain why they are
most alike.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c.
doctor lawyer dentist pharmacist
G-9:
a. b. c.
cook baker grocer farmer
G-10:
a. b. c.
plumber sanitation worker architect electrician
G-11:
a. b. c.
bus driver mail carrier pilot police officer
G-12:
a. b. c.
librarian carpenter janitor teacher

SIMILARITIES - LAND AND WATER FORMS

DIRECTIONS: Circle the land or water form that is most like the first picture.
Explain why they are most alike.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c.
plain swamp plateau mountain
G-13:
a. b. c.
gulf bay lake ocean
G-14:
a. b. c.
valley hills woodlands canyon
G-15:
a. b. c.
stream canal river pond
G-16:
a. b. c.
mountain desert island mesa

SIMILARITIES - SCIENCE
DIRECTIONS: Each line contains four words used in science. Circle the word that
is most like the first word.
G-17: sound a. noise b. quiet c. silence
G-18: heat a. light b. flame c. warmth
G-19: sun a. beam b. shine c. star
G-20: rock a. mountain b. ocean c. stone
G-21: fog a. cloud b. ice c. snow
G-22: beak a. bill b. claw c. wing
G-23: antenna a. ant b. feeler c. bee
G-24: earth a. continent b. country c. world
G-25: map a. country b. drawing c. photograph

SIMILARITIES - HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

DIRECTIONS: Circle the word that is most like the first word.
G-26: garage a. driveway b. fence c. shed
G-27: fan a. air conditioner b. heat c. refrigerator
G-28: fix a. build b. repair c. wreck
G-29: home a. door b. roof c. apartment
G-30: rug a. carpet b. floor c. sweeper
G-31: curtains a. drapes b. door c. window
G-32: clean a. clothes b. house c. wash
G-33: meal a. cook b. dinner c. vegetable
G-34: broom a. sponge b. handle c. mop

SIMILARITIES - ACTION WORDS

DIRECTIONS: Circle the word that is most like the first word.
G-35: pay a. owe b. spend c. take
G-36: run a. jog b. sit c. walk
G-37: act a. do b. relax c. rest
G-38: stay a. go b. leave c. remain
G-39: call a. say b. shout c. tell
G-40: take a. carry b. give c. keep
G-41: throw a. toss b. catch c. hit
G-42: build a. fix b. make c. repair
G-43: hide a. cover b. seek c. show

SIMILARITIES - DIFFERENT MEANINGS

DIRECTIONS: Some word have more than one meaning. Circle the word that is
most like the first word.
G-44: raise a. lift b. lower c. slide
G-45: raise a. increase b. reduce c. use
G-46: raise a. destroy b. grow c. maintain
G-47: dull a. boring b. exciting c. loud
G-48: dull a. blunt b. even c. sharp
G-49: past a. current b. next c. previous
G-50: past a. future b. history c. present
G-51: drop a. fall b. rise c. increase
G-52: drop a. decline b. grow c. hold

PAIRS OF SIMILARITIES
DIRECTIONS: Decide how the first pair of words are similar. Circle the word that
makes the second pair similar in the same way.
EXAMPLE: hear talk

a. sing b. speak c. story
listen ?
G-53: ask answer
a. hear b. reply c. write
question ?
G-54: study think

a. show b. test c. understand
learn ?
G-55: touch see

a. eye b. look c. talk
feel ?
G-56: build fix

a. build b. find c. repair
make ?
G-57: lead attempt

a. follow b. seem c. try
direct ?
G-58: begin halt

a. slow b. speed c. stop
start ?
G-59: solve discover

a. answer b. find c. problem
figure out ?

SIMILARITIES - INSTRUCTIONS
DIRECTIONS: Think of a word or phrase that means almost the same. Write as
many similar words as you can think of.
G-60: leave _____________________________________________________
G-61: harm _____________________________________________________
G-62: enter _____________________________________________________
G-63: allow _____________________________________________________
G-64: continue _____________________________________________________
G-65: stop _____________________________________________________
G-66: choose _____________________________________________________
G-67: save _____________________________________________________
G-68: fasten _____________________________________________________

SIMILARITIES - DESCRIPTIONS
DIRECTIONS: Think of a word or phrase that means almost the same. Write as
many similar words as you can think of.
G-69: short _____________________________________________________
G-70: big _____________________________________________________
G-71: friendly _____________________________________________________
G-72: heavy _____________________________________________________
G-73: happy _____________________________________________________
G-74: good _____________________________________________________
G-75: sweet _____________________________________________________
G-76: beautiful _____________________________________________________
G-77: safe _____________________________________________________

OPPOSITES - POSITION
DIRECTIONS: Each row contains four words describing locations. Read the first
word and think about what it means. Next, circle the word that is its
opposite.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c.
under on between over
G-78:
a. b. c.
up above down right
G-79:
a. b. c.
left last right up
G-80:
a. b. c.
top between bottom last
G-81:
a. b. c.
above below beside between

OPPOSITES - SCIENCE
DIRECTIONS: Each row contains four words describing locations. Read the first
word and think about what it means. Next, circle the word that is its
opposite.
EXAMPLE:
a. b. c.
volcano woodlands glacier mesa
G-82:
a. b. c.
hill wetlands stream valley
G-83:
a. b. c.
ocean river desert gulf
G-84:
a. b. c.
sun earth moon fire
G-85:
a. b. c.
mountain canyon island plateau

OPPOSITES - SCIENCE
DIRECTIONS: Circle the word that is the opposite or most unlike the first word.
G-86: dry a. bright b. hot c. wet
G-87: clear a. bright b. cloudy c. sunny
G-88: hot a. cold b. heat c. warm
G-89: sunny a. bright b. cloudy c. hot
G-90: rainy a. cloudy b. cold c. sunny
G-90: greater a. larger b. lesser c. tall
G-92: warm a. bright b. clothes c. cool
G-93: boiling a. baking b. cooking c. freezing
G-93: heavy a. firm b. light c. weight

OPPOSITES - AMOUNT OR TIME

DIRECTIONS: Circle the word that is the opposite of the first word.
G-95: often a. again b. repeat c. seldom
G-96: always a. never b. often c. some
G-97: tight a. loose b. close c. sharp
G-98: none a. empty b. nothing c. some
G-99: all a. every b. none c. some
G-100: now a. here b. often c. then
G-101: many a. all b. few c. less
G-102: past a. before b. future c. then
G-103: everything a. all b. nothing c. something

OPPOSITES - ART
G-104: dark a. dim b. heavy c. light
G-105: flat a. jagged b. smooth c. straight
G-106: dull a. bright b. dim c. light
G-107: smooth a. glass b. rough c. slick
G-108: fuzzy a. clear b. cloudy c. drab
G-109: easy a. soft b. simple c. hard
G-110: fine a. coarse b. soft c. thin
G-111: thick a. fat b. thin c. wide
G-112: zigzag a. bumpy b. straight c. wavy

OPPOSITES - DIRECTIONS
G-113: back a. side b. end c. front
G-114: upper a. class b. lower c. story
G-115: begin a. end b. go c. start
G-116: start a. begin b. finish c. try
G-117: give a. present b. receive c. rent
G-118: right a. above b. below c. left
G-119: first a. opening b. last c. beginning
G-120: leave a. arrive b. exit c. run
G-121: remain a. stay b. wait c. leave

PAIRS OF OPPOSITES
DIRECTIONS: Decide how the first pair of words are opposite. Circle the word that
makes the second pair opposite in the same way.
EXAMPLE: fall winter

a. autumn b. summer c. heat
spring ?
G-122: dawn day
a. dusk b. night c. twilight
sundown ?
G-123: man father

a. daughter b. mother c. son
woman ?
G-124: arm hand

a. elbow b. finger c. foot
leg ?
G-125: sadness sorrow

a. disappointment b. joy c. tragedy
happiness ?
G-126: gain success

a. deed b. effort c. failure
loss ?
G-127: north east

a. direction b. equator c. west
south ?
G-128: question experiment

a. explore b. equipment c. solution
answer ?

OPPOSITES - DIRECTIONS
DIRECTIONS: Think of a word or phrase that means the opposite. Write as many
opposite words as you can think of.
G-129: close _____________________________________________________
G-130: after _____________________________________________________
G-131: true _____________________________________________________
G-132: ahead _____________________________________________________
G-133: front _____________________________________________________
G-134: top _____________________________________________________
G-135: later _____________________________________________________
G-136: continue _____________________________________________________
G-137: receive _____________________________________________________

OPPOSITES - ACTIONS
DIRECTIONS: Think of a word or phrase that means the opposite. Write as many
G-138: add _____________________________________________________
G-139: lost _____________________________________________________
G-140: enter _____________________________________________________
G-141: catch _____________________________________________________
G-142: die _____________________________________________________
G-143: remember _____________________________________________________
G-144: shout _____________________________________________________
G-145: lead _____________________________________________________
G-146: work _____________________________________________________

STATING CHARACTERISTICS – HOW ALIKE

DIRECTIONS: Circle the letters of the sentence that are true of both things.
G-147:
a. Both grow in warm places.
b. Both are sweet.
c. Both are peeled before serving.
d. Both flavor cold pies.
lemon bananas
G-148:
a. Both are small, furry mammals.
b. Both live in large colonies.
c. Both live on the plains.
d. Both move by hopping.
prairie dog rabbit
G-149:
a. Both sell things.
b. Both work with credit cards.
c. Both work with one customer at a time.
d. Both receive money from people.
bank teller sales clerk
G-150:
a. Both are usually fresh water forms.
b. Both are surrounded by land.
c. Both are large.
d. Both contain plants and animals.
pond lake
G-151:
a. Both shelter vehicles.
b. Both are used to store tools.
c. Both house animals.
d. Both are usually larger than houses.
garage barn

HOW ALIKE AND HOW DIFFERENT?

DIRECTIONS: Tell how these two things are alike and how they are different.
G-152: How alike?

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
How different?
1. ____________________________________
bicycle car
2. ____________________________________
G-153: How alike?

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
How different?
1. ____________________________________
motorboat cargo ship
2. ____________________________________
G-154: How alike?

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
How different?
1. ____________________________________
fire truck ambulance
2. ____________________________________
G-155: How alike?

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
How different?
1. ____________________________________
tractor bulldozer
2. ____________________________________

HOW ALIKE AND HOW DIFFERENT?

DIRECTIONS: Tell how these two animals are alike and how they are different.
G-156: How alike?

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
How different?
1. ____________________________________
snake lizard
2. ____________________________________
G-157: How alike?

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
How different?
1. ____________________________________
goat cow
2. ____________________________________
G-158: How alike?

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
How different?
1. ____________________________________
shark whale
2. ____________________________________
G-159: How alike?

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
How different?
1. ____________________________________
grasshopper butterfly
2. ____________________________________

CONTRAST SPIDERS AND ANTS

DIRECTIONS: To contrast two things, tell how their important characteristics are
different. On the diagram, write how spiders and ants are different.
Then organize that information to explain their important differences.
Spiders are arachnids, animals that have eight legs. Each spider builds a web for its
home. It eats insects that it catches in its web.
Ants are insects, animals that have six legs. A large group of ants make a nest in the
ground or in trees. They use their strong jaws to carry bits of plants or animals back to
the nest for the whole group to use.
EXAMPLE:
How Different
SPIDERS ANTS
8 legs Body Parts 6 legs
arachnid Kind of Animal insect
makes a home for itself Lives in a makes a large home for

Group or Individual the whole group
spins a web Kind of Home digs a hole or makes

a larger nest for large
numbers
each spider traps insects How it gets food
each ant carry bits of
in its web food back to the nest for
the group
Spiders have eight legs and are arachnids; ants have six legs and are
EXPLANATION: ________________________________________________________
insects. Each spider spins a web that makes its home. A large group of ants make a
______________________________________________________________________
hilled nest in the ground or in trees. To gets its food, a spider catches insects in a web.
______________________________________________________________________
All ants in a group carry bits of plants or animals back to the nest for all to use.
______________________________________________________________________
CONTRAST PLANTS AND ANIMALS

DIRECTIONS: Write how the important characteristics of plants and animals are
different. Then organize the information to explain what is important
about their differences.
G-160:
Most animals move by themselves, but plants cannot move. Plants take in carbon
dioxide and give off oxygen. Animals take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide.
Plants make their own food from sunlight, water, and minerals. Animals eat plants
or other animals to survive. Plants produce seeds which then grow into new plants,
while animals lay eggs or give birth to live young.
How Different
PLANTS ANIMALS
Movement
Style of
Breathing
Food
Sources
Reproduction
EXPLANATION: ________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

CONTRAST DOCTOR AND PHARMACIST

DIRECTIONS: Write how the important characteristics of a doctor and a pharmacist
are different. Then organize the information to explain what is
important about their differences.
G-161:
A doctor is a health worker that helps sick or injured people heal and advises people
about how to stay healthy. Doctors study how our bodies work and how to treat injuries
and illnesses. They have special equipment to tell what is wrong with the body and then
give instructions for medicine or behavior changes to treat illness. They work in offices
and hospitals.
A pharmacist is a health worker that gives a sick or injured person the medicine that a
doctor has prescribed to treat an illness or injury. They study the how various medicines
work in the body. They have equipment to measure medicines and keep them safe.
They work in hospitals and
pharmacies.
DOCTOR How Different PHARMACIST
EXPLANATION: ________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
COMPARE AND CONTRAST - GOODS AND SERVICES
DIRECTIONS: Write how goods and services are alike and different. Then organize
that information to explain what is important to know about them.
G-162:
People need shelter, food, and clothing. They pay for goods and services to fulfill
these needs.
Some people make the things that are then sold to people. Farmers grow the food
that people can buy. Things that are made or grown to be sold are called goods.
People often buy goods online or at local stores and markets.
Some people help other people by providing services. Services are jobs that people
do for others. Doctors, nurses, teachers, and
repairmen are a few examples of workers who
provide services. People often get their services
in stores, offices, government buildings, or receive
them at their home.
GOODS SERVICES
HOW ALIKE?
HOW DIFFERENT?
GOODS SERVICES
Explain how the goods and the services are alike and different.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST - STARS AND PLANETS

DIRECTIONS: Write how stars and planets are alike and different. Then organize
that information to explain what is important to know about them.
G-163:
A star, like our sun, is a gigantic, sphere of fiery gasses. Stars are vast distances apart.
They seem to stay still in the sky. Our own star, the sun, is 75 times larger than Jupiter, the
largest planet in our solar system.
A planet is a solid sphere in the sky that can be seen by that light reflected from its star. It
travels around its star in a regular orbit. Many have
moons that in turn revolve around them. Planets
around our sun seem very far away, but stars are
many times further apart than even our farthest
planet.
STARS PLANETS
HOW ALIKE?
HOW DIFFERENT?
STARS PLANETS
Explain how stars and planets are alike and different.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST - LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS

DIRECTIONS: Write how living things and non-living things are alike and different.
Then organize that information to explain what is important to know
about them.
G-164:
All things have weight and take up space. Both living and non-living things come in many
sizes and shapes. Most animals can move themselves around. Non-living things do not
move independently. All living things breathe. Non-living things do not breathe.
Non-living things do not eat and do not reproduce. All living things reproduce themselves.
Living things need nourishment, but get their food in different ways.
LIVING THINGS NON-LIVING THINGS

HOW ALIKE?
HOW DIFFERENT? NON-LIVING

LIVING THINGS THINGS
Explain how living things and non-living things are alike and different.

WORD BENDERS - SIMILARITIES

DIRECTIONS: Write a similar word that has many of the same letters as the one
above it, but with a different letter in the circle. Use the clue word to
find the word with similar meaning.
EXAMPLE:
B ___
___ O ___
Y man
J ___
O ___
Y happiness
J A ___
Y
___ bluebird
J ___
___ A M jelly
H ___
A ___
M pork
G-165:
R ___
___ I ___
G ___
H ___
T correct
___ ___ ___ ___ pale
___ ___ ___ ___ evening
___ ___ ___ ___ vision
___ ___ ___ poster
G-166: C ___
___ A ___
N may
___ ___ pot
___ ___ needle
___ ___ pencil
___ ___ chicken
___ ___ ___ past
G-167: H ___
___ A ___
T cap
___ ___ punch
___ ___ warm
___ ___ never
___ ___ currently
___ ___ ___ ice
___ ___ ___ display

WORD BENDERS - OPPOSITES

DIRECTIONS: Write an opposite word that has many of the same letters as the one
above it, but with a different letter in the circle. Use the clue word to
find the word with the opposite or very different meaning.
EXAMPLE:
R ___
___ I ___
G ___
H ___
T wrong
L I ___
___ G ___
H ___
T dark
N I ___
___ G ___
H ___
T day
M I ___
___ G ___
H ___
T cannot
T I ___
___ G ___
H ___
T loose
G-168: F ___
___ A ___
S ___
T slow
___ ___ ___ first
___ ___ ___ found
___ ___ ___ least
___ ___ ___ wont
___ ___ ___ doubt
G-169: O ___
___ U ___
T in
___ ___ ___ whisper
___ ___ ___ ___ shouldn’t
___ ___ ___ ___ refuse
___ ___ ___ ___ can’t
G-170: S ___
___ A ___
V ___
E spend
___ ___ ___ took
___ ___ ___ get
___ ___ ___ die
___ ___ ___ hate
___ ___ ___ below

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Sequencing
– Chapter Eight –
Sequencing
Identifying Sequences by Size or Rank
Identifying Sequences – Order of Occurrence
Comparing by Sequence – Rank
Sequencing by Size, Amount, or Degree
Continuing a Sequence
Ranking – General to Specific
Reasoning With Sequences
Describing Paths
Repeating Sequences – Cycles

SEQUENCING BY SIZE
DIRECTIONS: Write the word in the box which best describes it.
H-1:
plateau cabin canary chicken
duck eagle fast food restaurant house
lake ocean ostrich shed
plain stream school supermarket
Size Building Land/Water Forms Bird
Small
Medium
Large

SEQUENCING BY RANK
DIRECTIONS: Sometimes we compare several things by an important characteristic

and arrange them in an order to show it. The result shows a sequence
of that characteristic.
EXAMPLE:
FIRST
LAST
cook farmer grocer
farmer, grocer, cook

H-2:
PASSENGERS
LEAST
PASSENGERS
car motorcycle train
MOST
H-3:
SMALLEST
LARGEST
cabbage rice tomato

SEQUENCING BY SIZE
DIRECTIONS: List these animals in order of size from largest to smallest.
H-4:
catfish goldfish salmon shark
A catfish is larger than
a goldfish, but smaller Largest
than a salmon. A shark
FISH
is larger than a salmon.
Smallest
H-5:
alligator gecko lizard snake
A gecko is smaller than

other lizards. Most snakes Largest
are larger than lizards, but
REPTILES
smaller than alligators.
Smallest
H-6:
ant bee butterfly flea
Ants are larger than

fleas, but smaller than Largest
bees. Butterflies are
INSECTS
larger than bees.
Smallest

SEQUENCING - ORDER OF OCCURRENCE
DIRECTIONS: List these steps from first to last.
H-7: Plants make food from

sunshine, air, water, and
minerals. The roots of a
plant absorb water and
dissolved minerals from the
soil. The water with the
minerals move up the stem
to the leaves.
The leaves make food
for the plant by using the
energy from the sun to First
combine carbon dioxide
from the air with the
minerals and water from the
soil. As the plant makes
its food, it gives off oxygen. Last
Plants are the source of the
oxygen that we breathe.
H-8: Millions of years ago the

energy of the sun caused
plants and animals to grow.
When living things die, they sun oil rig
decay and form the raw
material to make oil. The
energy of the Sun is stored
as the fuel that we later use.
This happened so long ago coal
that their remains are buried
deep in the ground. The natural gas
pressure of the soil above
these remains change the First
decaying matter into three
kinds of fuel: coal, oil, and
natural gas. These “fossil
fuels” are the source of
most of the energy that we Last
still use today.

COMPARING BY SEQUENCE - RANK
DIRECTIONS: List these items from shortest or smallest to longest or largest.
H-9: century, day, hour, month, year
Shortest
Longest
H-10: foot, inch, mile, yard
Shortest
Longest
H-11: city, continent, nation, neighborhood, state
Smallest
Largest

SEQUENCING BY SIZE, AMOUNT, OR DEGREE
DIRECTIONS: Write the word that continues the sequence.
highway
EXAMPLE: sidewalk, street, ______________ alley driveway highway
H-12: equal, more, ______________ few some most
H-13: cool, cold, ______________ chill freezing warm
H-14: some, extra, ______________ all few less
H-15: poor, satisfactory, ______________ adequate excellent unacceptable
H-16: warm, hot, ______________ boiling cool heat
H-17: regular, ______________, giant large medium weight
H-18: thread, ______________, rope knot string web
H-19: grasshopper, ______________, mosquito bee butterfly flea
H-20: starving, ______________, full hungry stuffed thin
H-21: ______________, sentence, paragraph book story word
H-22: ______________, more, most all largest some
H-23: ______________, dim, dark bright dull night
H-24: ______________, prairie dog, beaver wolf mouse raccoon
H-25: ______________, large, medium adequate enormous small

DIRECTIONS: Mark each word 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to show lowest to highest in size, degree,

rank, or order. Mark 1 for lowest or least to 4 or 5 for highest or most.
H-26: dwarf giant normal tall

____ ____ ____ ____
H-27: agonizing painful sore tender
____ ____ ____ ____
H-28: afternoon dawn evening morning night

____ ____ ____ ____ ____
H-29: gulf lake ocean pond

____ ____ ____ ____
H-30: paragraph sentence vowel word

____ ____ ____ ____
H-31: governor mayor commissioner president

____ ____ ____ ____
H-32: catfish goldfish salmon shark

____ ____ ____ ____
H-33: barrel cup gallon pint quart

____ ____ ____ ____ ____
H-34: hexagon octagon pentagon square triangle

____ ____ ____ ____ ____
H-35: always never often seldom

____ ____ ____ ____

DIRECTIONS: Write a word that continues the sequence. Write more than one word,
if you think of others.
H-36: small, medium, ___________________________________________
H-37: good, better, ___________________________________________
H-38: ice, water, ___________________________________________
H-39: penny, nickel, ___________________________________________
H-40: city, state, ___________________________________________
H-41: ten, twenty, ___________________________________________
H-42: lose, tie, ___________________________________________
H-43: white, gray, ___________________________________________
H-44: few, some, ___________________________________________
H-45: swell, full, ___________________________________________
H-46: minus, equal, ___________________________________________
H-47: head, body, ___________________________________________
H-48: leaf, stem, ___________________________________________
H-49: light, average, ___________________________________________

CONTINUE A SEQUENCE - TIME
DIRECTIONS: Write the word that continues the sequence.
after
EXAMPLE: before, during, ____________ after beside early
H-50: enter, stay, ______________ leave return visit
H-51: Monday, Tuesday, ______________ Saturday Sunday Wednesday
H-52: first, second, ______________ beginning last third
H-53: Halloween, Thanksgiving, ______________

April Fool’s Day Christmas Labor Day
H-54: wash, rinse, ______________ dry soak sprinkle
H-55: ready, ______________, go prepare set stay
H-56: January, ______________, March April February May
H-57: month, ______________, century day week year
H-58: ______________, lunch, dinner breakfast snack meal
H-59: ______________, noon, night afternoon midnight morning
H-60: ______________, minute, hour day night second
H-61: ______________, continue, finish end goal start
H-62: ______________, summer, fall autumn season spring

CONTINUE A SEQUENCE - TIME
DIRECTIONS: Write a word that continues the sequence. Write more than one word,
if you think of others.
H-63: past, present, ___________________________________________
H-64: birth, life, ___________________________________________
H-65: day, week, ___________________________________________
H-66: yesterday, today, ___________________________________________
H-67: first, middle, ___________________________________________
H-68: start, race, ___________________________________________
H-69: second, minute, ___________________________________________
H-70: cook, serve, ___________________________________________
H-71: baby, child, ___________________________________________
H-72: never, sometimes, ___________________________________________
H-73: leave, travel, ___________________________________________
H-74: before, during, ___________________________________________
H-75: baby, boy, ___________________________________________

CONTINUE A SEQUENCE
DIRECTIONS: Decide the sequence on the first row. Write the word that continues
the same sequence on the second row.
EXAMPLE:
plan, build, occupy a. run b. start c. win
win
practice, race, __________
H-76: platter, plate, saucer a. barrel b. cup c. gallon
bucket, quart, __________
H-77: less, equal, more a. lack b. minus c. plenty

few, enough, __________
H-78: backward, even, forward a. back b. ahead c. below

behind, beside, __________
H-79: arm, hand, finger a. elbow b. knee c. toe

leg, foot, __________
H-80: sandal, shoe, boot a. coat b. sweater c. vest

shirt, jacket, __________
H-81: strong, able, weak a. hard b. fragile c. rough

tough, okay, __________
H-82: dawn, morning, noon a. day b. evening c. midnight

sunset, night, __________

RANKING - GENERAL TO SPECIFIC
DIRECTIONS: Mark each word 1, 2, or 3 to rank the words from the general meaning
to the specific meaning. Mark 1 for the general to 3 for the specific.
EXAMPLE:
bass drum instrument
____ 3 2
____ 1
____
A drum is a kind of musical instrument. A bass is a kind of drum.
H-83: chair furniture rocker
____ ____ ____
H-84: truck van vehicle

____ ____ ____
H-85: berry red currant fruit

____ ____ ____
H-86: iron metal solid

____ ____ ____
H-87: bird duck mallard

____ ____ ____
H-88: apartment building residence

____ ____ ____
H-89: business store supermarket

____ ____ ____
H-90: computers electronics tablets

____ ____ ____
H-91: pine plant tree

____ ____ ____

RANKING - GENERAL TO SPECIFIC
DIRECTIONS: Write the word that continues the sequence from general to specific.
macaroon
EXAMPLE: dessert, cookie, ______________ cake candy macaroon
A cookie is a kind of dessert. A macaroon is a kind of cookie.
H-92: tree, fruit, ______________ blossom carrot orange
H-93: weather, storm, ______________ climate hurricane temperature
H-94: crop, grain, ______________ harvest plant rice
H-95: disease, infection, ______________ ailment influenza sickness
H-96: beverage, juice, ______________ apple drink liquid
H-97: seasoning, spice, ______________ cinnamon flavor flour
H-98: garment, pants, ______________ clothing shorts socks
H-99: hardware, nail, ______________ bolt screw tack
H-100: mineral, jewel, ______________ diamond gem stone
H-101: art, drawing, ______________ beauty cartoon paint
H-102: candy, chocolate, ______________ cookie fudge sugar
H-103: footware, shoe, ______________ boot sneakers socks

REASONING WITH SEQUENCES
DIRECTIONS: Given the clues in the sentences, determine the sequence or order.
SOLUTION:
Marie swims faster than Fred. Kim swims faster than Maria.
Who swims the fastest? ________________
Step 1: Read the first clue and write the names, with the faster
swimmer on top.
Maria swims faster than Fred.
Maria
Fred
Step 2: Read the second clue. Kim swims faster than Maria. Since
Kim is faster than Maria, her name should be on top.
Kim
Maria
Fred
Now you can answer that Kim swims the fastest (see below).
Example:
Maria swims faster than Fred. Kim swims faster than Maria.
Kim
Who swims the fastest? _______________
Kim
Maria
Fred
H-104: Charlie is heavier than Bill. Bill is heavier than Albert.

Who is the heaviest? ________________ Lightest
________________
________________
Answer: ________________ Heaviest

DIRECTIONS: Use the clues in the sentences to list the names in order. Then
answer the question.
H-105: Blair is lighter than Bill. Bill is lighter than Tina.

Who is the lightest? ________________ Lightest
________________
________________
Answer: ________________ Heaviest
H-106: James is younger than Alice. Betty is younger than James.

Who is the youngest? ________________ Oldest
________________
________________
Answer: ________________ Youngest
H-107: Sally has more cats than Clair. Irene has more cats than Sally.
Who has the most cats? ________________ Least
________________
________________
Answer: ________________ Most
H-108: Doug runs faster than Ivan. Ivan runs faster than Lee.
List the runners in order from fastest to slowest.
________________ ________________ ________________
Fastest Slowest
List the runners in order from slowest to fastest.

________________ ________________ ________________
Slowest Fastest

DIRECTIONS: Read the sentences and fill in the blanks.
H-109: Delores is shorter than Mary. June is shorter than Delores. Mary is shorter than
Nancy.
Who is the shortest? ________________
Who is the tallest? ________________
H-110: Gina caught fewer fish than Spiro. Nick caught fewer fish than Gina.
List the people in order from the one who caught the most fish to the one who
caught the fewest fish?
________________ ________________ ________________
List the people in order from the one who caught the fewest fish to the one
who caught the most fish?
________________ ________________ ________________
H-111: Pedro is older than Jose, but younger than Manuel.

List the people in order from youngest to oldest.
________________ ________________ ________________
List the people in order from oldest to youngest.

________________ ________________ ________________
H-112: Emil made more points in a basketball game than Carlos. Emil did not make as
many points as Larry.
List the boys in order from high scorer to low scorer.
________________ ________________ ________________
List the boys in order from low scorer to high scorer.

________________ ________________ ________________

SEQUENCING - ORDER OF OCCURRENCE
DIRECTIONS: List these steps from first to last, using the letter.
H-113: Preparing A Pizza

First
a. Cook the pizza.
b. Cut and serve the pizza.
c. Prepare the dough and the filling.
d. Put dough in a pan.
e. Roll the dough into a circle.
f. Spread the filling on the dough. Last
H-114: United States By Size

Alaska is more than twice as large as Texas. Texas is larger
than California. New Mexico is only half the size of Texas, but
is larger than Arizona. Montana is smaller than California, but
larger that New Mexico.
a. Alaska b. Arizona
Largest
c. California d. Montana
Smallest
e. New Mexico f. Texas

DEDUCTIVE REASONING
DIRECTIONS: Deductive reasoning is a process of finding answers by eliminating

choices that cannot be true. Using a diagram to confirm or reject
possible answers, figure out the correct answers.
Here is an example.
Spot and Prince are two pets. One pet is a dog and the other is a D H
horse. Spot is not the dog. Find the names of the pets.
S NO
Step 1: On the chart, “S” stands for Spot and “P” stands for Prince.
“D” stands for dog and “H” stands for horse. P
From the clue “Spot is not the dog,” we can put NO in the
dog column in the Spot row. D H
Step 2: In the “D” for dog column there is only one blank place. S NO
Since Spot is not the dog, Prince must be the dog. Put YES
in the blank. P YES
Step 3: Since YES is in the “P” for Prince row, you can write NO in
the “H” for horse list. D H
Step 4: The only choice left is to put YES in the last open space. S NO
The diagram shows that Spot is the horse and Prince is the
dog.
P YES NO
D H
H-115: Hernando, Issac, and Juanita are in a spelling contest. S NO YES
1. Isaac spells three words correctly. P YES NO
2. Juanita spells correctly one more word than Isaac.
3. The winner spells five words correctly.
1st 2nd 3rd
H Hernando was _______________.
I Isaac was _______________.
Juanita was _______________.

J
DEDUCTIVE REASONING
DIRECTIONS: Complete each diagram to state the answers.
H-116: Donna, Ernie, and Frank run a race.

1. Ernie drops out on the first lap.
2. Frank finishes behind Donna.
1st 2nd 3rd

Donna was _______________.
D Ernie was _______________.
E Frank was _______________.
F
H-117: Juan, Kyle, and Lori own bikes. The bikes are a one-speed, a three-speed, and a
ten-speed.
1. Juan and Lori have bikes with more than one gear speed
2. Lori’s bike has the most gears.
1 3 10 Find out the owners of the three kinds of bikes.
J The one-speed is owned by _______________.
K The three-speed is owned by _______________.
L The ten-speed is owned by _______________.
H-118: Three students–Green, Jones, and Perez–ride to school together. The students are
in the second, third, and fourth grades.
1. Jones is in an odd-numbered grade
2. Green is in a higher grade than Jones.
G J P Find out which student is in each grade.
2 Green is in the _______________ grade.
3 Jones is in the _______________ grade.
4 Perez is in the _______________ grade.

DEDUCTIVE REASONING
DIRECTIONS: Complete each diagram to state the answers.
H-119: Three boys named Nick, Pablo, and Tim own athletic shoes. One boy has basketball
shoes, another has running shoes, and another has sneakers. Find the owners of
each shoe style.
1. The basketball shoes are the largest.
2. Tim has the smallest feet.
3. Nick wears a larger shoe than Pablo, who owns the sneakers.
Boy
Shoe
Size
Shoe
Style B R S
L B N N
M S P
P
S R T
T
The basketball shoes are owned by _______________.

The running shoes are owned by _______________.
The sneakers are owned by _______________.
H-120: Mrs. Grant is giving her grandchildren presents from her bicycle store. Her
grandchildren are 3, 6, and 12 years old.
1. Mrs. Grant gave her grandson a tricycle.
2. The oldest received a 10-speed bicycle, but her sister was unhappy because she
got a bicycle with training wheels.
B G Find out which of the children are boys and which are girls.
3 The 3 year old is a _______________.

6 The 6 year old is a _______________.
12 The 12 year old is a _______________.

DESCRIBING PATHS
DIRECTIONS: Use the map to answer the questions.
KEY N
CENTERVILLE N = North E = East NW NE
S = South W = West W E
SW SE
NORTH PARK S
D STREET
farm
airport
library
home gas station
playground
FIRST AVENUE
AVENUE
THIRD AVENUE
WEST PARK
C STREET C STREET
EAST PARK
EDISON
SCHOOL
City Hall
school
SECOND
B STREET B STREET
supermarket
restaurant
post office
hospital fire station
A STREET
SOUTH PARK
H-121: The school is __________ of the home. In what direction would you walk from home
to school? __________ How many blocks would you walk? __________
H-122: The library is __________ of the post office. In what direction would you walk from
the library to the post office? __________ How many blocks would you walk?
__________
H-123: The fire station is __________ of the hospital. In what direction would a fire truck
travel to get to the hospital? __________ How many blocks would it travel?
__________
DESCRIBING PATHS
KEY N
SW SE
NORTH PARK S
D STREET
farm
airport
library
home gas station
playground
FIRST AVENUE
AVENUE
THIRD AVENUE
WEST PARK
C STREET C STREET
EAST PARK
EDISON
SCHOOL
City Hall
school
SECOND
B STREET B STREET
supermarket
restaurant
post office
A STREET
SOUTH PARK
H-124: The farm is __________ of the gas station. In what direction would the farmer drive
to get gas? __________ How many blocks would he travel? __________
H-125: The airport is __________ of the bank. In what direction would a passenger walk
to get cash before the flight? __________ How many blocks would the passenger
walk? __________
H-126: The supermarket is _________ of city hall. In what direction would a shopper travel
to get to the city hall? _________ How many blocks would you travel? _________

DESCRIBING PATHS
KEY N
SW SE
NORTH PARK S
D STREET
farm
airport
library
home gas station
playground
FIRST AVENUE
AVENUE
THIRD AVENUE
WEST PARK
C STREET C STREET
EAST PARK
EDISON
SCHOOL
City Hall
school
SECOND
B STREET B STREET
supermarket
restaurant
post office
A STREET
SOUTH PARK
H-127: Trace a path from the airport to the hospital. In what direction would you travel?
__________ How many blocks would you travel? __________
H-128: Trace a path from home to the gas station. In what direction would you travel?
__________ How many blocks would you travel? __________
H-129: Trace a path from the farm to city hall. In what direction would the farmer travel?
__________ How many blocks would the farmer travel? __________

REPEATING SEQUENCES - FOOD CHAIN CYCLES
DIRECTIONS: In each box write the next event in the sequence.
H-130:
corn plant dead robin decomposition
grows decomposes makes fertilizer
worms eat robin eats robin
corn plant worm dies
corn seed
planted
Explain this cycle, beginning with planting the corn seed.

REPEATING SEQUENCES - LIFE CYCLES
DIRECTIONS: Use the words in the choice box to describe a life cycle.
Choice Box
H-131: A frog is an __________,
adult amphibian land legs
tadpole tail water an animal whose body changes
187632032 to live first in __________ and
then on __________. A frog’s egg
hatches into a __________ that
frog can breathe in water and swims
with a long __________. As it
grows up, it loses its __________
tadpole
frog eggs and grows __________. The way
tadpole
with legs it breathes changes as it becomes
an __________ frog.
Choice Box
H-132: A butterfly is an
adult cocoon caterpillar
__________. Its egg hatches
insect skin wings
into a ____________ that looks
like a worm that moves slowly
on tiny legs. It sheds its fuzzy
__________ that becomes
adult butterfly harder each time it sheds.
It sticks itself to a branch
caterpillar and its thick skin becomes
butterfly
cocoon eggs a __________. It develops
__________ and breaks open
to emerge as an __________.
REPEATING SEQUENCES - WATER CYCLES
DIRECTIONS: Use the words in the choice box to describe changes in water.
Choice Box
condenses
evaporates freezes
melts water
H-133:
steam or
When water is heated enough, it water
ice vapor
evaporates into steam. When the
steam loses heat, it condenses
into water again. If water is in a
freezer, the water loses heat and
changes into ice. When you use
ice to cool a drink, the ice gains water
heat and melts back to water.
Choice Box
condenses
evaporates falls ocean
flows
H-134:
Heat from the sun causes water to river clouds
evaporate from rivers, lakes, and
oceans. Warm, invisible water vapor
rises higher and higher. As it rises,
it cools. When moist air cools, tiny
water droplets condense into clouds.
rain
When water droplets grow large
enough, they fall as rain, which runs
off land and into rivers which then
flow into an ocean.

REPEATING SEQUENCES - ECONOMIC CYCLES
DIRECTIONS: Describe what each person does to earn an income.
H-135:
Choice Box
builds a room
Teacher fixes teeth
sells food
sells medicine
teaches children
Grocer Pharmacist
Dentist Carpenter
DIRECTIONS: Describe what each person spends for goods and service.
H-136:
Choice Box
buys food
Teacher
pays for repairs
pays for education
buys medicine
has teeth fixed
Grocer Pharmacist
Dentist Carpenter

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Verbal Classification
– Chapter Nine –
Verbal Classification
Identifying How These Things Alike
Identifying Class and Members
Add Another to a Group
Explain the Exception
Sorting into Classes
Showing Classes by Two Characteristics
Identifying Classes Within Classes

- General to Specific -

HOW ARE THESE THINGS ALIKE?
DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the things that describe how these things are alike.
EXAMPLE:
Class
a. car
b. vehicle
c. truck
car pickup truck motorcycle
I-1:
Class
a. food worker
b. health worker
c. sales worker
dentist doctor nurse
I-2:
Class
a. government worker
b. health workers
c. construction worker
firefighter mail carrier police officer
I-3:
Class
a. construction vehicle
b. farm vehicle
c. highway vehicle
bulldozer crane dump truck
I-4:
Class
a. farm building
b. government building
c. storage building
barn fire station garage
I-5:
Class
a. circle
b. cone
c. cube
blocks dice sugar

DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the things that describe how these things are alike.
Look for more than one.
I-6:
Class
a. weather conditions
b. clouds
c. states of water
fog hail rain
I-7:
Class
a. flat land
b. farm land
c. large land mass
desert plain plateau
I-8:
Class
a. flowing water
b. fresh water
c. salt water
river stream waterfall
I-9:
Class
a. moons
b. planets
c. spheres
Earth Mars Saturn
I-10:
Class
a. communication
b. electronic devices
c. radio
cell phone computer television
I-11:
Class
a. passenger vehicles
b. personal vehicles
c. speed
airplane bus ferry

DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the things that describe how these words are alike.
EXAMPLE:
door gate window a. entrance b. front c. opening
I-12: basket box can a. container b. trash c. waste
I-13: clown play puppet a. entertainment b. podcast c. television
I-14: baseball basketball football a. court b. field c. sport

sports sports equipment
I-15: dime nickel penny a. bills b. checks c. coins
I-16: scale thermometer yardstick a. length b. measure c. weight

device
I-17: rectangle square triangle a. corners b. lines c. polygons
I-18: cake cookies pie a. dessert b. dinner c. fruit
I-19: boxer poodle shepherd a. clothing b. dog c. job
I-20: button snap zipper a. fastener b. hardware c. tool
I-21: bed couch table a. chair b. furniture c. kitchen
I-22: curtains drapes shades a. rugs b. furniture c. window

covering
I-23: grow increase swell a. become b. become c. become

higher larger lighter
I-24: decrease reduce shrink a. become b. become c. become

invisible larger smaller

DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the things that describe how these words are alike.
I-25: flashlight lamp beacon a. bright b. dull c. dark
I-26: pillows feathers whipped cream a. coarse b. soft c. strong
I-27: sloths snails turtles a. fragile b. climbing c. slow
I-28: diamonds rocks steel a. bright b. hard c. rare
I-29: grease oil slime a. black b. slick c. tough
I-30: desert dust powder a. dry b. thick c. steamy
I-31: drama novel poem a. literature b. paragraph c. parts of speech
I-32: bananas lemons pears a. bitter b. sour c. yellow
I-33: noun pronoun verb a. names b. parts of speech c. sentences
I-34: distance time weight a. measurements b. rates c. units
I-35: difference product sum a. answers b. fractions c. total
I-36: city suburb village a. communication b. communities c. recreation
I-37: clay crayon paper a. art supplies b. minerals c. sculpture
I-38: apostrophe comma period a. letter b. punctuation c. word

DIRECTIONS: Explain what these things have in common.
EXAMPLE:
ambulance fire truck police car
All are emergency vehicles.
I-39:
pharmacy gas station supermarket
I-40:
pig chicken turkey
I-41:
apartment house mobile home
I-42:
camel cow goat

DIRECTIONS: Explain what these things have in common.
I-43:
honeycomb tile table
I-44:
corn peas rice
I-45:
brick book dollar
I-46:
apple orange peach
I-47:
pizza present sign

DIRECTIONS: Explain how these things are alike.
EXAMPLE: bat, hammer, racket They are all used to hit something.
______________________________________
I-48: ribbon, rope, string ______________________________________
I-49: boot, shoe, sock ______________________________________
I-50: bottles, mirrors, windows ______________________________________
I-51: dryer, iron, stove ______________________________________
I-52: leaves, root, stem ______________________________________
I-53: leopard, lion, tiger ______________________________________
I-54: cap, cork, lid ______________________________________
I-55: drip, leak, spit ______________________________________
I-56: float, sail, swim ______________________________________
I-57: bang, boom, pop ______________________________________
I-58: eye, ear, nose ______________________________________
I-59: foot, hoof, paw ______________________________________
I-60: baby, boy, girl ______________________________________

CLASS AND MEMBERS
DIRECTIONS: Circle the word for the class and underline the words for members.
I-61: coin dime quarter penny
I-62: hammer saw screwdriver tool
I-63: corn grain oats wheat
I-64: bass fish salmon tuna
I-65: cylinder prism sphere solid
I-66: alligator lizard reptile snake
I-67: ton ounce pound weight
I-68: clarinet flute instrument trumpet
I-69: coat jacket outerwear sweater
I-70: foot inch measurement yard
I-71: quadrilateral rectangle square trapezoid
I-72: colon comma period punctuation

I-73: cup pint quart volume

ADD ANOTHER TO A GROUP
DIRECTIONS: Write another word that fits this class.
rocker
EXAMPLE: bench, stool, chair, __________________________
I-74: hear, see, smell, __________________________
I-75: cone, cube, cylinder, __________________________
I-76: baseball, basketball, football, __________________________
I-77: cards, checkers, chess, __________________________
I-78: clock, scales, thermometer, __________________________
I-79: base, foot, foundation, __________________________
I-80: mountain, plateau, mesa, __________________________
I-81: cow, goat, sheep, __________________________
I-82: front, first, leader, __________________________
I-83: compose, form, write, __________________________
I-84: leaf, trunk, branch, __________________________
I-85: maple, pine, palm, __________________________
I-86: bagel, biscuit, roll, __________________________
I-87: beside, under, upon, __________________________

EXPLAIN THE EXCEPTION
DIRECTIONS: Explain how the similar words are alike and why the exception is
different.
EXAMPLE:
stove lamp iron dryer
The lamp is the exception. It produces light. The other three produce heat.
I-88:
screwdriver pliers nails hammer
I-89:
trumpet tuba guitar clarinet
I-90:
butter cheese milk orange
I-91:
owl blue jay bat turkey

different.
I-92: explain listen talk tell

__________________________________________________________________
I-93: jog run sleep walk
__________________________________________________________________
I-94: chalk crayons pencil ruler

__________________________________________________________________
I-95: fork knife scissors spoon

__________________________________________________________________
I-96: reading recess spelling writing

__________________________________________________________________
I-97: color draw paint write

__________________________________________________________________
I-98: bicycle helicopter jeep motorcycle

__________________________________________________________________
I-99: banana grapefruit lemon tangerine

__________________________________________________________________
I-100: chew cook drink eat

__________________________________________________________________
I-101: addition multiplication numeral subtraction

__________________________________________________________________
I-102: atlas dictionary globe map

__________________________________________________________________

different.
I-103: leaf root soil stem

__________________________________________________________________
I-104: cup gallon mile quart
__________________________________________________________________
I-105: condense evaporate liquid melt

__________________________________________________________________
I-106: fireman mail carrier pharmacist police officer

__________________________________________________________________
I-107: dictionary page title table of contents

__________________________________________________________________
I-108: caramels cookies fudge cherry

__________________________________________________________________
I-109: carpenter farmer electrician plumber

__________________________________________________________________
I-110: avenue highway park road

__________________________________________________________________
I-111: cook farmer grocer banker

__________________________________________________________________
I-112: bulldozer bus crane tractor

__________________________________________________________________
I-113: bay gulf ocean stream

__________________________________________________________________

SORTING INTO CLASSES
DIRECTIONS: Sort the buildings into three groups by writing each place name in the
appropriate column on the chart.
I-114:
apartment bank barber shop library
gas station hospital house mobile home
supermarket post office restaurant school
Buildings where we...
BUY GOODS LIVE GET SERVICES

DIRECTIONS: Sort the food to show the part of the plant we eat.
I-115:
bananas broccoli beets cabbage
celery corn grapes lettuce
onions peach peas rice
PART OF THE PLANT WE EAT
ROOTS STEMS LEAVES SEEDS FRUIT

DIRECTIONS: Vertebrates are animals whose weight is supported by a backbone

that carries its nerves. The bodies of warm-blooded vertebrates
make heat, allowing them to survive in cold weather. Cold-blooded
vertebrates must get heat from their surroundings to survive.
I-116:
alligator bat beaver blue jay
frog penguin ostrich skunk
salamander salmon shark snake
tuna turtle whale
VERTEBRATES
COLD-BLOODED WARM-BLOODED
FISH AMPHIBIANS REPTILES BIRDS MAMMALS

DIRECTIONS: Birds, fish, and reptiles are vertebrates that lay eggs. Mammals are
vertebrates that give live birth. List each animal by how it gives birth.
I-117:
kangaroo canary goldfish salmon
bear eagle zebra frog
horse lizard mouse turkey
gecko rabbit snake ray
VERTEBRATES
LAYS EGGS GIVES LIVE BIRTH


DIRECTIONS: Some animals that do not have a backbone have an exoskeleton,
similar to a shell, that supports their bodies. One large group of
invertebrates that have exoskeletons are called arthropods. This
group also has jointed legs. Their bodies have two or three parts.
Use the clues and pictures to sort them into their groups.
I-118:
CLUES Number of legs Number of body Wings Antennas Land or water
segments
Arachnids 8 2* none none land
Crustacean 8 2* none yes water
Insects 6 3 1 or 2 pair yes land
*head and chest become one part
butterfly crab scorpion
grasshopper lobster mosquito
shrimp spider tick
ARTHROPODS
ARACHNIDS CRUSTACEAN INSECT


DIRECTIONS: Animals that eat meat are called carnivores. Animals that eat plants
are called herbivores. Animals that eat both meat and plants are
called omnivores. List each animal name in the box that describes
what it eats.
I-119:
Bees make food from Alligators eat fish and Rabbits eat grass,
the pollen of flowers. mammals. bark, seeds, and
roots.
Lions eat dead Robins eat insects As tadpoles frogs eat

animals and hunt and fruit. plants. As adults they
other mammals. eat insects.
Sharks feed on other Termites make food Squirrels eat nuts,

fish and small ocean from wood. seeds, insects, and
animals. spiders.
WHAT ANIMALS EAT
CARNIVORE OMNIVORE HERBIVORE

SORTING BY CLASSES
DIRECTIONS: Seeds must have enough space, light, and water in order to grow.
They are carried to a new growing place by water, animals, wind, or
by the plant itself. Write the letters to show how seeds travel.
I-121: a. b. c.
Undigested seeds are Acorns scatter from Dandelion seeds float.
eaten by birds. oak tree.
d. e. f.
Coconuts float. Burrs cling to fur. Maple seeds sail.
g. h. i.
Squirrels drop nuts. Seeds loosen from Seeds stick to the feet
flowers. of wading birds.
HOW SEEDS TRAVEL
CARRIED BY WATER CARRIED BY WIND
CARRIED BY ANIMALS FALL FROM PLANT

SORTING BY CLASSES
DIRECTIONS: Write the kind of book that belongs in each category. To save space,
you may use abbreviations.
Choice Box
Biographies (Bi) Encyclopedias (En) Fantasy (Fa)
General fiction (Gf) History (Hi) Mysteries (My) Plays (Pl)
Poetry (Po) Science fiction (Sf) Travel (Tr)
I-122:
TYPES OF BOOKS
BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS ABOUT

IMAGINARY SUBJECTS REAL SUBJECTS
SHORT SHORT NON-FICTION

STORIES DESCRIPTIONS FACTS BOOKS
DRAMAS NOVELS BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS ABOUT

PLACES PEOPLE
STORIES THAT STRANGE

SEEM REAL STORIES

SORTING BY CLASSES
DIRECTIONS: Write each word in the group to which it belongs.
I-124: Choice Box

baseball drum frisbee horn traffic light sign piano puppet
dictionary swing poster violin label flute puzzle
THINGS THAT THINGS USED FOR THINGS USED FOR
MAKE MUSIC INFORMATION ENTERTAINMENT
I-125: Choice Box

clap crackle gasp giggle groan growl laugh pop pound rattle
rip scratch shout sigh snap snarl snore tinkle whisper
VOICE SOUNDS OBJECT SOUNDS

SORTING BY CLASSES
DIRECTIONS: Write each word in the group to which it belongs.
I-126: Choice Box

bright clever cheerful depressed glad gloomy jolly
joyous melancholy mournful sunny upset
HAPPY WORDS SAD WORDS
I-127: Choice Box
above across already always behind below
between never often seldom soon there
WHEN WHERE

SHOWING CLASSES BY TWO CHARACTERISTICS

DIRECTIONS: Scientifically, a fruit is a seed-bearing part of a flowering plant,
whereas vegetables are all other plant parts, such as roots, leaves,
and stems. However, some foods that we call vegetables are the fruit
part of the plant. List food that are fruit in the left circle. List food that
are vegetables in the right circle. Where the circles overlap, list food
we call vegetables that are the fruit part of the plant.
I-128:
beets cabbage celery cherries
cucumbers grapes green beans lemons
squash spinach sweet potatoes tomatoes
FRUIT VEGETABLES
squash


DIRECTIONS: List history stories in the left circle. List fiction stories in the right
circle. Where the circle overlaps, list stories in both.
I-129: Choice Box

biography diary fairy tale historical novel historical textbook legend myth
HISTORY FICTION
DIRECTIONS: Write the word for each shape in the correct part of the diagram.
I-130:
square hexagon rectangle triangle trapezoid parallelogram pentagon
SHAPES WITH SHAPES WITH

FOUR SIDES EQUAL ANGLES


DIRECTIONS: Classify the following things using the chart below. Glass is both hard
and smooth.
I-131: Choice Box

ice cube jagged rock river rock sand still water wet sponge
Smooth Rough
Hard
Soft
I-132: Choice Box

cloud life jacket iceberg lead sinker submarine
Heavy Light
Large
Small


DIRECTIONS: List each word in the box for both characteristics.
I-133: Choice Box

apartment building barbershop barrel cabin cup gallon glass
goldfish house hut ice cream shop minnow perch pint quart
school shark shed shopping center trout tuna
Size Building Container Fish
Small
Medium
Large
I-134: Choice Box

day foot hour inch mile ounce pound ton year
Size Time Distance Weight
Smallest
Medium
Largest


DIRECTIONS: List each word in the box for both characteristics. Some animals live
in more than one habitat.
I-135: Choice Box

alligator bats beaver camels catfish deer dolphins ducks gulls
lizard ostrich penguin prairie dog salmon seal shark snake
squirrel swan tuna turtles walrus whale
Types of Lives in Lives in Rivers Lives in Lives in a
Prairie or
Animals the Sea or Coastline Woods
Desert
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Fish

CLASSES WITHIN CLASSES–GENERAL TO SPECIFIC

DIRECTIONS: Write how the words in the choice box are related, from the largest,
general class to the smallest, most specific class. Explain the
relationship between the classes.
EXAMPLE: I-136:
Choice Box Choice Box
airplane jet vehicle ambulance truck van
vehicle
general general
airplane
jet
specific specific
An airplane is a kind of vehicle.

A jet is a kind of airplane.
I-137: I-138:
bird chicken hen polygon quadrilateral square
general general
specific specific

CLASSES WITHIN CLASSES – GENERAL TO SPECIFIC

DIRECTIONS: Write how the words in the choice box are related, from the largest,
general class to the smallest, most specific class. Explain the
relationship between the classes.
I-139: I-140:
citrus fruit tangerine ant arthropod insect
general general
specific specific
I-141: I-142:
hammer hardware tool bird duck mallard
general general
specific specific

RANKING – GENERAL TO SPECIFIC

DIRECTIONS: Mark each word 1, 2, 3 to rank the words from the general word to
specific word. Mark 1 for the general word to 3 for the specific word.
Explain the relationship.
I-143: cookie desert macaroon

____ ____ ____
I-144: crop grain rice
____ ____ ____
I-145: disease infection influenza

____ ____ ____
I-146: cinnamon seasoning spice

____ ____ ____
I-147: apple beverage juice

____ ____ ____
I-148: garment pants shorts

____ ____ ____
I-149: hardware nail tack

____ ____ ____
I-150: diamond gem mineral

____ ____ ____
I-151: candy chocolate fudge

____ ____ ____
I-152: footware shoe sneakers

____ ____ ____

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Verbal Analogies
– Chapter Ten –
Verbal Analogies
Identifying Analogies
Identifying the Word to Complete
the Analogy
Explaining the Analogy
Supplying the Word to Complete

the Analogy

COMPLETE THE ANALOGY

DIRECTIONS: Circle the picture that completes each analogy.
EXAMPLE:
lives like lives

on a a in a
prairie dog plain beaver
plateau river beach
J-1:
lives like lives
on a an in a
spider web ant
hill hive nest
J-2:
lives like lives
on a a in a
cow farm squirrel
desert valley woodland


DIRECTIONS: Circle the picture that completes each analogy.
J-3:
uses like uses
a a a
farmer tractor construction worker
crane freighter train
J-4:
works like works
in a a in a
cook restaurant teller
bank library school
J-5:
grows like grow
on a on a
corn stalk grapes
cactus tree vine


DIRECTIONS: An analogy tells the relationship between two pairs of words. You just
completed an analogy about where some fruits grow.
grow like grow

on on a
strawberries low plants apples tree
Often you must figure out how the two pairs are alike. The analogy is written with dots.
strawberries : low plant :: an apple : tree
The two dots stand for “grow on a.” The four dots stand for “like.”
EXAMPLE:
A father is a man who has a child LIKE a mother is a woman who has a child.
DIRECTIONS: Write the word that completes the analogy. Explain the analogy.
Choice Box
boy father girl man mother woman
J-6: man : woman :: boy : _______________________
J-7: father : mother :: man : _______________________
J-8: girl : woman :: boy : _______________________
J-9: boy : father :: girl : _______________________


Choice Box
ant bee nest
J-10: nest : bird :: hill : _______________________
J-11: bee : hive :: bird : _______________________
J-12: hill : ant :: hive : _______________________
Choice Box
chicken cow deer owl
J-13: cow : deer :: chicken : _______________________
J-14: eggs : chicken :: milk : _______________________
J-15: chicken : cow :: owl : _______________________
Choice Box
celery lemon onion spinach
J-16: lettuce : cabbage :: beet : _______________________
J-17: corn : rice :: orange : _______________________
J-18: root : carrot :: stem : _______________________


DIRECTIONS: There are many kinds of analogies. Knowing some kinds of
analogies makes it easier to figure them out. Complete and explain
these analogies.
Choice Box
arm elbow finger hand
J-19: toe : foot :: finger : _______________________
J-20: leg : knee :: arm : _______________________
J-21: foot : leg :: hand : _______________________
Choice Box
day minute month week year
J-22: minute : second :: hour : _______________________
J-23: day : week :: week : _______________________
J-24: hour : day :: month : _______________________
J-25: century : year :: month : _______________________
Choice Box
2 cups = 1 pint
cup gallon pint quart 2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
J-26: 2 pints : quart :: 4 quarts : _______________________
J-27: 2 quarts : gallon :: pint : _______________________
J-28: gallon : quart :: half-gallon : _______________________
J-29: half-pint : cup :: 2 pints : _______________________


DIRECTIONS: These analogies have similar or opposite relationship. Complete and
explain these analogies. Answers can be used more than once.
Choice Box
between bottom far follow rear side under upon
J-30: above : below :: over : _______________________
J-31: first : front :: last : _______________________
J-32: over : below :: above : _______________________
J-33: here : there :: near : _______________________
J-34: roof : top :: base : _______________________
J-35: front : lead :: rear : _______________________
Choice Box
empty full half low small tall whole
J-36: more : less :: full : _______________________
J-37: nothing : everything :: empty : _______________________
J-38: tall : high :: short : _______________________
J-39: vacant : empty :: filled : _______________________
J-40: giant : large :: tiny : _______________________
J-41: plenty : full :: none : _______________________


DIRECTIONS: Complete and explain these similar or opposite analogies. Answers
can be used more than once.
Choice Box
after now often past present today tomorrow yesterday
J-42: today : present :: yesterday : _______________________
J-43: then : now :: past : _______________________
J-44: before : now :: yesterday : _______________________
J-45: rarely : frequently :: seldom : _______________________
J-46: yesterday : before :: tomorrow : _______________________
J-47: today : yesterday :: present : _______________________
Choice Box
few many much one
J-48: pair : two :: single : _______________________
J-49: sole : only :: some : _______________________
J-50: few : some :: plenty : _______________________
J-51: several : single :: many : _______________________
J-52: scarce : rare :: some : _______________________
J-53: few : plenty :: sole : _______________________


DIRECTIONS: These analogies have member/class (“type of”) or function (“used
for”) analogies. Complete and explain these analogies.
Choice Box
crab buffalo deer horse lion snake
J-54: puppy : dog :: colt : _______________________
J-55: antler : deer :: horn : _______________________
J-56: hen : chicken :: mare : _______________________
J-57: stinger : mosquito :: claw : _______________________
J-58: kid : goat :: fawn : _______________________
J-59: insect : butterfly :: reptile : _______________________
DIRECTIONS: These analogies compare actions. Complete and explain these

analogies. Answers can be used more than once.
Choice Box
slithers nectar hops runs swims
J-60: mosquito : swarms :: butterfly : _______________________
J-61: bee : flies :: grasshopper : _______________________
J-62: lizard : runs :: snake : _______________________
J-63: blue jay : flies :: ostrich : _______________________
J-64: gecko : runs :: alligator : _______________________
J-65: frog : hops :: tuna : _______________________


DIRECTIONS: Complete and explain these analogies about science and
measurement. Answers can be used more than once.
Choice Box
heat light odor sound
J-66: eye : light :: ear : _______________________
J-67: hear : sound :: feel : _______________________
J-68: fire : heat :: drum : _______________________
J-69: lamp : light :: furnace : _______________________
J-70: eye : light :: nose : _______________________
J-71: hear : sound :: see : _______________________
Choice Box
area length volume weight
J-72: gallon : volume :: pound : _______________________
J-73: triangle : area :: pyramid : _______________________
J-74: cube : volume :: square : _______________________
J-75: sphere : volume :: circle : _______________________
J-76: quart : volume :: ton : _______________________
J-77: inch : length :: quart : _______________________


DIRECTIONS: Complete these analogies.
EXAMPLE: magazine
radio
read : book :: listen : _____________________ newspaper
radio
picture
handle
J-61: knife : cut :: hammer : _____________________ picture
pound
slice
brick
J-62: silo : grain :: tank : _____________________ metal
water
steel
bought
J-63: buy : sell :: take : _____________________ give
have
save
blade
J-64: mower : lawn :: saw : _____________________ handle
nail
wood
bring
J-65: come : go :: enter : _____________________ give
have
leave
barn
J-66: car : garage :: tractor : _____________________ cow
field
plow
song
J-67: read : poem :: sing : _____________________ talk
whisper
word

EXPLAIN THE ANALOGY

DIRECTIONS: On the lines below each analogy, explain how the words are related.
Relationships include type of, part of, used for, opposite, and similar.
J-72: banana : fruit :: carrot : vegetable

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
J-73: bored : excited :: rested : weary
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
J-74: beef : hamburger :: potatoes : french fries

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
J-75: compliment : praise :: criticizing : blame

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
J-76: hammer : nail :: bat : ball

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
J-77: ant : insect :: snake : reptile

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
J-78: gusty : calm :: windy : still

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

EXPLAIN THE ANALOGY

DIRECTIONS: On the lines below each analogy, explain how the words are related.
J-68:
tree woods boy children
J-69:
hand arm branch tree
J-70:
cap bottle lid jar
J-71:
glove hand sock foot


DIRECTIONS: Write a word that completes the analogy. Explain the analogy.
ANALOGIES ABOUT CLOTHING

EXAMPLE:
hand
shoe : foot :: glove : _____________________
A shoes covers a foot like a glove covers a hand.
J-79: bracelet : arm :: ring : _____________________
J-80: silo : grain :: tank : _____________________
J-81: scarf : neck :: hat : _____________________
J-82: pants : legs :: sweater : _____________________
ANALOGIES ABOUT HOUSES
J-83: above : below :: ceiling : _____________________
J-84: door : wood :: window : _____________________
J-85: above : ceiling :: side : _____________________
J-85: shingles : roof :: rug : _____________________
J-86: chimney : roof :: window : _____________________
ANALOGIES ABOUT DIRECTION
J-87: east : west :: north : _____________________
J-88: up : down :: left : _____________________
J-89: over : above :: under : _____________________
J-90: front : first :: rear : _____________________
J-91: southeast : northwest :: southwest : _____________________

COMPLETE THE ANALOGY - SUPPLY

DIRECTIONS: Write a word that completes the analogy. Explain the analogy.
J-92: cool : cold :: warm : _____________________
J-93: iron : heavy :: feathers : _____________________
J-94: penny : coin :: dollar : _____________________
J-95: rabbit : fast :: turtle : _____________________
J-96: lid : eye :: shade : _____________________
J-97: cooking : kitchen :: sleeping : _____________________
J-98: red : stop :: green : _____________________
J-99: fast : slow :: run : _____________________
J-100: side : wall :: bottom : _____________________
J-101: enter : come :: leave : _____________________
J-102: cotton : soft :: steel : _____________________
J-103: bottle : cap :: pan : _____________________
J-104: late : last :: early : _____________________
J-105: rain : spring :: snow : _____________________
J-106: book : read :: pencil : _____________________

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Answers
Answers
Chapter 1 - Describing Shapes
Chapter 2 - Similarities/Differences in Shapes
Chapter 3 - Sequence of Shapes
Chapter 4 - Describing Groups
Chapter 5 - Analogies
Chapter 6 - Describing Things
Chapter 7 - Similarities
Chapter 8 - Sequencing
Chapter 9 - Verbal Classification
Chapter 10 - Verbal Analogies

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IDENTIFYING SHAPES IDENTIFYING SHAPES
– Chapter One – DIRECTIONS: Find the shape for each description. Write its letter on the line. DIRECTIONS: Find the shape for each description. Write its letter on the line.
Describing Shapes
a b c a b c
Identifying Shapes
d e f d e f
Describing Shapes
A-1: A circle is a closed curve that looks the same from any side. _____ c A-6: A triangle is a closed shape that has three straight sides and three angles. _____ a
Describing Position
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A-2: A hexagon is a closed shape that has six straight sides and six angles. _____ e A-7: An oval is a closed curve that looks like a flattened or squashed circle. _____ c
Finding Shapes in Patterns A-3: A square is a closed, four-sided shape that has four equal, straight sides and four A-8: An octagon is a closed shape that has eight sides and eight angles. _____ f
right angles. _____ f
A-9: A pentagon is a closed shape that has five sides and five angles. _____ d
Characteristics of a Shape A-4: A rectangle is a closed, four-sided shape that has two pairs of equal, straight sides
and four right angles. _____ a
A-10: A parallelogram is a closed shape that has two pairs of equal, straight sides and
four angles. _____ e
A-5: A trapezoid is a closed, four-sided shape that has one pair of parallel sides and four
angles. _____ d
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DESCRIBING SHAPES DESCRIBING POSITION DESCRIBING POSITION
DIRECTIONS: For each shape, write the name from the choice box, the number of DIRECTIONS: Find the shape for each description. Write its letter on the line. DIRECTIONS: Find the shape for each description. Write its letter on the line.
sides, and the number of angles.
Choice Box a b c
a b c
EXAMPLE:
This _____________________ has __________ sides and
square four d e f
__________
four angles. d e f
g h i
triangle three
__________ angles.
three
A-20: This shape is below the yellow rectangle and right of the green circle. _____
e
pentagon five EXAMPLE: This shape is above the green oval and right of the green trapezoid. _____ c
__________ angles.
five A-21: This shape is above the yellow circle and left of the orange rectangle _____
d
A-16: This shape is below the green trapezoid and left of the green oval. _____ e
A-22: This shape is below the yellow square and right of the green rectangle. _____
i
hexagon six A-17: This shape is left of the yellow trapezoid and below the yellow parallelogram.
__________ angles.
six _____
d A-23: This shape is above the orange rectangle and left of the green square. _____
b
A-18: This shape is right of the yellow parallelogram and above the yellow trapezoid. A-24: This shape is left of the orange square and below the orange rectangle. _____
h
trapezoid four
_____
b
__________ angles.
four A-25: This shape is right of the orange rectangle and below the green square. _____
f
rectangle four _____________________________________________________________________
Answers may vary. Sample: This shape is above the blue
__________________________________________________________________
Answers may vary. Sample: This shape is left of the yellow
__________ angles.
four _____________________________________________________________________
parallelogram and left of the green trapezoid.
__________________________________________________________________
rectangle and above the green circle.
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DESCRIBING SHAPES DESCRIBING SHAPES DESCRIBING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: For each shape write the name, the number of angles, and the num- DIRECTIONS: For each shape write the name, how many sides, and how many DIRECTIONS: For each shape write the name, how many sides, and how many
ber of right angles. sides are equal length. sides are equal length.
Choice Box Choice Box Choice Box

hexagon pentagon rectangle square triangle trapezoid hexagon octagon pentagon rectangle triangle trapezoid parallelogram hexagon square pentagon parallelogram triangle trapezoid
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
This _______________________ has ___________ sides and
parallelogram four A-36: This _______________________ has __________ sides and
triangle three
pentagon
This ______________________ has __________ angles and five
three
_____________________________________ are right angles. ________________________________ sides are equal length.
two pairs of ____________________________________ are equal length.
two
hexagon six
triangle three A-37: This _______________________ has __________ sides and
pentagon five
all six
_____________________________________ is a right angle.
one ____________________________________ are equal length.
all five
triangle three
rectangle four _________________________________ sides are equal length.
two A-38: This _______________________ has __________ sides and
trapezoid four
_____________________________________ are right angles.
all four ____________________________________ are equal length.
two
trapezoid four
two
square four A-39: This _______________________ has __________ sides and
hexagon six
_____________________________________ are right angles.
all four A-34: This _______________________ has ___________ sides and
pentagon five ____________________________________ are equal length.
all six
all five
A-30: A-40: This _______________________ has __________ sides and
This ______________________ has __________ angles and
hexagon six parallelogram four
rectangle four
_____________________________________ are right angles.
four ____________________________________ are equal length.
two pairs
two pairs of
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DIRECTIONS: Find the shape for each description. Write its letter on the line. DIRECTIONS: Mark the shapes according to the directions. DIRECTIONS: Look at the shapes that are marked. What directions would you
Then write the name of the shape. give to mark the shapes this way?
A-47: Cross out the second and last squares.

Choice Box
Circle the first and last squares.
a b c d e f g
A-48: Put a check mark on shapes one, three, and five.
A-41: This shape has two right angles and two parallel sides. A-53: Put a check mark on the second and fifth ovals.
____c ______________________
trapezoid
A-49: Underline triangles two, four, and six.
A-42: This shape has three pairs of equal angles and two pairs of equal sides.
____a ______________________
hexagon A-54: Cross out triangles three and four.
A-43: This shape has two equal sides and two equal angles.
A-50: Circle the first and fourth shapes.
____g ______________________
triangle
A-44: This shape has two pairs of equal sides that are different lengths and two pairs of A-55: Circle the first and third rectangles.
equal angles that are different from each other.
A-51: Put a check mark on the first, middle, and last rectangles.
____ ______________________
f parallelogram
A-45: This shape has eight equal sides and eight equal angles.
____
d ______________________
octagon A-52: Circle the second and the fourth shapes. A-56: Underline shapes two and four.
A-46: This shape has four equal sides and four equal angles.
____
e ______________________
square
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DESCRIBING POSITION DESCRIBING POSITION DESCRIBING POSITION
DIRECTIONS: Complete the sentences with the correct words from the choice box. DIRECTIONS: Write a description of the position of the shapes in each group. DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from the description to the shape it describes.
Draw a shape as directed. Choices may be used more than once.
EXAMPLE:
Choice Box
center circle left hexagon right square triangle

The hexagon is above the square. The
trapezoid is below the square.
A-57:
The shape near the upper ___________________ left
corner is a red circle. Near the lower right corner is a
A-60: The circle is below the square. The
___________________.
square pentagon is to the right of the circle.
Draw a white triangle near the upper right corner.
EXAMPLE:
A-58: This shape is above the red hexagon and left
of the purple circle.
The shape in the center is a __________________.

hexagon A-61: The pentagon is between the ovals. The
Near the lower ___________________ corner is a
right triangle is to the left of the lower oval.
A-63: This shape is below the blue hexagon and right
green trapezoid. of the purple pentagon.
Draw a white triangle near the upper left corner.
A-64: This shape is left of the blue hexagon and

above the purple pentagon.
A-59:
The shape near the upper ___________________ left A-62: The triangle is above the square. The
pentagon is to the left of the square. The A-65: This shape is above the blue circle and right of
corner is a green square. Near the lower the blue hexagon.
hexagon is to the right of the square.
___________________ corner is a blue
right
___________________.
triangle A-66: This shape is below the red pentagon and left
of the red hexagon.
Draw a black circle near the lower left corner.
16. 17. 18.
DESCRIBING POSITION FINDING SHAPES IN PATTERNS FINDING SHAPES IN PATTERNS
DIRECTIONS: Find the shape for each description. Write its letter on the line. Then DIRECTIONS: Find any figure that contains the shape on the left. The shape DIRECTIONS: Find any figure that contains the shape and lines on the left. The
answer the last question. must be in the same position but may have extra lines. Trace each shape must be in the same position but may have extra lines. Trace
matching shape. each matching shape.
a b c EXAMPLE: a. b.
a. b. A-74:
d e f
c. d. c. d.
g h i
a. b. A-75: a. b.
A-72:
A-67: This shape is below the red oval and right of the blue pentagon. ______ h
c. d. c. d.
A-68: This shape is above the purple oval and left of the blue parallelogram. ______ a
A-69: This shape is right of the red oval and below the purple parallelogram. ______ f
A-70: This shape is left of the blue oval and above the purple pentagram. ______ a. b. a. b.
e A-73: A-76:
A-71: Write a description of the position of shape “c.”
___________________________________________________________________
Answers may vary. This shape is above the blue oval c. d. c. d.
___________________________________________________________________
and to the right of the blue parallelogram.

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19. 20. 21.
FINDING SHAPES IN PATTERNS FINDING SHAPES IN PATTERNS FINDING SHAPES IN PATTERNS
DIRECTIONS: Cross out any shape that you do not see in the pattern on the left. DIRECTIONS: Count the exact same shapes in this figure. Write that number on the DIRECTIONS: Count the exact same shapes in this figure. Write the number that
Matching shapes must be the same size. line inside the matching figure. you see on the line inside the matching figure.
a. b.
A-77:
c. d. e.
A-81: How many of each shape are in the figure above?

A-79: How many of each shape are in the figure above?
a. b. c. d. e.
A-78: a. b. c. d. e.
a. b. 6 8 6 2
1 5 5 1
1 10
c. d. e. A-80: Cross out any image that you do not see in the above pattern. a. b. c. d. e.
a. b. c. d. e.
22. 23. 24.

FINDING SHAPES IN PATTERNS FINDING SHAPES IN PATTERNS FINDING SHAPES IN PATTERNS
DIRECTIONS: Count the exact same shapes in this figure. Write the number in the DIRECTIONS: Circle the box that shows the shapes covered by the white box. DIRECTIONS: Circle the box that shows the shapes covered by the white box.
matching figure.
A-85: A-87:
A-83:
? ?
a. h.
1
2 a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d.
b. c. d. e. f. g.
A-86: A-88:
2 10 1 4 2 6
?
a. b. c. d. e. ?
a. b. c. d.
a. b. c. d.
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FINDING SHAPES IN PATTERNS MATCHING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Circle the box that shows the shapes covered by the white box. – Chapter Two – DIRECTIONS: In each row, circle the shape that matches the one on the left.
Similarities and Differences in Shapes
A-89: EXAMPLE: a. b. c. d.
Matching Shapes
Shapes That Do Not Match a. b. c. d.

? B-1:
Finding Shapes
a. b. c. d.
Dividing Shapes into Equal Parts B-2: a. b. c. d.

Completing Shapes
A-90:
? Drawing Identical Shapes B-3: a. b. c. d.
Enlarging and Reducing Shapes
Recognizing Similar Changes B-4: a. b. c. d.
a. b. c. d.
Comparing and Contrasting Shapes
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WHICH SHAPES DO NOT MATCH MATCHING SHAPES THAT HAVE BEEN FLIPPED MATCHING SHAPES THAT HAVE BEEN FLIPPED
DIRECTIONS: Cross out the shapes that DO NOT match the shape on the left. The DIRECTIONS: Draw a line to a matching shape that has been flipped. Mark it H if DIRECTIONS: Draw a line to a matching shape that has been flipped. Mark it H if
matching shapes must all face in the same direction. it was flipped horizontally (side-to-side). Mark it V if it was flipped it was flipped horizontally (side-to-side). Mark it V if it was flipped
vertically (up and down). vertically (up and down). Mark it HV if it was flipped horizontally and
a. b. c. d. e. vertically.
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
B-10:
H V
H
B-5: a. b. c. d. e.
B-9:
V HV
B-6: a. b. c. d. e.
V H
B-7: a. b. c. d. e. H H
H V
B-8: a. b. c. d. e.
H HV

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MATCHING SHAPES THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED MATCHING SHAPES THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED FINDING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from the shape in the left column to its match in the right DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from the shape in the left column to its match in the right DIRECTIONS: Look at the figure to the left, circle any shape that exactly matches
column. The shapes in the right column have been turned or . column. BE CAREFUL–THE SHAPES HAVE BEEN TURNED! one of the shapes on the right.
B-12: B-13: a. b.
B-11:
c. d.
a. b.
B-14:
c.
d.
B-15: a. b.
d.
c.
a. b.
B-16:
c. d.
34. 35. 36.

FINDING SHAPES DIVIDING SHAPES INTO EQUAL PARTS DIVIDING SHAPES INTO EQUAL PARTS
DIRECTIONS: Look at the figure to the left, circle any shape that exactly matches DIRECTIONS: Find the shapes that are divided into equal parts. Color each equal DIRECTIONS: Use the dots to draw one straight line to divide each shape into two
one of the shapes on the right. part a different color. Mark X on shapes with unequal parts. shapes that are exactly alike. The divided shapes do not have to face
in the same direction.
B-17: a. b.
B-21: B-22:
EXAMPLE:
Divide this square into
c. d. two equal rectangles. or
B-18: a. b.
into two equal squares.
c.
d.

into two equal triangles.
or
a. b.
B-19:
c. d.
into two equal
rectangles that are not
squares.
B-20: a. b.
B-26: Divide this square into
d.
c. or
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DIVIDING SHAPES INTO EQUAL PARTS DIVIDING SHAPES INTO EQUAL PARTS DIVIDING SHAPES INTO EQUAL PARTS
DIRECTIONS: Use the dots to draw one line that divides each parallelogram into DIRECTIONS: Use one line to divide each shape into two equal parts. DIRECTIONS: Color half of each set of squares. No two drawings can look the same.
B-27: B-30:
EXAMPLE:
*Either diagonal is correct for both figures.

B-28: Answers may vary.

B-31:
*Either diagonal is correct for both figures.

DIRECTIONS: Use the dots to draw one line that divides each triangle into equal
triangles.
B-29:
40. 41. 42.
DIVIDING SHAPES INTO EQUAL PARTS MATCHING FIGURES MATCHING FIGURES
DIRECTIONS: Color half of each set of squares. No two drawings can look the same. DIRECTIONS: Circle the figures that are the same in each row. DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that matches the one in the box. The matching
figure must face in the same direction as the one in the box.
Answers may vary. EXAMPLE:
B-32: a. b. c. d. e.
B-40: a. b. c. d.
B-36: a. b. c. d. e. B-41: a. b. c. d.
B-33:
:
B-37: a. b. c. d. e.
B-42: a. b. c. d.
:
B-34:
B-38: a. b. c. d. e. B-43: a. b. c. d.
:
B-35:
B-39: a. b. c. d. e. B-44: a. b. c. d.

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WHICH SHAPE COMPLETES THE SQUARE? WHICH SHAPES MAKE A SQUARE? DRAWING IDENTICAL SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Circle the shape that completes the big square. DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from a shape in the left column to the shape in the right DIRECTIONS: Use the grid to draw a shape that is exactly the same size and shape
column that completes the square. as the shape on the left.
B-45: a. b.
B-49: B-50:
a.
c. d.
b.
B-46: a. b. B-51:
d.
c.
c.
B-47: a. b. B-52:
d.
c. d.
e. B-53:
B-48: a. b.
d.
c.
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ENLARGING SHAPES REDUCING SHAPES COPYING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Draw a shape with sides two times as long. EXAMPLE: Count 2 DIRECTIONS: Draw a shape with sides half as long. EXAMPLE: Count 4 spaces DIRECTIONS: Use the grid to copy each figure. Count the dots and draw lines to
spaces high and 3 spaces wide. The enlarged drawing will be 4 high and 8 spaces wide. The reduced drawing will be 2 spaces high connect them.
spaces high and 6 spaces wide. and 4 spaces wide.
EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: B-60: B-61:
B-54: B-57:
B-62: B-63:
B-55: B-58:
B-64: B-65:
B-59:
B-56:
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COPYING SHAPES RECOGNIZING SIMILAR CHANGES RECOGNIZING SIMILAR CHANGES
DIRECTIONS: Use the grid to copy and color each figure. Count the dots and draw DIRECTIONS: Decide how the shapes in the first row were changed. The shapes in DIRECTIONS: Decide how the shapes in the first row were changed. The shapes in
lines to connect them. the second row are changed the same way. Circle the missing shape. the second row are changed the same way. Circle the missing shape.
B-62: B-63: EXAMPLE: B-70:
a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d.
? ?
B-64: B-65:
B-68: B-71:
a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d.
? ?
B-65: B-67:
B-69: B-72:
a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d.
? ?
52. 53. 54.
RECOGNIZING SIMILAR CHANGES RECOGNIZING SIMILAR CHANGES RECOGNIZING SIMILAR CHANGES
DIRECTIONS: Decide how the shapes in the first row were changed. The shapes in DIRECTIONS: Decide how the shapes in the first row were changed. The shapes in DIRECTIONS: Decide how the shapes in the first row were changed. The shapes in
the second row are changed the same way. Circle the missing shape. the second row are changed the same way. Circle the missing shape. the second row are changed the same way. Circle the missing shape.
B-73: B-76: B-79:
a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d.
? ? ?
B-74: B-77: B-80:
a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d.
? ? ?
B-75: B-78: B-81:
a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d.
? ? ?

Answers
55. 56. 57.
COMPARING SHAPES COMPARING SHAPES COMPARING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Draw a shape that fits the description. DIRECTIONS: Compare the shapes on the left. Use complete sentences to describe DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which figure it describes. Write its
their differences. letter on the line.
EXAMPLE:
Draw a parallelogram that EXAMPLE: Answers may vary. DESCRIPTION: B-88: a. b. c. d.
is shorter and narrower The blue rectangle is taller and
than the blue one.
narrower than the green rectangle.
height
-OR- The green rectangle is shorter
and wider than the blue rectangle.
base
B-82:
Draw a rectangle that is A: This rectangle has the tallest height and the narrowest base. _____ c
taller and narrower than B-85: DESCRIPTION: B: This rectangle is shortest in height and has the widest base. _____ b
the triangle.
The yellow triangle is taller and
wider than the orange triangle. B-89: a. b. c. d.
B-83:
Draw a square that is
shorter and narrower than
the triangle. B-86: DESCRIPTION:
The green trapezoid is taller A: This triangle has the greatest height. _____
and narrower than the red B: This triangle has the widest base. _____ db
trapezoid.
B-90: a. b. c. d.
B-84:
Draw a triangle that is
wider and taller than the
trapezoid. B-87: DESCRIPTION:
The red pentagon has five
sides and five angles. The blue
triangle has three sides and A: This pentagon has the greatest height. _____
three angles. B: This pentagon has the narrowest base. _____ bd
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COMPARING AND CONTRASTING SHAPES COMPARING AND CONTRASTING SHAPES
DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to explain how the triangle and the rectangle are DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to explain how the square and the triangle are alike – Chapter Three –
alike and different. and different.
Sequences of Shapes
B-90: B-91:
Identifying Sequences
2 in 2 in 2 in 2 in
Continuing a Sequences
1 in 1 in 2 in 2 in
HOW ALIKE? HOW ALIKE?

Identifying Tumbling Sequences
The base is the same. They have the same size base.
The height is the same. They have the same size height.
Describing Sequences
HOW DIFFERENT? HOW DIFFERENT?
TRIANGLE number of sides RECTANGLE SQUARE number of sides TRIANGLE

Find More Than One Change
3 number of angles
4 4 number of angles
3
3 how many ways 4 4 how many ways 3 Paper Folding
it can be divided it can be divided
into equal parts into equal parts
one way multiple ways multiple ways once
Explain how the triangle and the rectangle are alike and different. Explain how the square and the triangle are alike and different.
Sample Answer: The triangle and rectangle have different Sample Answer: The triangle and square have different
colors, number of sides, number of angles, and number of number of sides, number of angles, and number of ways they
ways they can be divided into equal parts. The are both alike can be divided into equal parts. They are both alike in color,
in the base size and height. base size, and height.
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SEQUENCES OF FIGURES SEQUENCES OF FIGURES SEQUENCES OF FIGURES
DIRECTIONS: Complete the pattern. Draw and color the correct figure on the line. DIRECTIONS: Complete the pattern. Draw and color the correct figure on the line. DIRECTIONS: Draw and color the next figure on the dot grid.
C-1: C-6:
C-11:
C-2: C-7: C-12:
C-3: C-8:
C-13:
C-4
C-9:
C-14:
C-5:
C-10:
C-15:
64. 65. 66.
SEQUENCES OF FIGURES SEQUENCES OF FIGURES SEQUENCES OF FIGURES–SUPPLY
DIRECTIONS: Draw and color the next figure on the dot grid. DIRECTIONS: Use the dot grid to draw and color the figures that continue the DIRECTIONS: Use the dot grid to draw and color the figures that continue the sequence.
sequence.
C-23:
C-16:
C-21:
C-17:
C-18:
C-22:
C-19:
C-20:

Answers
67. 68. 69.
WHICH COLOR COMES NEXT? WHICH COLOR COMES NEXT? WHICH COLOR COMES NEXT?
DIRECTIONS: Look at the pattern of colors in each row. Circle the square that DIRECTIONS: Look at the pattern of colors in each row. Circle the square that DIRECTIONS: Color the square that comes next in the pattern.
comes next. comes next.
EXAMPLE: a. b. EXAMPLE: a. b. C-27:
c. d. c. d.
C-28:
C-24: a. b. C-24: a. b.
C-29:
c. d. c. d.
C-30:
C-25: a. b. C-25: a. b.
c. d. c. d.
C-31:
C-26: a. b. C-26: a. b.
C-32:
c. d. c. d.
70. 71. 72.

WHICH COLOR COMES NEXT? WHICH SHAPE COMES NEXT? WHICH SHAPE COMES NEXT?
DIRECTIONS: Color the two squares that comes next in the pattern. DIRECTIONS: Circle the shape that continues the pattern. DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the shape that continues the pattern.
EXAMPLE: a. b. Choice Box

C-33: a. b. c. d.
c. d.
C-34: EXAMPLE:
C-39: a. b.
b
C-35: c. d.
C-42:
C-40:
C-36: a. b. c
C-43:
c. d.
C-37:
a
C-41:
a. b. C-44:
C-38:
c. d.
d
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73. 74. 75.
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WHICH SHAPE COMES NEXT? WHICH FIGURE COMES NEXT? WHICH FIGURE COMES NEXT?
DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the shape that continues the pattern. DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that comes next. DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that comes next.
Choice Box EXAMPLE: a. b. C-52: a. b.

a. b. c. d. e.
c. d. c. d.
C-45:
C-49: C-53:
a. b. a. b.
b c. d. c. d.
C-46:
C-50: C-54:
a. b. a. b.
c
C-47: c. d. c. d.
e C-51: C-55:
a. b. a. b.
C-48:
c. d. c. d.
a
76. 77. 78.
DRAW THE FIGURE THAT COMES NEXT DRAW THE FIGURE THAT COMES NEXT TUMBLING
DIRECTIONS: Draw the figure that comes next. DIRECTIONS: Color the figure that comes next. DIRECTIONS: As a figure tumbles, the side that is on the bottom changes. Tumble
the figure as shown. Color the following figures to show how they
C-56: look as they tumble.
C-61:
EXAMPLE:
C-57: C-62:
C-66:
C-63:
C-58:
C-67:
C-64:
C-59:
C-65: Direction of tumbling

C-60: C-68:

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79. 80. 81.
TUMBLING TUMBLING DESCRIBING SEQUENCES
DIRECTIONS: As a figure tumbles, the side that is on the bottom changes. Tumble DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figure will look tumbled according to the direction. DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figure changes. Write the words that describe the
the figure as shown. Color the following figures to show how they Draw how it will look. sequence on the line.
EXAMPLE: Draw how figure will look when it is tumbled once to the right. Choice Box
C-69: increases reduces tumbles flips color change
EXAMPLE:
color change
C-73: Draw how figure will look when it is tumbled once more to the left.
C-76:
C-70:
increases
C-77:
C-74: Draw how figure will look when it is tumbled twice to the right.
C-71: tumbles
C-78:
Tumbled once Tumbled twice

flips
Direction of tumbling C-75: Draw how figure will look when it is tumbled twice to the left.
C-72: C-79:
reduces
Tumbled twice Tumbled once
82. 83. 84.

DESCRIBING SEQUENCES FIND MORE THAN ONE CHANGE FIND MORE THAN ONE CHANGE
DIRECTIONS: Describe each sequence from the Choice Box. DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that shows more than one change. Changes can DIRECTIONS: Circle the pattern that shows more than one change. Changes can
be color, direction, shape, or pattern. be color, direction, shape, or detail.
Choice Box
C-88: a. b. c. d.
increases reduces tumbles flips color change
color direction size direction
C-80:
C-89: a. b. c. d.
detail size color shape
color change
EXAMPLE:
C-81: a. b. c. d.
C-90: a. b. c. d.
reduces
C-85: a. b. c. d.
C-82:
C-91: a. b. c. d.
increases
C-86: a. b. c. d.
C-83:
C-92: a. b. c. d.
tumbles
C-87: a. b. c. d.
C-84: C-93: a. b. c. d.
flips
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85. 86. 87.
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MATCHING A SEQUENCE MATCHING A SEQUENCE CONTINUING A SEQUENCE
DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figures in the first row were changed. The figures in DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figures in the first row were changed. The figures in DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figures in the first row were changed. The figures
the second row are changed in the same way. Circle the figure that the second row are changed in a similar way. Circle the figure that in the other rows are changed in the same way. Write the letter of
comes next in the sequence. comes next in the sequence. each missing figure in the box.
EXAMPLE: C-96: C-99:
a. b. c.
a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d.
? ? e
d. e. f.
C-94:
C-97: d
a. b. c. d.
a. b. c. d.
C-100:
a. b. c.
? ?
C-95:
C-98: a
a. b. c. d. d. e. f.
a. b. c. d.
f
? ?
88. 89. 90.
CONTINUING A SEQUENCE CONTINUING A SEQUENCE PAPER FOLDING
DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figures in the first row were changed. The figures DIRECTIONS: Decide how the figures in the first row were changed. The figures DIRECTIONS: The figure on the left shows a sheet of paper with holes punched in it
in the other rows are changed in the same way. Write the letter of in the other rows are changed in the same way. Write the letter of and folded along the dotted line. Circle how the sheet will look when it
each missing figure in the box. each missing figure in the box. is unfolded.
C-101: C-103: EXAMPLE:
a. b.
a. b. c.
a. b. c.
c. d.
b d
d. e. f.
d. e. f.
c e
C-105:
a. b. c. d.
C-102: C-104:
a. b. c. a. b. c.
C-106:
a. b.
c e
d. e. f. d. e. f.
d d c. d.

Answers
91. 92. 93.
PAPER FOLDING PAPER FOLDING PAPER FOLDING
DIRECTIONS: The figure on the left shows a sheet of paper with holes punched in it DIRECTIONS: The figure on the left shows a sheet of paper with holes punched in it DIRECTIONS: The figure on the left shows a sheet of paper with holes punched in it.
and folded along the dotted line. Circle how the sheet will look when it and folded along the dotted line. Circle how the sheet will look when it Circle how the sheet will look when folded along the dotted line.
is unfolded. is unfolded.
EXAMPLE:
C-111: a. b. c. d.
C-107: a. b. c. a. b. c. d.
C-115:
a. b. c. d.
C-112:
C-108: a. b. c. a. b. c. d.
C-116:
a. b. c. d.
C-113:
C-109: a. b. c. a. b. c. d.
C-114: C-117:
C-110: a. b. c. a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d.
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94. 95. 96.

PAPER FOLDING DESCRIBING GROUPS
DIRECTIONS: The figure on the left shows a sheet of paper with holes punched in it. – Chapter Four – DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter in front of each true statement.
Classifying Shapes EXAMPLE: a. All the figures are triangles.
C-118: a. b. c. b. All the figures are green.
c. All the figures are wide.
d. All the figures have a right angle.
Identifying Members of a Group
D-1: a. All the figures are circles.
b. All the figures are the same color.
c. All the figures are the same size.
Find the Exception
C-119: a. b. c. d. All the figures have straight lines.
D-2: a. All the figures are the same size.

Draw Another Member of a Group b. All the figures are the same shade.
c. All the figures are blue.
d. All the figures are square.
C-120: a. b. c. Identifying Details of a Group D-3: a. All the figures are triangles.
b. All the figures are purple.
c. All the figures are the same size.
d. All the figures have two equal sides.
Classifying More Than One Way
D-4: a. All the figures are the same shape.
b. All the figures are the same color.
C-121: a. b. c.
Overlapping Groups c. All the figures have four sides.
d. All the figures are the same size.
D-5: a. All the figures have four sides.

b. All the figures have five sides.
c. All the figures are the same shape.
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97. 98. 99.
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MATCH A SHAPE TO A GROUP MATCHING GROUPS BY SHAPE MATCHING GROUPS BY SHAPE
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from each shape to the group in which it belongs. DIRECTIONS: Draw a line between groups that have shapes that belong to the DIRECTIONS: Circle the shape that belongs to the group to the left.
same group.
EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:
a. EXAMPLE: a. a. b. c. d.
b. b.
D-6: D-16: a. b. c. d.
D-11:
D-7: c. c.
D-17: a. b. c. d.
D-12:
D-8: d. d. D-18: a. b. c. d.
D-13:
D-9: e. e. D-19: a. b. c. d.
D-14:
f. a. b. c. d.
D-10: f. D-20:
D-15:
100. 101. 102.
FIND THE EXCEPTION Answers may vary. DRAW ANOTHER MATCH A PATTERN TO A GROUP
DIRECTIONS: In each row, cross out the shape that does not belong to the group. DIRECTIONS: Draw another figure that belongs to the group. DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from the figure to the group that has the same pattern.
EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. d. e. f.
D-26:
D-21: a. b. c. d. e. f. D-27: D-32: a.
D-28:
D-22: a. b. c. d. e. f. D-33: b.
D-29:
D-23: D-34: c.
a. b. c. d. e. f.
D-30:
D-35: d.
D-24: a. b. c. d. e. f.
D-31:
D-36: e.
D-25: a. b. c. d. e. f.

Answers
103. 104. 105.
MATCHING GROUPS BY PATTERN SELECT A PATTERN THAT BELONGS TO A GROUP FINDING THE EXCEPTION
DIRECTIONS: Draw a line between groups that have figures with the same pattern. DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that has the same pattern as the group on the left. DIRECTIONS: Cross out the figure that does not belong to the group.
EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:

a. b. c. d.
D-42: a. b. c. d.
D-47:
D-37:
D-43: a. b. c. d.
D-38: D-48:
D-39: D-44: a. b. c. d.
D-49:
D-40: D-45: a. b. c. d. D-50:
D-41:
D-46: a. b. c. d. D-51:
106. 107. 108.

DRAW ANOTHER MATCHING DETAILS TO A GROUP SELECT DETAILS THAT BELONG TO A GROUP
DIRECTIONS: Draw a different figure that belongs to the group on the left. DIRECTIONS: Draw a line from the figure to the group that has the same small details. DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that has the same details as the group on the left.
EXAMPLES: EXAMPLE:
D-52: a. b. c. d.
D-63:
D-53: D-58: a. a. b. c. d.
D-64:
D-54: D-59: b. a. b. c. d.
D-65:
D-55: D-60: c. a. b. c. d.
D-66:
D-56: D-61: d.
a. b. c. d.
D-67:
D-62: e.
D-57: a. b. c. d.
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109. 110. 111.
286
FIND THE EXCEPTION GROUPING BY COLOR GROUPING BY SHAPE
DIRECTIONS: Cross out the figure that does not belong to the group. DIRECTIONS: In the boxes at the bottom, draw and color the figures that belong in DIRECTIONS: In the boxes at the bottom, draw and color the figures that belong in
each group. each group.
EXAMPLE:
D-74: D-75:
FIGURES FIGURES
D-68: a. b. c. d. e.
D-69: a. b. c. d. e.
D-70: a. b. c. d. e.
ONE-COLOR FIGURES TWO-COLOR FIGURES TWO-SQUARE FIGURES THREE-SQUARE FIGURES
D-71: a. b. c. d. e.
D-72: a. b. c. d. e.
D-73: a. b. c. d. e.
112. 113. 114.
GROUPING MORE THAN ONE WAY GROUPING MORE THAN ONE WAY COMPLETE THE GROUP
DIRECTIONS: The figures at the top can be sorted into groups in more than one way. DIRECTIONS: On the line beside each figure, write the letters of all groups to which DIRECTIONS: The shapes at the top of the page can be grouped in more than one
In the boxes at the bottom, write the letter of each figure that belongs in the figure can belong. way. At the bottom of the page, list the letters of the shapes that
that class. complete each group and name the class.
GROUPS
FIGURES
a. b. a. b. c.
a. b. c.
x
d. e. f.
c. d.
x
d. e. f.
g. h. i.
e. f. x
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE: a, g _______
d a, i _______
e
D-76: ORANGE FIGURES D-79: PURPLE FIGURES
D-84: Name: __________ circle Name: __________
red
c, d, f a, b, e d f
D-87: D-88:
D-77: D-80: b, e, ___________
h c, e, ___________ g
CIRCLE FIGURES RECTANGLE FIGURES D-82: D-85:
Name: _______________
square Name: _______________ x
b, d, f a, c, e b a
D-89: D-80:
D-78: LARGE FIGURES D-81: SMALL FIGURES c, f, ___________ i d, e, f, ___________
a
D-83: D-86:
Name: _______________
triangle Name: _______________
large
a, b, c, e, f d e e

Answers
115. 116. 117.
COMPLETE THE GROUP OVERLAPPING GROUPS OVERLAPPING GROUPS
DIRECTIONS: Each group has only three members. Look at the first two members, DIRECTIONS: Notice where the shapes are placed in the circles at the top. DIRECTIONS: Darken the part of the diagram where each figure belongs.
and then write the letter of the last member. Sometimes shapes fit more than one class. The red shape in the middle
is also a square. It fits where the classes overlap. Darken the part of
FIGURES the diagram where each figure belongs.
D-91: a, g, ________ f TRIANGLES SMALL SHAPES
a. b. c.
SQUARES RED SHAPES
D-92: a, c, ________ e
d. e. f. D-93: b, d, ________ f
D-94: b, h, ________ e
g. h. i. D-95: h, i, ________ g
D-96: d, i, ________ c EXAMPLE: D-108:
D-103:
FIGURES
a. b. c. D-97: a, b, ________ c
D-98: f, i, ________ c D-109: D-110:
D-104: D-105:
d. e. f. D-99: g, i, ________ h
D-100: a, d, ________ g
g. h. i.
D-101: b, e, ________ h D-111: D-112:
D-106: D-107:
D-102: d, e, ________ f
118. 119. 120.

OVERLAPPING GROUPS OVERLAPPING GROUPS OVERLAPPING GROUPS
DIRECTIONS: Darken the part of the diagram where each figure belongs. DIRECTIONS: Complete each matrix. DIRECTIONS: Darken the part of the diagram where each figure belongs.
D-118: D-119:
SQUARES LARGE SHAPES SMALL SHAPES BLUE SHAPES
RED SHAPES TRIANGLES
EXAMPLE: D-113: D-122: D-123:
D-120: D-121:
D-114: D-115: D-124: D-125:
D-116: D-117: D-126: D-127:
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121. 122. 123.
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OVERLAPPING GROUPS OVERLAPPING GROUPS
DIRECTIONS: If all the objects in a group can be described by two or more DIRECTIONS: Draw and color the shapes in the rows and columns. – Chapter Five –
characteristics, then groups can be organized on a diagram with rows
and columns. Draw and color the shapes in the rows and columns. Analogies
D-130: D-131:
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
SQUARE CIRCLE TRIANGLE
D-128:
Row 1 Identifying Analogies

RED
Row 2
ORANGE
Describing Analogies
Row 3
YELLOW Completing Analogies
D-132: D-133:
D-129:
Drawing a Figure to Complete the Analogy
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124. 125. 126.
DESCRIBING ANALOGIES DESCRIBING ANALOGIES DESCRIBING ANALOGIES
DIRECTIONS: Use the information in the diagrams below to fill in the blanks at the DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks to complete each sentence. DIRECTIONS: Study the six types of analogies illustrated below.
bottom of the page.
CHANGE IN SIZE
EXAMPLE:
An ANALOGY is a comparison of two pair of things that are alike in the same way.
The second triangle is larger than the first triangle. The second circle is larger than the
first circle.
A large square is to a small square - as - a large circle is to a small circle.
In each pair of figures, the __________ and _____________

color shape CHANGE IN COLOR
is to as is to stay the same, but the __________
size changes.
E-5:
becomes larger becomes larger A red square is to an orange square - as - a red circle is to an orange circle.
CHANGE IN SHAPE
To describe an analogy, we sometimes use the word “is to” and “as” to stand for the
characteristics that is true of both pairs. Notice that these groups of dots also represent
these same words. In each pair of figures, the ____________ stays the same, but
shape
(is to) (as) (is to) the ____________ and ____________ change.
color size A small circle is to a small square - as - a small circle is to a small square.
a
a a large
a TUMBLE
large small circle E-6:
small
triangle circle
triangle
Both the square and the circle have been tumbled to the right.
E-1: How are the first two shapes alike? color and shape In each pair of figures, the ____________ and ____________
color size
stay the same, but the ____________ changes.
shape FLIP
E-2: How are the first two shapes different? size E-7:
Both the square and the circle have been flipped horizontally.
E-3: How are the last two shapes alike? color and shape CHANGE IN DETAILS
In each pair of figures, the ____________ stays the same, but

color
E-4: How are the last two shapes different? size the ____________ and ____________ change.
shape size
Two half squares is to four quarter squares - as - two half circles are to four quarter circles.

Answers
127. 128. 129.
COMPLETE ANALOGIES WITH ONE CHANGE COMPLETE ANALOGIES WITH ONE CHANGE COMPLETE ANALOGIES WITH ONE CHANGE
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that completes the analogy. Name the change. DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that completes the analogy. Name the change. DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that completes the analogy.
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE: a. b. a. b. c.
E-10: a. b.
?
c. d.
?
E-13:
c. d.
a. b. c.
Change __________________________
size
Change __________________________
tumbled right
E-14:
E-8: a. b. c.
a. b. E-11: a. b.
? ? E-15:
c. d.
c. d. a. b. c.
Change __________________________
color Change __________________________
flipped vertically
E-16:
a. b. c.
E-9:
a. b. E-12: a. b.
? E-17:
? a. b. c.
c. d.
c. d.
Change __________________________
flip vertically
Change __________________________
color E-18:
a. b. c.
130. 131. 132.

COMPLETE ANALOGIES WITH MORE THAN ONE CHANGE COMPLETE ANALOGIES WITH MORE THAN ONE CHANGE DRAW A FIGURE TO COMPLETE THE ANALOGY
DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that completes the analogy. Name the changes. DIRECTIONS: Circle the figure that completes the analogy. DIRECTIONS: In the grid, draw and color the figure to complete the analogy.
a. b. EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. E-28:
?
c. d.
Change __________________________
color and size E-22:
a. b. c.
E-29:
E-19:
a. b.
E-23:
? a. b. c.
c. d.
Change __________________________
size and tumble E-30:
E-24:
a. b. c.
E-20:
a. b.
E-25: E-31:
? a. b. c.
c. d.
Change __________________________
tumble and color
E-26:
a. b. c.
E-32:
E-21: a. b.
? E-27:
a. b. c.
c. d.
Change __________________________
tumble, size, color
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DESCRIBING FOODS FROM PLANTS DESCRIBING FOODS FROM PLANTS
– Chapter Six – DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which picture it describes. Write the DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which picture it describes. Write the
name of the food on the line. name of the correct picture on the line.
Describing Things
corn carrot potato onion orange peach green beans blueberries broccoli grapes peas strawberries
a. b. c. a. b. c.
Describing Food from Plants and Animals
Stating Descriptions d. e. f. d. e. f.
Describing Animals
EXAMPLE: This vegetable grows under a short plant. The root part we eat may be white,
F-3: a. These small, round, green seeds grow in pods on thin vines. They are removed
yellow, or purple in color and creates many circles when sliced.
___ _____________
c onion from their pods and cooked or eaten raw. ___ ________________
d peas
Describing Occupations F-1: a. We eat the seeds of this yellow vegetable. The seeds grow on a cob and are b. These purple or green berries grow on large, sturdy vines. Because they taste
sweet, they can be eaten raw, squeezed into juice, or cooked to make jelly. ___ b
protected by husks. The cobs grow on a tall stalk. ___ ________________ a corn ________________
grapes
b. This pulpy fruit grows on a tree. Many people like its juice. Some kinds have
c. These thin, long, green vegetables grow on bushes. The pods are cooked with
Describing Land and Water Forms many seeds. ___ ________________
e orange the seeds still inside. ___ ________________
f green beans
c. Sometimes we cook the orange root of this short plant; sometimes we eat it raw. d. These small, red berries grow on small plants low to the ground. They are
___ ________________
d carrot sweet and are often eaten raw. They are sometimes cooked into jam. ___ c
Describing Places ________________
strawberries
d. This pink-orange fruit grows on trees. It has a thin, soft peel. We eat it raw or
cooked in pies. ___ ________________
f peach e. These heads grow at the end of a small stalk. They can be cooked or eaten raw.
Their stalks grow on small plants. ___ ________________ e broccoli
e. This white vegetable grows underground on a short plant. Its peel is very thin.
Describing Parts of a Whole f. These small, round berries can be blue or purple. Most grow on small to medium
We eat it fried, baked, boiled, or mashed. ___ ________________ b potato bushes. They are usually eaten raw, but can also be cooked in pies or muffins.
___ ________________
a blueberries
Sample Answers 136. 137. 138.
DESCRIBING FOODS FROM PLANTS DESCRIBING FOOD FROM PLANTS DESCRIBING FOOD FROM ANIMALS
DIRECTIONS: List some of the characteristics that helped you to identify foods from DIRECTIONS: Read each description, and decide what is described. Write the DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which picture it describes. Write the
plants. Use those characteristics when you describe these foods. answer in the blank. letter of the correct picture and name the food.
F-5: Characteristics to describe foods. Choice Box Choice Box

where it grows its color how it is prepared banana grapefruit rice spinach tomato wheat bacon butter chicken ham milk steak

a. b. c.
a. b. F-7: This dark-green, leafy vegetable is eaten cooked or served as a salad. __________ spinach
F-8: This long, yellow fruit is peeled before being eaten. It grows in bunches in warm
climates. _______________
banana d. e. f.
Cabbage grows above Sweet potatoes grow in

ground, is green or purple, the ground, are orange or F-9: This grain is grown on huge farms in the center of the United States. It is made into
and is used in soups and yellow, and are fried or bread, baking flour, and many breakfast cereals. _______________ wheat
coleslaw. baked.
c. d. F-13: a. This very large piece of meat from a pig is salted and flavored by smoke
F-10: This red, round vegetable has a soft, thin peel that we usually eat, along with with before it is baked. It is sliced thin for sandwiches or thick for meals. ___ b
tiny seeds inside it. It grows on a vine. It is sliced for sandwiches, squeezed for _______________
ham
juice, and cooked for spaghetti sauce and soup. _______________ tomato b. Pieces of this bird can be fried, baked, or barbecued. ___ _______________
e chicken
c. This drink from cow udders feeds their calves and is made into butter, cheese,
Apples grow on trees, are Celery grows above ground, and ice cream. ___ _______________
a milk
F-11: This grain grows on low plants in water. It is usually boiled and served by itself,
red or green, and are eaten is green, and is eaten raw d. Meat from the back side of pigs is sliced into thin strips and fried. ___ d
raw and cooked in desserts. and cooked in soups. or cooked into soups, or mixed with meat and vegetables to make a large main
meal. It is eaten by people in most countries, flavored differently by region. _______________
bacon
e. f. e. Fat from cream is stirred until it hardens. This food will melt if it is not
_______________
rice
kept cold. It is often spread on food or added to flavor other foods. ___ f
_______________
butter
F-12: This large, yellow or pink citrus fruit has a sharp, sour flavor and is eaten raw or
f. A large slice of meat, usually beef from a cow, is fried, cooked in an oven or
squeezed into juice. _______________
grapefruit grilled over a fire. ___ c _______________
steak
Grapes grow on vines, are Lemons grow on trees, are
green or purple, eaten raw and yellow, and used to make F-14: Explain what characteristics helped you pick the correct food.
used to make juice or jellies. drinks and add flavor.

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Sample Answers
DESCRIBING FOOD FROM ANIMALS STATING DESCRIPTIONS DESCRIBING ANIMALS
DIRECTIONS: List some of the characteristics that helped you identify foods from DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to organize what you need to say to describe a food DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which of the animals it describes.
animals. Use those characteristics when you describe these foods. from a plant and animal that you choose. Put the details together to Write the letter of the correct picture on the line and name the animal.
tell about this food.
F-15: Characteristics to describe foods from animals. Choice Box
from what animal how it’s prepared when eaten F-17: Write these characteristics to describe a food from plants. duck giraffe mosquito owl snake zebra
F-16: Describe some characteristics of these foods. color how prepared
a. b. c.
a. b.
red sliced
d. e. f.
tomato
come from chickens, have food from plant
Chicken can be fried, baked, Eggs
white or brown shell, and a
broiled, and BBQ’d. It can ayellow part of plant how served
be a part of any meal. yolk. They are often
eaten for breakfast. grows on on sandwiches
c. d. F-19: a. This striped, horse-like mammal is a native of Africa. In the United States, it is
the vine and salads
seen only in zoos. ___ d _______________

zebra
b. This African mammal eats leaves from the tops of tall trees. ___ f
F-18: Write these characteristics to describe food from an animal. _______________
giraffe
animal how prepared c. This wide-eyed bird has large feathers. It uses its beak to prey on small
Fish are found in rivers, lakes, Cheese comes from milk, from
grilled, baked, animals. ___ c _______________
owl
and oceans. They can be cows. It can be a part of any cow
fried, baked, and broiled. meal. d. This water bird is a good swimmer and uses its bill to scoop up grass, fish, and
broiled, BBQ
insects in the water. ___ b _______________
duck
e. f.
e. This tiny insect is found in large numbers all over the world. It spreads diseases
steak
food from animal when feeding on the blood of humans and animals. ___ a _______________
mosquito
f. This long, thin reptile slithers on its scaly belly and eats small animals. ___ e
how served when eaten
_______________
snake
Beef comes from cows. It can Sausage comes from pigs. It breakfast, lunch,
be backed, broiled, and grilled. can be boiled, baked, fried, cooked F-20: Explain what characteristics helped you pick the correct animal.
It can be a part of lunch or and grilled. They can be a dinner
dinner.
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Sample Answers DESCRIBING ANIMALS DESCRIBING ANIMALS Sample Answers STATING DESCRIPTIONS
DIRECTIONS: List some of the characteristics that helped you identify animals. Use DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide what animal is described. Write the DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to organize the details to describe an animal. Put the
those characteristics when you describe these animals. answer in the blank. details together to describe the animal.
F-21: Characteristics to describe animals. Choice Box

F-30: Write these characteristics to describe a squirrel.
kind of animal where found number, types of limbs chicken spider camel lion tuna turkey turtle
size what it eats
F-22: Describe these animals. F-23: This large bird is raised to be eaten. It is often purchased for holiday celebrations.
a. b. small nuts
_______________________
turkey
F-24: Many meat products are made from this bird. _______________________ chicken
mammal squirrel brown, furry
animal
Lizards are reptiles, and have Turkeys are birds, and have 2 F-25: This large, Afican cat is a good hunter. It is tan or light brown, males have a large
4 legs. They can be found in legs and 2 wings. They can be where it lives what it does
mane on their head. _______________________ lion
forests and rocky areas. found on farms and in forests. wooded area gathers nuts,
c. d.
F-26: This large fish lives in the ocean. The meat is often canned and used to make
climbs trees
salad-type sandwiches. _______________________ tuna F-31: Write these characteristics of an animal that you select
size what it eats

F-27: This working mammal has two humps and can go days between drinks of water.
Snakes are reptiles, and have Frogs are amphibians, and large grass, fruits
no legs. They can be found in have 4 legs. They can be _______________________
camel
deserts and grassy areas. found near bodies of water. kind of animal appearance
e. f.
F-28: This animal does not have six legs like an insect. It has eight legs and is one
mammal elephant large trunk, ears,
of a group of animals called arachnids. It eats insects that it catches in its web. animal
_______________________
spider tusks, gray color
Grasshoppers are insects, Crocodiles are reptiles, and grasslands, roam in search
and have 6 legs and 4 wings. have 4 legs. They can be F-29: This reptile has two surfaces of hard shell. Its head and short legs come out of the
They can be found in grassy found in swamps and other shell. Some live on land, others in water. ______________________ turtle forest of food
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areas.
142
bodies of water.
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DESCRIBING OCCUPATIONS DESCRIBING OCCUPATIONS STATING DESCRIPTIONS
DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which occupation it describes. DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide what worker is described. Write the DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to organize the details to describe an occupation. Put
Write the letter of the correct picture and name the occupation. answer in the blank. the details together to describe the occupation.
Choice Box Choice Box F-42: Write these characteristics to describe a pilot.
carpenter construction worker firefighter mail carrier plumber police officer barber cook dentist doctor farmer grocer lawyer teacher
a. b. c.
F-34: This person helps to prove whether or not a person has committed a crime or is
being treated unfaily in a legal matter. _______________________ lawyer airplane uniform
d. e. f.
F-35: This person washes, cuts, and styles hair. _______________________ barber
flies airplanes _____________
pilot
occupation airplane
F-36: This person works in an office where he or she examines, cleans, repairs, or
training employer
removes teeth. _______________________
dentist
F-32: a. This government worker wears heavy clothing for protection, works long hours, how to fly
and sometimes sleeps where the truck and equipment are stored. ____ b airplanes airlines
______________________
firefighter F-37: This person grows the food that we eat. _______________________ farmer
b. This government worker protects people and property and helps prevent
F-43: Write these characteristics to describe an occupation that you select
crime. He or she sometimes rides in a car or on a motorcycle. ____ a F-38: This person works in a store and sells food. _______________________ grocer
______________________
police officer work location clothing
c. This craftsman works with wood to build homes and furniture. ____ f F-39: This person works in a restaurant and prepares the food that we eat at the
______________________
carpenter restaurant. _______________________
cook court room suit
d. This government worker delivers and picks up letters and packages. ____ c action vehicle or equipment
______________________
mail carrier F-40: This person works in a school and helps children learn.
defends or _____________
lawyer law books,
e. This worker uses cranes and scaffolding to build large buildings. ____ e _______________________
teacher occupation
prosecutes computers
______________________
construction worker
training employer
f. This worker installs or repairs the water and sewer pipes in houses and large F-41: This person works in an office or hospital. He or she finds out why a person is sick
buildings. ____
d ______________________
plumber and gives advice on what medicine the person should take and how to be healthy. studies law and law firms or
_______________________
doctor debate government
F-33: Explain what characteristics helped you pick the correct occupation.
DESCRIBING OCCUPATIONS DESCRIBING PLACES - LAND FORMS DESCRIBING PLACES - WATER FORMS
DIRECTIONS: List some of the characteristics that helped you identify occupations. DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which land form it describes. Write DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide which body of water it describes.
Use those characteristics when you describe these occupations. the letter of the correct picture and land form. Write the letter of the correct picture and body of water.
F-44: Characteristics to describe occupations. Choice Box Choice Box

training
what they do where they work canyon hill valley plain plateau woodlands canal lake pond reservoir river stream
tools or equipment uniform/clothing employer a. b. c. a. b. c.
F-45: Describe these occupations using some of these characterisctics.
a. b.
d. e. f. d. e. f.
pharmacist librarian
Studies how the body uses Helps you find and
medicine. check out books from the F-46: a. Large, flat land that is much higher than the land around it. ____ b F-48: a. This body of water is made when people build a dam across a river. The water
library.
______________________
plateau behind the dam grows into a lake. ____ ______________________
e reservoir
c. d.
b. Large, flat, grassy land with some water and few trees. ____ a b. This long, thin body of water is built to move water to where it is needed or to
______________________
plain move boats between lakes or oceans. ____ ______________________a canal
c. A large, flat or hilly land with streams and rivers that provide water for many c. This body of still, small water is smaller than a lake. ____ c
electrician pilot
trees, plants, and animals. ____ ______________________
f woodlands ______________________
pond
Works on power lines and Flies airplanes to carry
power panels allowing us to passengers to their d. A low area between hills or mountains where there are usually streams and d. This thin, shallow flow of water is smaller than a river. ____ d
have electricity. destinations. small farms. ____ ______________________
d valley ______________________
stream
e. f. e. A long, deep valley with steep walls, usually with a river in the bottom. ____ e e. This large, natural body of flowing fresh water flows into a sea or ocean. ____ f
______________________
canyon ______________________
river
f. A large, usually sloping, raised area of land that is not as high as a mountain. f. This large body of water, usually fresh, is surrounded by land. ____ b
nurse artist ____ ______________________
c hill ______________________
lake
Cares for patients and Creates works of art in
F-47: Explain what characteristics helped you pick the correct land form.
assists doctors. different mediums. i.e. F-49: Explain what characteristics helped you pick the correct water form.

Answers
paint, drawing, sculpture

151. 152. 153.
Sample Answers Sample Answers
DESCRIBING PLACES - LAND AND WATER FORMS DESCRIBING PLACES - LAND AND WATER FORMS STATING DESCRIPTIONS
DIRECTIONS: List some of the characteristics that helped you identify land forms and DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide what word it describes. DIRECTIONS: Use the diagram to organize the details to describe a land form or body
bodies of water. Use those characteristics when you describe these of water.
land and water forms. Choice Box
F-50: Characteristics to describe land forms. atlas compass globe map photograph F-55: Use these characteristics to describe a land form.
size height
flat or varied elevation water present types of plants F-53: a. A book of maps. ______________________
F-51: Characteristics to describe water forms. atlas
moving or still size depth large tall
b. A drawing of all or part of the surface of the earth. ______________________
map
F-52: Describe these land and water forms.
c. A sphere that shows continents, oceans, and countries. ____________________
globe
d. A picture taken by a camera. ______________________
photograph mountain
land form
ocean Large elevated mountain
areas of land. e. An equipment with a needle that always moves in the direction of north. water what lives or grows there
The largest and deepest Very little grows about the snow ______________________
compass possible grass, brush,
bodies of water. Oceans are line, but you can find trees and streams trees, wildlife
in constant motion.
other plants below the line.

Choice Box
F-56: Use these characteristics to describe a body of water.
continent island lake river ocean
size how related to land
marsh peninsula F-54: a. A body of water completely surrounded by land. ______________________ lake
Flat, water-logged lands. Land surrounded on three large surrounds land
You can find grass and sides by water. Peninsulas b. A long flowing body of fresh water that flows to the sea.
reeds growing in marshes. can vary in elevation and ______________________
river
what plant life grows there.
c. The large body of salt water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth.
ocean
______________________
ocean water form
fresh or salty still or flowing
Smaller land masses d. A land form completely surrounded by water. ______________________
island
Barren land,desert
of varying
elevations, that’s lacking surrounded byisland
water. Islands salty flows
can vary in elevations and e. A large land mass made up of many countries. ______________________
continent
water and has limited plant
life, such as cactuses. what plant life grows there.
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DESCRIBING PARTS OF A WHOLE - PLANTS DESCRIBING PARTS OF A WHOLE - ANIMALS PARTS OF A WHOLE - PLACES
DIRECTIONS: We describe the different parts of a plant to understand how each part DIRECTIONS: We describe the different parts of an animal to understand how each DIRECTIONS: Complete each sentence with one of the words from the Choice Box.
contributes to its growth and reproduction. Look at the picture of the part keeps the animal healthy and safe. Look at the picture of the
plant and name each part. insect and name each part. Choice Box
Choice Box Choice Box barn fence field house silos
fruit leaves root stem antennae eye legs mouth stinger exoskeleton wing
F-61:
F-57:
F-59: This part lets the bee fly from flower to flower. The farmer lives here. It is a Grain is stored in these two
The small, green parts of the plant make food for it.
_____________________.
house cylinders. They are called
They are the ______________________.
leaves It is the _____________________.
wing _____________________.
silos
The small, round, soft part of the plant holds the This part is very large. It helps the bee find the
seeds. It is the _____________________.
fruit flowers. It is the _____________________.
eye
These parts look like long hairs. They help the
This tall, rough part of the plant carries water and bee find food by feeling the flower. They are
nutrients from the ground to the leaves. It is called
_____________________.
antenna
the ______________________.
stem
Through this part the bee collects nectar from
The underground part holds the vines in place and flowers which it makes into honey. It is the
takes water and nutrients from the soil. It is the _____________________.
mouth
_______________________.
root
This part protects the bee from other animals.
It is the _____________________.
stinger
F-60:
F-58:
This thin tube carries water from The outside covering of the ant’s body is an Tractors and farm tools are This long object Crops are grown
the root to the leaves. It is the _____________________.
exoskeleton stored in this building. It is keeps animals in or here. It is a
_______________________.
stem a ___________________.
barn out of a field. It is a ___________________.
field
An ant has six ____________________.
legs ___________________.
fence
These little parts make food for the plant.
They are _______________________.
leaves On the ant’s head are two long feelers called damaged?
______________________ that is uses to find food.
antenna
This thick part holds water and food for the
plant and holds it in the ground. It is the
An ant carries food in its strong ____________________.
mouth
_______________________.
root
Explain why each part is important. What would happen if that part was missing or Explain why each part is important. What would happen if that part was missing or
damaged? damaged?
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157. Describing Things Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1
158. Describing Things
159.
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PARTS OF A WHOLE PARTS OF A WHOLE PARTS OF A WHOLE
DIRECTIONS: Decide which word represents the whole thing and which words are its DIRECTIONS: Decide which word represents the whole thing and which words are its DIRECTIONS: Decide which word represents the whole thing and which words are its
parts. Write the word for the whole thing and the words for the parts. parts. Write the word for the whole thing and the words for the parts. parts. Write the word for the whole thing and the words for the parts.
EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: drink, meal, meat, salad
F-66:
WHOLE _____________ meal Parts _____________

drink _____________
meat _____________
salad
cheese crust pizza tomato jacket pocket sleeve zipper
WHOLE _____________
jacket Parts _____________
pocket _____________
sleeve _____________
zipper F-71: body, car, engine, wheel
WHOLE _____________ pizza Parts _____________
cheese _____________
crust _____________
tomato
WHOLE _____________ car Parts _____________
body _____________
engine _____________
wheel
F-62: F-67:
bun burger patty onion flowers grass tree woods F-72: army, trucks, soldiers, tanks
WHOLE _____________
burger Parts _____________
bun _____________
patty _____________
onion WHOLE _____________
woods Parts _____________
flowers _____________
grass _____________
tree WHOLE _____________ army Parts _____________
trucks _____________
soldiers _____________
tanks
F-63: A-68:
F-73: cashier, market, meat, vegetable

bicycle pedal seat wheel bulb cord lamp shade WHOLE _____________ market Parts _____________
cashier _____________
meat _____________
vegetable
WHOLE _____________
bicycle Parts _____________
pedal _____________
seat _____________
wheel WHOLE _____________
lamp Parts _____________
bulb _____________
cord _____________
shade
F-74: beans, chili, onions, tomatoes
F-64:
F-69:
WHOLE _____________ chili Parts _____________
beans _____________
onions _____________
tomatoes
branch leaves tree trunk airplane nose tail wing
WHOLE _____________
tree Parts _____________
branch _____________
leaves _____________
trunk WHOLE _____________
airplane Parts _____________
nose _____________
tail _____________
wing F-75: drum, flute, orchestra, violin
WHOLE _____________
orchestra Parts _____________
drum _____________
flute _____________
violin
F-65: F-70:
bull calf cow herd band drummer trumpeter tuba player F-76: key, map, mountains, rivers
WHOLE _____________
herd Parts _____________
bull _____________
calf _____________
cow WHOLE _____________
band Parts _____________
drummer trumpeter _____________
_____________ tuba player WHOLE _____________ map Parts _____________
key _____________
mountains _____________
rivers

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Describing Things Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Similarities and Differences Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Similarities and Differences
160. 161. 162.
PARTS OF A WHOLE SIMILARITIES - FOOD
DIRECTIONS: Decide which word represents the whole thing and which words are its – Chapter Seven – DIRECTIONS: Circle the picture that is most like the first picture. Explain why they
parts. Write the word for the whole thing and the words for the parts. are most alike.
Similarities and Differences
F-77: dressing, lettuce, salad, tomato EXAMPLE:
a. b. c.
WHOLE _____________
salad Parts _____________
dressing _____________
lettuce _____________
tomato Identifying Similarities
- Food, Animals, and Occupations -
F-78: principal, school, students, teachers peaches carrots apples grapes
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________ G-1:

school principal students teachers Identifying Similarities a. b. c.
- Land and Water Forms -

F-80: adjectives, language, nouns, verbs
bacon chicken steak ham
WHOLE _____________
language Parts _____________ nouns
adjectives _____________ _____________
verbs Identifying Opposites
G-2:
- Position, Time, and Directions - a. b. c.
F-81: government, judges, president, senators
WHOLE _____________
government Parts _____________
judges _____________
president _____________
senators Describing Characteristics – How Alike corn lemon rice banana
F-82: book, cover, pages, words G-3:

a. b. c.
WHOLE _____________
book Parts _____________
cover _____________
pages _____________
words Describing Characteristics – How Different
F-83: eye, lash, lid, pupil cheese milk butter bread

Describing – Compare and Contrast
WHOLE _____________ Parts _____________ _____________ _____________ G-4:
eye lash lid pupil a. b. c.
F-84: closing, greeting, letter, signature

Word Benders – Similarities and Opposites
cabbage lettuce peas celery
WHOLE _____________
letter Parts _____________
closing _____________
greeting _____________
signature

Answers
Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Similarities and Differences Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Similarities and Differences Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Similarities and Differences
163. 164. 165.
SIMILARITIES - ANIMALS SIMILARITIES - OCCUPATIONS SIMILARITIES - LAND AND WATER FORMS
DIRECTIONS: Circle the animal that is most like the first animal. Explain why they DIRECTIONS: Circle the job that is most like the first picture. Explain why they are DIRECTIONS: Circle the land or water form that is most like the first picture.
are most alike. most alike. Explain why they are most alike.
EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:

a. b. c. a. b. c. a. b. c.
zebra elephant giraffe horse doctor lawyer dentist pharmacist plain swamp plateau mountain
G-5: G-9: G-13:

a. b. c. a. b. c. a. b. c.
chicken duck owl turkey cook baker grocer farmer gulf bay lake ocean
G-6: G-10: G-14:

a. b. c. a. b. c. a. b. c.
snake frog lizard spider plumber sanitation worker architect electrician valley hills woodlands canyon
G-7: G-11: G-15:

a. b. c. a. b. c. a. b. c.
bee ant spider butterfly bus driver mail carrier pilot police officer stream canal river pond
G-8: G-12: G-16:

a. b. c. a. b. c. a. b. c.
shark catfish tuna whale librarian carpenter janitor teacher mountain desert island mesa
166. 167. 168.

SIMILARITIES - SCIENCE SIMILARITIES - HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SIMILARITIES - ACTION WORDS
DIRECTIONS: Each line contains four words used in science. Circle the word that DIRECTIONS: Circle the word that is most like the first word. DIRECTIONS: Circle the word that is most like the first word.
is most like the first word.
G-26: garage a. driveway b. fence c. shed G-35: pay a. owe b. spend c. take
G-17: sound a. noise b. quiet c. silence
G-27: fan a. air conditioner b. heat c. refrigerator G-36: run a. jog b. sit c. walk
G-18: heat a. light b. flame c. warmth
G-28: fix a. build b. repair c. wreck G-37: act a. do b. relax c. rest

G-19: sun a. beam b. shine c. star
G-29: home a. door b. roof c. apartment G-38: stay a. go b. leave c. remain

G-20: rock a. mountain b. ocean c. stone
G-30: rug a. carpet b. floor c. sweeper G-39: call a. say b. shout c. tell
G-21: fog a. cloud b. ice c. snow
G-31: curtains a. drapes b. door c. window G-40: take a. carry b. give c. keep
G-22: beak a. bill b. claw c. wing
G-32: clean a. clothes b. house c. wash G-41: throw a. toss b. catch c. hit
G-23: antenna a. ant b. feeler c. bee
G-33: meal a. cook b. dinner c. vegetable G-42: build a. fix b. make c. repair

G-24: earth a. continent b. country c. world
G-34: broom a. sponge b. handle c. mop G-43: hide a. cover b. seek c. show
G-25: map a. country b. drawing c. photograph
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SIMILARITIES - DIFFERENT MEANINGS PAIRS OF SIMILARITIES SIMILARITIES - INSTRUCTIONS
DIRECTIONS: Some word have more than one meaning. Circle the word that is DIRECTIONS: Decide how the first pair of words are similar. Circle the word that DIRECTIONS: Think of a word or phrase that means almost the same. Write as
most like the first word. makes the second pair similar in the same way. many similar words as you can think of.
G-44: raise a. lift b. lower c. slide EXAMPLE: hear talk G-60: leave _____________________________________________________
depart, exit, vacate
a. sing b. speak c. story
listen ?
G-45: raise a. increase b. reduce c. use G-61: harm _____________________________________________________

hurt, damage, injure
G-53: ask answer
a. hear b. reply c. write
question ?
G-46: raise a. destroy b. grow c. maintain G-62: enter _____________________________________________________

walk in, enroll, begin
G-54: study think
a. show b. test c. understand
learn ?
G-47: dull a. boring b. exciting c. loud G-63: allow _____________________________________________________
grant permission, permit, authorize
G-55: touch see
a. eye b. look c. talk
feel ?
G-48: dull a. blunt b. even c. sharp G-64: continue _____________________________________________________

keep doing, resume, not stopping
G-56: build fix
a. build b. find c. repair
G-49: past a. current b. next c. previous make ? G-65: stop _____________________________________________________
end, finish, conclude
G-57: lead attempt
G-50: past a. future b. history c. present a. follow b. seem c. try G-66: choose _____________________________________________________
pick, make a decision, select
direct ?
G-58: begin halt

G-51: drop a. fall b. rise c. increase a. slow b. speed c. stop G-67: save _____________________________________________________
keep, rescue, free somebody/something
start ?
G-52: drop a. decline b. grow c. hold G-59: solve discover G-68: fasten _____________________________________________________
attach, clasp, secure
a. answer b. find c. problem
figure out ?
SIMILARITIES - DESCRIPTIONS OPPOSITES - POSITION OPPOSITES - SCIENCE
DIRECTIONS: Think of a word or phrase that means almost the same. Write as DIRECTIONS: Each row contains four words describing locations. Read the first DIRECTIONS: Each row contains four words describing locations. Read the first
many similar words as you can think of. word and think about what it means. Next, circle the word that is its word and think about what it means. Next, circle the word that is its
opposite. opposite.
G-69: short _____________________________________________________

small, brief, minature EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:
a. b. c. a. b. c.
G-70: big _____________________________________________________

large, tall, huge
under on between over volcano woodlands glacier mesa
G-78: G-82:
G-71: friendly _____________________________________________________
outgoing, sociable, neighborly a. b. c. a. b. c.
G-72: heavy _____________________________________________________

hefty, massive, weighs a ton up above down right hill wetlands stream valley
G-79: G-83:
a. b. c. a. b. c.
G-73: happy _____________________________________________________
feeling positive, joyful, merry
G-74: good _____________________________________________________

beneficial, upstanding, kind left last right up ocean river desert gulf
G-80: G-84:
a. b. c. a. b. c.
G-75: sweet _____________________________________________________

sugary, nice, pleasant
top between bottom last sun earth moon fire
G-76: beautiful _____________________________________________________
gorgeous, good looking, attractive
G-81: G-85:
a. b. c. a. b. c.
G-77: safe _____________________________________________________

out of danger, lock box, protected
above below beside between mountain canyon island plateau

Answers
175. 176. 177.
OPPOSITES - SCIENCE OPPOSITES - AMOUNT OR TIME OPPOSITES - ART
DIRECTIONS: Circle the word that is the opposite or most unlike the first word. DIRECTIONS: Circle the word that is the opposite of the first word. DIRECTIONS: Circle the word that is the opposite or most unlike the first word.
G-86: dry a. bright b. hot c. wet G-95: often a. again b. repeat c. seldom G-104: dark a. dim b. heavy c. light
G-87: clear a. bright b. cloudy c. sunny G-96: always a. never b. often c. some G-105: flat a. jagged b. smooth c. straight
G-88: hot a. cold b. heat c. warm G-97: tight a. loose b. close c. sharp G-106: dull a. bright b. dim c. light
G-89: sunny a. bright b. cloudy c. hot G-98: none a. empty b. nothing c. some G-107: smooth a. glass b. rough c. slick
G-90: rainy a. cloudy b. cold c. sunny G-99: all a. every b. none c. some G-108: fuzzy a. clear b. cloudy c. drab
G-90: greater a. larger b. lesser c. tall G-100: now a. here b. often c. then G-109: easy a. soft b. simple c. hard
G-92: warm a. bright b. clothes c. cool G-101: many a. all b. few c. less G-110: fine a. coarse b. soft c. thin
G-93: boiling a. baking b. cooking c. freezing G-102: past a. before b. future c. then G-111: thick a. fat b. thin c. wide
G-93: heavy a. firm b. light c. weight G-103: everything a. all b. nothing c. something G-112: zigzag a. bumpy b. straight c. wavy
178. 179. 180.

OPPOSITES - DIRECTIONS PAIRS OF OPPOSITES OPPOSITES - DIRECTIONS
DIRECTIONS: Circle the word that is the opposite or most unlike the first word. DIRECTIONS: Decide how the first pair of words are opposite. Circle the word that DIRECTIONS: Think of a word or phrase that means the opposite. Write as many
makes the second pair opposite in the same way. opposite words as you can think of.
G-113: back a. side b. end c. front

EXAMPLE: fall winter G-129: close _____________________________________________________
far, open, distant
a. autumn b. summer c. heat
spring ?
G-114: upper a. class b. lower c. story

G-130: after _____________________________________________________
before, previous
G-122: dawn day
a. dusk b. night c. twilight
sundown ?
G-115: begin a. end b. go c. start
G-131: true _____________________________________________________
false, inaccurate
G-123: man father
a. daughter b. mother c. son
woman ?
G-116: start a. begin b. finish c. try
G-132: ahead _____________________________________________________
behind, last
G-124: arm hand
a. elbow b. finger c. foot
G-117: give a. present b. receive c. rent leg ?
G-133: front _____________________________________________________
back, rear
G-125: sadness sorrow
G-118: right a. above b. below c. left a. disappointment b. joy c. tragedy
happiness ? G-134: top _____________________________________________________
bottom, below
G-126: gain success
G-119: first a. opening b. last c. beginning a. deed b. effort c. failure
loss ? G-135: later _____________________________________________________
earlier, sooner
G-120: leave a. arrive b. exit c. run G-127: north east
a. direction b. equator c. west G-136: continue _____________________________________________________
stop, cease, halt
south ?
G-121: remain a. stay b. wait c. leave G-128: question experiment G-137: receive _____________________________________________________
give, send
a. explore b. equipment c. solution
answer ?
297
Answers
181. 182. 183.
298
OPPOSITES - ACTIONS STATING CHARACTERISTICS – HOW ALIKE HOW ALIKE AND HOW DIFFERENT?
DIRECTIONS: Think of a word or phrase that means the opposite. Write as many DIRECTIONS: Circle the letters of the sentence that are true of both things. DIRECTIONS: Tell how these two things are alike and how they are different.
G-147: G-152: How alike?

G-138: add _____________________________________________________
subtract, remove a. Both grow in warm places. 1. ____________________________________
have wheels
b. Both are sweet.
2. ____________________________________
used to get to places
c. Both are peeled before serving.
How different?
G-139: lost _____________________________________________________
found, here d. Both flavor cold pies.
lemon bananas 1. ____________________________________
number of wheels
bicycle car
2. ____________________________________
car has a motor, not the bike
G-148:
a. Both are small, furry mammals.
G-140: enter _____________________________________________________
exit, leave b. Both live in large colonies. G-153: How alike?
c. Both live on the plains. 1. ____________________________________
travel on water
d. Both move by hopping. 2. ____________________________________
both have motors/engines
G-141: catch _____________________________________________________
release, miss prairie dog rabbit
How different?
G-149: 1. ____________________________________
size
a. Both sell things.
motorboat cargo ship
G-142: die _____________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________

purpose, ie. carrying cargo,
live, grow b. Both work with credit cards.
c. Both work with one customer at a time. water skiing
d. Both receive money from people. G-154: How alike?
bank teller sales clerk 1. ____________________________________
emergency response vehicles
G-143: remember _____________________________________________________
forget, overlook
G-150: 2. ____________________________________
have sirens and lights
a. Both are usually fresh water forms. How different?
b. Both are surrounded by land.
G-144: shout _____________________________________________________
whisper, quiet 1. ____________________________________
size
c. Both are large. fire truck ambulance
2. ____________________________________
purpose, fight fires vs. patient
d. Both contain plants and animals.
pond lake transportation
G-145: lead _____________________________________________________
follow, last G-155: How alike?
G-151:
a. Both shelter vehicles. 1. ____________________________________
both are tractors
b. Both are used to store tools. 2. ____________________________________
both are yellow
G-146: work _____________________________________________________
play, rest, fail c. Both house animals. How different?
d. Both are usually larger than houses. 1. ____________________________________
wheels vs tracks
garage barn tractor bulldozer
2. ____________________________________
purpose, moving dirt vs
harvesting crops
184. 185. 186.
HOW ALIKE AND HOW DIFFERENT? CONTRAST SPIDERS AND ANTS CONTRAST PLANTS AND ANIMALS
DIRECTIONS: Tell how these two animals are alike and how they are different. DIRECTIONS: To contrast two things, tell how their important characteristics are DIRECTIONS: Write how the important characteristics of plants and animals are
different. On the diagram, write how spiders and ants are different. different. Then organize the information to explain what is important
Then organize that information to explain their important differences. about their differences.
G-156: How alike?
Spiders are arachnids, animals that have eight legs. Each spider builds a web for its G-160:
1. ____________________________________
reptiles home. It eats insects that it catches in its web. Most animals move by themselves, but plants cannot move. Plants take in carbon
2. ____________________________________
scales Ants are insects, animals that have six legs. A large group of ants make a nest in the dioxide and give off oxygen. Animals take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide.
ground or in trees. They use their strong jaws to carry bits of plants or animals back to Plants make their own food from sunlight, water, and minerals. Animals eat plants
How different?
the nest for the whole group to use. or other animals to survive. Plants produce seeds which then grow into new plants,
1. ____________________________________
legs vs no legs while animals lay eggs or give birth to live young.
snake lizard EXAMPLE:
2. ____________________________________
lizards have ear openings,
but snakes do not How Different
G-157: How alike?
SPIDERS ANTS
1. ____________________________________
mammals How Different
PLANTS ANIMALS
2. ____________________________________
both produce milk 8 legs Body Parts 6 legs
How different?
1. ____________________________________
size cannot move Movement move themselves
goat cow themselves
2. ____________________________________
make different sounds arachnid insect
Kind of Animal
Style of
G-158: How alike?
take in carbon dioxide Breathing
take in oxygen and give
1. ____________________________________
live in the ocean makes a home for itself Lives in a makes a large home for and give off oxygen off carbon dioxide
Group or Individual the whole group
2. ____________________________________
large sealife Food
How different?
make their eat plants or other Sources
whales have bones, sharks
1. ____________________________________
spins a web Kind of Home digs a hole or makes own food animals
shark whale have cartilage a larger nest for large
2. ____________________________________ numbers
sharks are fish, whales are reproduce lay eggs or give birth
Reproduction
mammals each spider traps insects each ant carry bits of with seeds to live young
G-159: How it gets food
How alike? in its web food back to the nest for
1. ____________________________________
insects the group EXPLANATION:
Plants cannot ________________________________________________________
move, but animals can. Plants take in
2. ____________________________________
both have wings ______________________________________________________________________
carbon dioxide and give out oxygen, but animals take
Spiders have eight legs and are arachnids; ants have six legs and are
EXPLANATION: ________________________________________________________
How different? in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide. Plants make
insects. Each spider spins a web that makes its home. A large group of ants make a
______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
1. ____________________________________
butterflies fly, grasshoppers jump their own food, but animals have to eat plants or
grasshopper butterfly hilled nest in the ground or in trees. To gets its food, a spider catches insects in a web.
______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________
grasshoppers eat grass, other animals. Plants reproduce by seeds, but animals
All ants in a group carry bits of plants or animals back to the nest for all to use.
______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

Answers
butterflies eat nectar reproduce by eggs or live births.

187. 188. 189.
CONTRAST DOCTOR AND PHARMACIST COMPARE AND CONTRAST - GOODS AND SERVICES COMPARE AND CONTRAST - STARS AND PLANETS
DIRECTIONS: Write how the important characteristics of a doctor and a pharmacist DIRECTIONS: Write how goods and services are alike and different. Then organize DIRECTIONS: Write how stars and planets are alike and different. Then organize
are different. Then organize the information to explain what is that information to explain what is important to know about them. that information to explain what is important to know about them.
important about their differences.
G-162: G-163:
G-161: People need shelter, food, and clothing. They pay for goods and services to fulfill A star, like our sun, is a gigantic, sphere of fiery gasses. Stars are vast distances apart.
A doctor is a health worker that helps sick or injured people heal and advises people these needs. They seem to stay still in the sky. Our own star, the sun, is 75 times larger than Jupiter, the
about how to stay healthy. Doctors study how our bodies work and how to treat injuries Some people make the things that are then sold to people. Farmers grow the food largest planet in our solar system.
and illnesses. They have special equipment to tell what is wrong with the body and then that people can buy. Things that are made or grown to be sold are called goods. A planet is a solid sphere in the sky that can be seen by that light reflected from its star. It
give instructions for medicine or behavior changes to treat illness. They work in offices People often buy goods online or at local stores and markets. travels around its star in a regular orbit. Many have
and hospitals. Some people help other people by providing services. Services are jobs that people moons that in turn revolve around them. Planets
A pharmacist is a health worker that gives a sick or injured person the medicine that a do for others. Doctors, nurses, teachers, and around our sun seem very far away, but stars are
doctor has prescribed to treat an illness or injury. They study the how various medicines repairmen are a few examples of workers who many times further apart than even our farthest
work in the body. They have equipment to measure medicines and keep them safe. provide services. People often get their services planet.
They work in hospitals and in stores, offices, government buildings, or receive
pharmacies. STARS PLANETS
them at their home. HOW ALIKE?
GOODS SERVICES
HOW ALIKE?
DOCTOR How Different PHARMACIST

far away
people need goods (shelter, food, and clothing) and services appear as lights in the sky
help people heal and advise what give sick or injured people HOW DIFFERENT?
people pay for goods and services STARS PLANETS

people how to stay healthy they do medicine that a doctor ordered what they
what HOW DIFFERENT? gas are made of solid
how our bodies work and how they how medicines work in GOODS SERVICES
gas on fire light source reflected light from their star
to treat injuries and illnesses study the body things people make or what people what people do
pay for do not appear to move movement move
grow
tells what is wrong with equipment measures medicine and in stores, offices, much larger size much smaller
the body keeps it safe in stores or markets or where people government buildings or
where buy much farther away distance far away
they online at home
in hospitals and offices work in hospitals and pharmacies Explain how stars and planets are alike and different.
Explain how the goods and the services are alike and different.
Stars and planets are far away and appear as lights in the sky. Stars
EXPLANATION:
Doctors ________________________________________________________
help people get or stay well, but pharmacists get people medicine. People need shelter, food, and clothing, but they also need other people are large, glowing spheres made of gases, but planets are solid. Stars
Doctors study how bodies work and how to help them heal. But pharmacists
______________________________________________________________________ to help them. They pay for both goods and services. They get goods glow from their fiery gasses, but planets are lit by reflected light from
study how medicines work. Doctors use equipment to tell how the body is
______________________________________________________________________ from the person who makes them or buy them in stores. They get their star. Stars seem to stay still in the sky, but planets move. Stars are
working, but pharmacists use equipment to weigh and keep medicine safe. services in businesses or through the government. larger than planets and are many times further away.
______________________________________________________________________
Some doctors and pharmacists work in hospitals. Some doctors work in
______________________________________________________________________
offices and some pharmacists work in and pharmacies.
190. 191. 192.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST - LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS WORD BENDERS - SIMILARITIES WORD BENDERS - OPPOSITES
DIRECTIONS: Write how living things and non-living things are alike and different. DIRECTIONS: Write a similar word that has many of the same letters as the one DIRECTIONS: Write an opposite word that has many of the same letters as the one
Then organize that information to explain what is important to know above it, but with a different letter in the circle. Use the clue word to above it, but with a different letter in the circle. Use the clue word to
about them. find the word with similar meaning. find the word with the opposite or very different meaning.
G-164: EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:

All things have weight and take up space. Both living and non-living things come in many Y
___
B ___
O ___ man ___
R ___
I ___
G ___
H ___
T wrong
sizes and shapes. Most animals can move themselves around. Non-living things do not
move independently. All living things breathe. Non-living things do not breathe. J ___ Y
O ___ happiness L ___
I ___
G ___
H ___
T dark
Non-living things do not eat and do not reproduce. All living things reproduce themselves. J A ___
___ Y bluebird N ___
I ___
G ___
H ___
T day
Living things need nourishment, but get their food in different ways.
___ A M
J ___ jelly M ___
I ___
G ___
H ___
T cannot
H ___
A ___
M pork T ___
I ___
G ___
H ___
T loose
G-165:
___
R ___
I ___
G ___
H ___
T correct G-168: ___
F ___
A ___
S ___
T slow
LIVING THINGS NON-LIVING THINGS
HOW ALIKE? L ___
I ___
G ___
H ___
T pale L ___ ___ ___
A S T first
N ___ ___ ___
I G H ___
T evening L ___ O ___
S ___
T found
have weight and take up space S ___ ___ ___
I G H ___
T vision M ___
O ___S ___
T least
have many shapes and sizes ___
S ___I ___
G N poster ___
M U ___
S ___T wont
HOW DIFFERENT? NON-LIVING T R ___

U ___
S ___T doubt
LIVING THINGS THINGS G-166: ___
C ___
A ___
N may
motion P ___ ___

A N pot G-169: ___
O ___
U ___
T in
some move themselves none can move themselves
P ___ I N___ needle S H ___
O ___
U ___
T whisper
all breathe breathe none breathe P ___ E ___
N pencil ___ ___ ___ ___
S H O U L D shouldn’t
H ___
E ___
N chicken ___ ___ ___
W O U L ___ D refuse
all need or make food nourishment none eat or make food T ___
H ___
E ___
N past C ___
O ___U ___
L ___
D can’t
all reproduce reproduce none reproduce G-167: ___

H ___ T
A ___ cap G-170: ___
S ___
A ___ E
V ___ spend
Explain how living things and non-living things are alike and different. H I___ ___
T punch G ___ ___ ___
A V E took
___
H O ___
T warm ___
G I ___
V ___
E get
Both Living and non-living things take up space and have weight. They
both come in different shapes and sizes. Animals can move themselves N ___
O ___
T never L ___
I ___
V ___
E die
Living things breathe, get food, and reproduce themselves. But nonliving ___
N ___
O W currently ___
L ___
O V E ___ hate
things do not. S ___
N ___
O ___
W ice A B ___
O ___
V ___
E below
___
S H ___O ___
W display
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Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Sequencing Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Sequencing
193. Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1
194. Sequencing
195.
300
SEQUENCING BY SIZE SEQUENCING BY RANK
– Chapter Eight – DIRECTIONS: Write the word in the box which best describes it. DIRECTIONS: Sometimes we compare several things by an important characteristic
and arrange them in an order to show it. The result shows a sequence
Sequencing H-1: of that characteristic.
EXAMPLE:
FIRST
Identifying Sequences by Size or Rank
plateau cabin canary chicken
LAST
Identifying Sequences – Order of Occurrence
cook farmer grocer
Comparing by Sequence – Rank duck eagle fast food restaurant house farmer, grocer, cook
H-2:
Sequencing by Size, Amount, or Degree

LEAST
PASSENGERS
lake ocean ostrich shed
Continuing a Sequence
car motorcycle train
MOST
PASSENGERS
Ranking – General to Specific plain stream school supermarket

motorcycle, car, train
Size Building Land/Water Forms Bird H-3:
Reasoning With Sequences
Small
SMALLEST
shed, cabin stream canary

Describing Paths house, fast chicken,
Medium food lake
restaurant duck cabbage rice tomato
LARGEST
Repeating Sequences – Cycles school, ocean, plain, eagle, rice, tomato, cabbage
Large
supermarket plateau ostrich
Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Sequencing Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Sequencing Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Sequencing
196. 197. 198.
SEQUENCING BY SIZE SEQUENCING - ORDER OF OCCURRENCE COMPARING BY SEQUENCE - RANK
DIRECTIONS: List these animals in order of size from largest to smallest. DIRECTIONS: List these steps from first to last. DIRECTIONS: List these items from shortest or smallest to longest or largest.
H-4: H-7: Plants make food from H-9: century, day, hour, month, year
sunshine, air, water, and
minerals. The roots of a
plant absorb water and hour Shortest
catfish goldfish salmon shark dissolved minerals from the
soil. The water with the
day
A catfish is larger than shark
Largest minerals move up the stem month
a goldfish, but smaller
to the leaves. 1. roots absorb water with minerals year
than a salmon. A shark salmon
FISH The leaves make food
is larger than a salmon. 2. water with minerals moves century Longest
catfish for the plant by using the
energy from the sun to First
Smallest upwards to leaves
goldfish combine carbon dioxide 3. leaves absorb energy from sun
from the air with the
minerals and water from the 4. combines carbon dioxide with H-10: foot, inch, mile, yard
H-5: soil. As the plant makes water minerals
its food, it gives off oxygen. Last
Plants are the source of the
5. the plant gives off oxygen inch Shortest
alligator gecko lizard snake oxygen that we breathe. foot
A gecko is smaller than alligator yard
other lizards. Most snakes Largest mile Longest
H-8: Millions of years ago the
are larger than lizards, but snake energy of the sun caused
REPTILES
smaller than alligators. plants and animals to grow.
Smallest
lizard When living things die, they sun oil rig
gecko decay and form the raw
material to make oil. The H-11: city, continent, nation, neighborhood, state
energy of the Sun is stored
H-6: as the fuel that we later use.
This happened so long ago coal neighborhood Smallest
that their remains are buried
deep in the ground. The gas
city
ant bee butterfly flea pressure of the soil above 1. sun provides energy natural
for plants/ state
these remains change the animals to grow First nation
Ants are larger than butterfly decaying matter into three
fleas, but smaller than Largest 2. plants/animals die and decay to form continent Largest
kinds of fuel: coal, oil, and
bees. Butterflies are bee natural gas. These “fossil raw materials for making oil
INSECTS
larger than bees. fuels” are the source of
ant 3. over time the remains are buried deep
Smallest most of the energy that we Last
flea still use today.
4. pressure of the soil above changes the

Answers
remains to fossil fuels

199. 200. 201.
SEQUENCING BY SIZE, AMOUNT, OR DEGREE SEQUENCING BY SIZE, AMOUNT, OR DEGREE SEQUENCING BY SIZE, AMOUNT, OR DEGREE
DIRECTIONS: Write the word that continues the sequence. DIRECTIONS: Mark each word 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to show lowest to highest in size, degree, DIRECTIONS: Write a word that continues the sequence. Write more than one word,
rank, or order. Mark 1 for lowest or least to 4 or 5 for highest or most. if you think of others.
EXAMPLE: sidewalk, street, ______________

highway alley driveway highway
H-26: dwarf giant normal tall H-36: small, medium, ___________________________________________
large
____
____
1 4 ____
2 ____
3
H-12: equal, more, ______________
most few some most
H-37: good, better, ___________________________________________
best
H-27: agonizing painful sore tender
H-13: cool, cold, ______________
freezing chill freezing warm
____
____
4 3 ____
2 ____
1 H-38: ice, water, ___________________________________________
steam
H-14: ______________
some, extra, all all few less
H-28: afternoon dawn evening morning night H-39: penny, nickel, ___________________________________________
dime
____
____
3 1 ____
4 ____
2 ____
5
H-15: poor, satisfactory, ______________
excellent adequate excellent unacceptable
H-40: city, state, ___________________________________________
country
H-29: gulf lake ocean pond
H-16: warm, hot, ______________
boiling boiling cool heat
____
____
3 2 ____
4 ____
1 H-41: ten, twenty, ___________________________________________
thirty
H-17: regular, ______________,
large giant large medium weight
H-30: paragraph sentence vowel word
H-42: lose, tie, ___________________________________________
win
____
____ ____
H-18: thread, ______________,

string rope knot string web
4 3 1 ____
2
H-43: white, gray, ___________________________________________
black
H-31: governor mayor commissioner president
H-19: grasshopper, ______________,
bee mosquito bee butterfly flea
____
____
3 2 ____
1 ____
4
H-44: few, some, ___________________________________________
all
H-20: starving, ______________,
hungry full hungry stuffed thin
H-32: catfish goldfish salmon shark
____
____
2 1 ____
3 ____
4 H-45: swell, full, ___________________________________________
empty
H-21: ______________,
word sentence, paragraph book story word
H-33: barrel cup gallon pint quart H-46: minus, equal, ___________________________________________
plus
H-22: ______________,
some more, most all largest some
____
____
5 1 ____
4 ____
2 ____
3
H-47: head, body, ___________________________________________
legs
H-23: ______________, dim, dark
bright bright dull night H-34: hexagon octagon pentagon square triangle
____
____
4 5 ____
3 ____
2 ____
1 H-48: leaf, stem, ___________________________________________
roots
H-24: ______________, prairie dog, beaver
mouse wolf mouse raccoon
H-35: always never often seldom H-49: light, average, ___________________________________________
heavy
____
____
4 1 ____
3 ____
2
H-25: ______________, large, medium
enormous adequate enormous small
202. 203. 204.

CONTINUE A SEQUENCE - TIME CONTINUE A SEQUENCE - TIME CONTINUE A SEQUENCE
DIRECTIONS: Write the word that continues the sequence. DIRECTIONS: Write a word that continues the sequence. Write more than one word, DIRECTIONS: Decide the sequence on the first row. Write the word that continues
if you think of others. the same sequence on the second row.
EXAMPLE: before, during, ____________

after after beside early EXAMPLE:
H-63: past, present, ___________________________________________
future plan, build, occupy a. run b. start c. win
H-50: enter, stay, ______________
leave leave return visit practice, race, __________
win
H-64: birth, life, ___________________________________________
death
H-51: ______________ Saturday
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Sunday Wednesday
H-65: day, week, ___________________________________________
month H-76: platter, plate, saucer a. barrel b. cup c. gallon
H-52: first, second, ______________
third beginning last third bucket, quart, __________ cup
H-66: yesterday, today, ___________________________________________
tomorrow
H-53: Halloween, Thanksgiving, ______________
Christmas
April Fool’s Day Christmas Labor Day H-77: less, equal, more a. lack b. minus c. plenty
H-67: first, middle, ___________________________________________
last few, enough, __________ plenty
H-54: wash, rinse, ______________
dry dry soak sprinkle
H-68: start, race, ___________________________________________
finish
H-78: backward, even, forward a. back b. ahead c. below
H-55: ready, ______________,
set go prepare set stay
H-69: second, minute, ___________________________________________ behind, beside, __________ ahead
hour
H-56: January, ______________,
February March April February May
H-70: cook, serve, ___________________________________________
eat H-79: arm, hand, finger a. elbow b. knee c. toe
H-57: month, ______________,
year century day week year leg, foot, __________
toe
H-71: baby, child, ___________________________________________
adult
H-58: ______________,
breakfast lunch, dinner breakfast snack meal
H-72: never, sometimes, ___________________________________________

always H-80: sandal, shoe, boot a. coat b. sweater c. vest
H-59: ______________,
morning noon, night afternoon midnight morning shirt, jacket, __________
coat
H-73: leave, travel, ___________________________________________
return
H-60: ______________,
second minute, hour day night second
H-81: strong, able, weak a. hard b. fragile c. rough
H-74: before, during, ___________________________________________
after tough, okay, __________fragile
H-61: ______________, continue, finish
start end goal start
H-75: baby, boy, ___________________________________________

man
H-62: ______________, summer, fall
spring autumn season spring H-82: dawn, morning, noon a. day b. evening c. midnight
sunset, night, __________
midnight
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205. 206. 207.
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RANKING - GENERAL TO SPECIFIC RANKING - GENERAL TO SPECIFIC REASONING WITH SEQUENCES
DIRECTIONS: Mark each word 1, 2, or 3 to rank the words from the general meaning DIRECTIONS: Write the word that continues the sequence from general to specific. DIRECTIONS: Given the clues in the sentences, determine the sequence or order.
to the specific meaning. Mark 1 for the general to 3 for the specific.
SOLUTION:
EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: dessert, cookie, ______________
macaroon cake candy macaroon
bass drum instrument A cookie is a kind of dessert. A macaroon is a kind of cookie.
Marie swims faster than Fred. Kim swims faster than Maria.
____
3 ____
2 ____
1 Who swims the fastest? ________________
A drum is a kind of musical instrument. A bass is a kind of drum. H-92: tree, fruit, ______________ orange blossom carrot orange
Step 1: Read the first clue and write the names, with the faster
H-83: chair furniture rocker H-93: weather, storm, ______________ hurricane climate hurricane temperature swimmer on top.
____
2 ____
1 3 ____ Maria swims faster than Fred.
Maria
H-94: crop, grain, ______________ rice harvest plant rice Fred
H-84: truck van vehicle
____
2 3 1 ____ ____ Step 2: Read the second clue. Kim swims faster than Maria. Since
H-95: disease, infection, ______________ influenza ailment influenza sickness Kim is faster than Maria, her name should be on top.
H-85: berry red currant fruit Kim
____
2 3 1 ____ ____ H-96: beverage, juice, ______________ apple apple drink liquid Maria
Fred
Now you can answer that Kim swims the fastest (see below).
H-86: iron metal solid

H-97: seasoning, spice, ______________ cinnamon cinnamon flavor flour
____
3 ____
2 1 ____ Example:
Maria swims faster than Fred. Kim swims faster than Maria.
H-87: bird duck mallard H-98: garment, pants, ______________ shorts clothing shorts socks
Kim
Who swims the fastest? _______________
____
1 2 3 ____ ____ Kim
H-99: hardware, nail, ______________ tack bolt screw tack Maria
H-88: apartment building residence Fred
____
3 1 2 ____ ____
H-100: mineral, jewel, ______________ diamond diamond gem stone
H-89: business store supermarket

H-101: art, drawing, ______________ cartoon beauty cartoon paint H-104: Charlie is heavier than Bill. Bill is heavier than Albert.
____
1 2 3 ____ ____
Who is the heaviest? ________________
Albert Lightest
H-90: computers electronics tablets H-102: candy, chocolate, ______________

fudge cookie fudge sugar Bill ________________
____ 1 3
2 ____ ____
Charlie ________________
H-103: footware, shoe, ______________ sneakers boot sneakers socks
H-91: pine plant tree Answer: ________________
Charlie Heaviest
____
3 ____
1 2 ____
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REASONING WITH SEQUENCES REASONING WITH SEQUENCES SEQUENCING - ORDER OF OCCURRENCE
DIRECTIONS: Use the clues in the sentences to list the names in order. Then DIRECTIONS: Read the sentences and fill in the blanks. DIRECTIONS: List these steps from first to last, using the letter.
answer the question.
H-113: Preparing A Pizza
H-109: Delores is shorter than Mary. June is shorter than Delores. Mary is shorter than c First
H-105: Blair is lighter than Bill. Bill is lighter than Tina. a. Cook the pizza.
Nancy.
Who is the lightest? ________________ Lightest e
Blair Who is the shortest? ________________
June b. Cut and serve the pizza.
________________
Bill c. Prepare the dough and the filling.
d
Who is the tallest? ________________
Nancy
Tina ________________ f
d. Put dough in a pan.
Answer: ________________
Blair Heaviest
H-110: Gina caught fewer fish than Spiro. Nick caught fewer fish than Gina. e. Roll the dough into a circle. a
List the people in order from the one who caught the most fish to the one who f. Spread the filling on the dough. b Last
H-106: James is younger than Alice. Betty is younger than James.
caught the fewest fish?
Who is the youngest?
Alice ________________ Oldest
________________
Spiro ________________
Gina ________________
Nick
James ________________
H-114: United States By Size
Betty ________________ List the people in order from the one who caught the fewest fish to the one
who caught the most fish? Alaska is more than twice as large as Texas. Texas is larger
Answer: ________________
Betty Youngest than California. New Mexico is only half the size of Texas, but
________________
Nick ________________
Gina ________________
Spiro is larger than Arizona. Montana is smaller than California, but
larger that New Mexico.
H-107: Sally has more cats than Clair. Irene has more cats than Sally.
Who has the most cats?
Clair ________________ Least H-111: Pedro is older than Jose, but younger than Manuel. a. Alaska b. Arizona
Sally ________________ List the people in order from youngest to oldest. a Largest
Irene ________________ ________________

Jose ________________
Pedro ________________
Manuel f
Answer: ________________
Irene Most c
List the people in order from oldest to youngest.
________________
Manuel ________________
Pedro ________________
Jose c. California d. Montana d
H-108: Doug runs faster than Ivan. Ivan runs faster than Lee. e
List the runners in order from fastest to slowest.
H-112: Emil made more points in a basketball game than Carlos. Emil did not make as b Smallest
________________
Doug ________________
Ivan ________________
Lee many points as Larry.
Fastest Slowest
List the boys in order from high scorer to low scorer.
e. New Mexico f. Texas
________________
Larry ________________
Emil ________________
Carlos
List the runners in order from slowest to fastest.
________________
Lee ________________
Ivan ________________
Doug List the boys in order from low scorer to high scorer.
________________
Carlos ________________
Emil ________________
Larry
Slowest Fastest

Answers

211. 212. 213.
DEDUCTIVE REASONING DEDUCTIVE REASONING DEDUCTIVE REASONING
DIRECTIONS: Deductive reasoning is a process of finding answers by eliminating DIRECTIONS: Complete each diagram to state the answers. DIRECTIONS: Complete each diagram to state the answers.
choices that cannot be true. Using a diagram to confirm or reject
possible answers, figure out the correct answers. H-116: Donna, Ernie, and Frank run a race. H-119: Three boys named Nick, Pablo, and Tim own athletic shoes. One boy has basketball
1. Ernie drops out on the first lap. shoes, another has running shoes, and another has sneakers. Find the owners of
Here is an example. each shoe style.
2. Frank finishes behind Donna.
Spot and Prince are two pets. One pet is a dog and the other is a D H 1. The basketball shoes are the largest.
horse. Spot is not the dog. Find the names of the pets. 1st 2nd 3rd 2. Tim has the smallest feet.
S NO Donna was _______________.
1st 3. Nick wears a larger shoe than Pablo, who owns the sneakers.
Step 1: On the chart, “S” stands for Spot and “P” stands for Prince. D yes no no Ernie was _______________.
“D” stands for dog and “H” stands for horse. P 3rd Shoe Shoe Boy
E Size Style B R S
From the clue “Spot is not the dog,” we can put NO in the
no no yes Frank was _______________.
2nd
dog column in the Spot row. D H no yes no L B N N yes no no
F
Step 2: In the “D” for dog column there is only one blank place. S NO M S P
P no no yes
Since Spot is not the dog, Prince must be the dog. Put YES S R T
in the blank. P YES H-117: Juan, Kyle, and Lori own bikes. The bikes are a one-speed, a three-speed, and a T no yes no
ten-speed.
Step 3: Since YES is in the “P” for Prince row, you can write NO in
1. Juan and Lori have bikes with more than one gear speed The basketball shoes are owned by _______________.
Nick
the “H” for horse list. D H
2. Lori’s bike has the most gears. The running shoes are owned by _______________.
Tim
Step 4: The only choice left is to put YES in the last open space.
S NO
1 3 10 Find out the owners of the three kinds of bikes. The sneakers are owned by _______________.
Pablo
The diagram shows that Spot is the horse and Prince is the
P YES NO
dog. no yes no The one-speed is owned by _______________.
Kyle
J
H-120: Mrs. Grant is giving her grandchildren presents from her bicycle store. Her
D H K yes no no The three-speed is owned by _______________.
Juan grandchildren are 3, 6, and 12 years old.
S NO YES L no no yes The ten-speed is owned by _______________.
Lori 1. Mrs. Grant gave her grandson a tricycle.
H-115: Hernando, Issac, and Juanita are in a spelling contest.
2. The oldest received a 10-speed bicycle, but her sister was unhappy because she
1. Isaac spells three words correctly. P YES NO got a bicycle with training wheels.
2. Juanita spells correctly one more word than Isaac. H-118: Three students–Green, Jones, and Perez–ride to school together. The students are
in the second, third, and fourth grades.
3. The winner spells five words correctly.
1. Jones is in an odd-numbered grade B G Find out which of the children are boys and which are girls.
1st 2nd 3rd 2. Green is in a higher grade than Jones. 3 yes no The 3 year old is a _______________.
boy
G J P Find out which student is in each grade. 6 no yes The 6 year old is a _______________.
girl
H yes no no Hernando was _______________.
1st
2 no no yes Green is in the _______________ grade.
4th 12 no yes The 12 year old is a _______________.
girl
I no no yes Isaac was _______________.
2nd
3 no yes no Jones is in the _______________ grade.
3rd
Juanita was _______________.
3rd
J no yes no 4 yes no no Perez is in the _______________
2nd grade.
214. 215. 216.

DESCRIBING PATHS DESCRIBING PATHS DESCRIBING PATHS
DIRECTIONS: Use the map to answer the questions. DIRECTIONS: Use the map to answer the questions. DIRECTIONS: Use the map to answer the questions.
N KEY N N
KEY KEY
NW NE CENTERVILLE N = North E = East NW NE NW NE
CENTERVILLE N = North E = East CENTERVILLE N = North E = East
S = South W = West W E S = South W = West W E S = South W = West W E
SW SE SW SE SW SE
S NORTH PARK S S
NORTH PARK NORTH PARK
D STREET D STREET D STREET

farm farm farm
airport airport airport
library library library
home home gas station home
gas station gas station
playground playground playground
C STREET C STREET C STREET C STREET C STREET C STREET
EDISON
EDISON SCHOOL EDISON
SCHOOL SCHOOL
AVENUE
AVENUE
AVENUE
City Hall City Hall City Hall

school school school
EAST PARK
WEST PARK
EAST PARK
EAST PARK
WEST PARK
WEST PARK
FIRST AVENUE
FIRST AVENUE
FIRST AVENUE
THIRD AVENUE
THIRD AVENUE
THIRD AVENUE
B STREET B STREET B STREET B STREET B STREET B STREET

SECOND
SECOND
SECOND
supermarket supermarket supermarket

restaurant restaurant restaurant
post office post office post office
fire station hospital fire station fire station
hospital hospital
A STREET A STREET A STREET
SOUTH PARK SOUTH PARK SOUTH PARK
H-121: The school is __________ of the home. In what direction would you walk from home
south H-124: The farm is __________ of the gas station. In what direction would the farmer drive
west H-127: Trace a path from the airport to the hospital. In what direction would you travel?
to school? __________ How many blocks would you walk? __________
south one to get gas? __________ How many blocks would he travel? __________
east two __________ How many blocks would you travel? __________
southwest five
H-122: The library is __________
north of the post office. In what direction would you walk from H-125: The airport is __________ of the bank. In what direction would a passenger walk
north H-128: Trace a path from home to the gas station. In what direction would you travel?
the library to the post office? __________
south How many blocks would you walk? to get cash before the flight? __________ How many blocks would the passenger
south
__________
two __________ How many blocks would you travel? __________
east one
walk? __________ two
H-123: The fire station is __________
east of the hospital. In what direction would a fire truck H-129: Trace a path from the farm to city hall. In what direction would the farmer travel?
H-126: The supermarket is _________ of city hall. In what direction would a shopper travel
south
travel to get to the hospital? __________
west How many blocks would it travel? __________ How many blocks would the farmer travel? __________
southeast two
to get to the city hall? _________ How many blocks would you travel? _________
north one
__________
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REPEATING SEQUENCES - FOOD CHAIN CYCLES REPEATING SEQUENCES - LIFE CYCLES REPEATING SEQUENCES - WATER CYCLES
DIRECTIONS: In each box write the next event in the sequence. DIRECTIONS: Use the words in the choice box to describe a life cycle. DIRECTIONS: Use the words in the choice box to describe changes in water.
H-130: Choice Box Choice Box

corn plant dead robin decomposition H-131: A frog is an __________,amphibian
adult amphibian land legs condenses
grows decomposes makes fertilizer an animal whose body changes
tadpole tail water evaporates freezes
187632032 to live first in __________ and
water melts melts water evaporates
then on __________. A frog’s egg
land
H-133:
hatches into a __________
tadpole that steam or
When water is heated enough, it water
frog ice vapor
can breathe in water and swims evaporates into steam. When the
worms eat robin eats robin steam loses heat, it condenses
with a long __________. As it
tail
corn plant worm dies into water again. If water is in a
grows up, it loses its __________ tail freezer, the water loses heat and
tadpole changes into ice. When you use
freezes condenses
frog eggs and grows __________. The way
legs
tadpole ice to cool a drink, the ice gains water
with legs it breathes changes as it becomes heat and melts back to water.
an __________ frog.
adult
corn seed
planted
decomposition Choice Box Choice Box

corn plant grows H-132: A butterfly is an
makes fertilizer adult cocoon caterpillar condenses
__________. Its egg hatches
insect evaporates falls ocean
insect skin wings
____________ that looks
into a caterpillar flows
flows evaporates
dead robin worms eat like a worm that moves slowly
H-134:
corn plant on tiny legs. It sheds its fuzzy
decomposes Heat from the sun causes water to river clouds
__________ that becomes
skin evaporate from rivers, lakes, and
oceans. Warm, invisible water vapor
adult butterfly harder each time it sheds.
rises higher and higher. As it rises,
It sticks itself to a branch it cools. When moist air cools, tiny
robin dies robin eats worm water droplets condense into clouds. falls condenses
caterpillar and its thick skin becomes rain
butterfly
When water droplets grow large
cocoon eggs a __________. It develops
cocoon enough, they fall as rain, which runs
off land and into rivers which then
__________
wings and breaks open flow into an ocean.
Explain this cycle, beginning with planting the corn seed.
to emerge as an __________.
adult
Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Sequencing Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Verbal Classification Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Verbal Classification
220. 221. 222.
REPEATING SEQUENCES - ECONOMIC CYCLES HOW ARE THESE THINGS ALIKE?
DIRECTIONS: Describe what each person does to earn an income. – Chapter Nine – DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the things that describe how these things are alike.
H-135:
Verbal Classification EXAMPLE:
teaches Choice Box
children Class
builds a room a. car
Teacher fixes teeth b. vehicle
sells food
Identifying How These Things Alike c. truck
sells medicine car pickup truck motorcycle

sells sells teaches children
I-1:
food medicine Class
Grocer Pharmacist Identifying Class and Members a. food worker
b. health worker
c. sales worker
dentist doctor nurse

fixes builds a
Add Another to a Group I-2:
teeth room Class
a. government worker
Dentist Carpenter
b. health workers
c. construction worker
Explain the Exception firefighter mail carrier police officer

DIRECTIONS: Describe what each person spends for goods and service.
I-3:
Class
H-136: a. construction vehicle
buys Choice Box b. farm vehicle
c. highway vehicle
medicine buys food
Sorting into Classes
Teacher bulldozer crane dump truck
pays for repairs
pays for education I-4:
Class
buys medicine
pays for pays for a. farm building
has teeth fixed Showing Classes by Two Characteristics b. government building
education repairs c. storage building
Grocer Pharmacist
barn fire station garage
Identifying Classes Within Classes I-5:

Class
buys has teeth a. circle
- General to Specific - b. cone
food fixed c. cube
Dentist Carpenter
blocks dice sugar

Answers
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223. 224. 225.
HOW ARE THESE THINGS ALIKE? HOW ARE THESE THINGS ALIKE? HOW ARE THESE THINGS ALIKE?
DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the things that describe how these things are alike. DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the things that describe how these words are alike. DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the things that describe how these words are alike.
Look for more than one.
EXAMPLE: I-25: flashlight lamp beacon a. bright b. dull c. dark
I-6:
Class door gate window a. entrance b. front c. opening
a. weather conditions
b. clouds I-26: pillows feathers whipped cream a. coarse b. soft c. strong
c. states of water I-12: basket box can a. container b. trash c. waste
fog hail rain
I-27: sloths snails turtles a. fragile b. climbing c. slow
I-13: clown play puppet a. entertainment b. podcast c. television
I-7:
Class
a. flat land I-28: diamonds rocks steel a. bright b. hard c. rare
I-14: baseball basketball football a. court b. field c. sport
b. farm land
c. large land mass sports sports equipment
I-29: grease oil slime a. black b. slick c. tough
desert plain plateau I-15: dime nickel penny a. bills b. checks c. coins
I-8: I-30: desert dust powder a. dry b. thick c. steamy
Class
a. flowing water I-16: scale thermometer yardstick a. length b. measure c. weight
b. fresh water device
c. salt water I-31: drama novel poem a. literature b. paragraph c. parts of speech
I-17: rectangle square triangle a. corners b. lines c. polygons

river stream waterfall
I-32: bananas lemons pears a. bitter b. sour c. yellow
I-9: I-18: cake cookies pie a. dessert b. dinner c. fruit
Class
a. moons I-33: noun pronoun verb a. names b. parts of speech c. sentences
b. planets
c. spheres I-19: boxer poodle shepherd a. clothing b. dog c. job
I-34: distance time weight a. measurements b. rates c. units
Earth Mars Saturn
I-20: button snap zipper a. fastener b. hardware c. tool
I-10: I-35: difference product sum a. answers b. fractions c. total
Class
a. communication I-21: bed couch table a. chair b. furniture c. kitchen
b. electronic devices
c. radio I-36: city suburb village a. communication b. communities c. recreation
I-22: curtains drapes shades a. rugs b. furniture c. window
cell phone computer television
covering I-37: clay crayon paper a. art supplies b. minerals c. sculpture
I-11:
Class I-23: grow increase swell a. become b. become c. become
a. passenger vehicles higher larger lighter I-38: apostrophe comma period a. letter b. punctuation c. word
b. personal vehicles
c. speed
I-24: decrease reduce shrink a. become b. become c. become
airplane bus ferry invisible larger smaller
226. 227. 228.

Sample Answers Sample Answers Sample Answers
HOW ARE THESE THINGS ALIKE? HOW ARE THESE THINGS ALIKE? HOW ARE THESE THINGS ALIKE?
DIRECTIONS: Explain what these things have in common. DIRECTIONS: Explain what these things have in common. DIRECTIONS: Explain how these things are alike.
EXAMPLE: They are all used to hit something.

I-43: EXAMPLE: bat, hammer, racket ______________________________________
I-48: ribbon, rope, string ______________________________________

They are all used to tie knots.
honeycomb tile table
ambulance fire truck police car
All are hexagons. I-49: boot, shoe, sock ______________________________________
They are all worn on feet.
All are emergency vehicles.
I-44: I-50: bottles, mirrors, windows ______________________________________
They are all made of glass.
I-39:
I-51: dryer, iron, stove ______________________________________

They are all hot.
corn peas rice
pharmacy gas station supermarket
All are seeds. I-52: leaves, root, stem ______________________________________
They are all parts of a plant.
All are businesses that sell goods.
I-45: I-53: leopard, lion, tiger ______________________________________
They are all large cats.
I-40:
I-54: cap, cork, lid ______________________________________

They are all lids.
brick book dollar
pig chicken turkey
All are man made rectangles. I-55: drip, leak, spit ______________________________________
They are all liquid.
All are farm animals.
I-46:
I-41: I-56: float, sail, swim ______________________________________
They are all things involving water.
I-57: bang, boom, pop ______________________________________
They are all loud sounds.
apple orange peach
apartment house mobile home
All are places where people live. All are fruit. I-58: eye, ear, nose ______________________________________
They are all parts of a face.
I-47:
I-42: I-59: foot, hoof, paw ______________________________________
They are all used to walk.
I-60: baby, boy, girl ______________________________________
They are all children.
pizza present sign
camel cow goat
All are man made rectangles.
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All are four legged mammals.

Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 229. Verbal Classification Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1
230. Verbal Classification Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 231. Verbal Classification
Sample Answers
306
CLASS AND MEMBERS ADD ANOTHER TO A GROUP EXPLAIN THE EXCEPTION
DIRECTIONS: Circle the word for the class and underline the words for members. DIRECTIONS: Write another word that fits this class. DIRECTIONS: Explain how the similar words are alike and why the exception is
different.
I-61: coin dime quarter penny rocker
EXAMPLE: bench, stool, chair, __________________________
EXAMPLE:
I-62: hammer saw screwdriver tool I-74: hear, see, smell, __________________________
feel
I-63: corn grain oats wheat I-75: cone, cube, cylinder, __________________________
sphere stove lamp iron dryer
The lamp is the exception. It produces light. The other three produce heat.
I-64: bass fish salmon tuna I-76: baseball, basketball, football, __________________________
soccer ball
I-88:
I-65: cylinder prism sphere solid I-77: cards, checkers, chess, __________________________
backgammon
I-78: clock, scales, thermometer, __________________________
speedometer
I-66: alligator lizard reptile snake screwdriver pliers nails hammer
I-79: base, foot, foundation, __________________________

legs Nails are the exception. They are hardware, others are tools.
I-67: ton ounce pound weight
I-89:
I-80: mountain, plateau, mesa, __________________________

hill
I-68: clarinet flute instrument trumpet
I-81: cow, goat, sheep, __________________________

pig
I-69: coat jacket outerwear sweater trumpet tuba guitar clarinet
I-82: front, first, leader, __________________________

winner Guitar is the exception. It is a string instrument, others are horns.
I-70: foot inch measurement yard
I-90:
I-83: compose, form, write, __________________________
document
I-71: quadrilateral rectangle square trapezoid
I-84: leaf, trunk, branch, __________________________
roots butter cheese milk orange
I-72: colon comma period punctuation
I-85: maple, pine, palm, __________________________
oak The orange is a fruit. The other three are dairy products.
I-73: cup pint quart volume I-91:
I-86: bagel, biscuit, roll, __________________________
croissant
I-87: beside, under, upon, __________________________
above owl blue jay bat turkey
The bat is a mammal. The other three are birds.
Sample Answers 232. Sample Answers 233. 234.
EXPLAIN THE EXCEPTION EXPLAIN THE EXCEPTION SORTING INTO CLASSES
DIRECTIONS: Explain how the similar words are alike and why the exception is DIRECTIONS: Explain how the similar words are alike and why the exception is DIRECTIONS: Sort the buildings into three groups by writing each place name in the
different. different. appropriate column on the chart.
I-92: explain listen talk tell I-103: leaf root soil stem I-114:
__________________________________________________________________
Listen is when you receive communication. The others are when __________________________________________________________________
Soil, unlike the others is not part of a plant.
you give communication.
I-93: jog run sleep walk I-104: cup gallon mile quart
__________________________________________________________________
Sleep is when you rest. The others are when you are up and active. __________________________________________________________________
Mile is distance. The others are volume measurements. apartment bank barber shop library
I-94: chalk crayons pencil ruler I-105: condense evaporate liquid melt
__________________________________________________________________
Ruler is used to measure. The others are used to draw. __________________________________________________________________
Liquid is a state of matter. The others are the actions to
change a state of matter.
I-95: fork knife scissors spoon I-106: fireman mail carrier pharmacist police officer
__________________________________________________________________
Scissors are used to cut paper. The others are eating utensils. __________________________________________________________________
Pharmacist is a medical profession. The others are government gas station hospital house mobile home
employees.
I-96: reading recess spelling writing I-107: dictionary page title table of contents
__________________________________________________________________
Recess is a break. The others are learning activities. __________________________________________________________________
Dictionary is a book. The others are parts of a book.
I-97: color draw paint write I-108: caramels cookies fudge cherry
__________________________________________________________________
You paint with brushes. The others use pens, pencils, and markers. __________________________________________________________________
Cherry is a fruit. The others are man made treats. supermarket post office restaurant school
I-98: bicycle helicopter jeep motorcycle I-109: carpenter farmer electrician plumber
__________________________________________________________________
Helicopters fly. The others roll across the ground. __________________________________________________________________
Farmer grows food, raises livestock. The others are jobs in the Buildings where we...
construction field.
I-99: banana grapefruit lemon tangerine I-110: avenue highway park road
BUY GOODS LIVE GET SERVICES
__________________________________________________________________
Bananas, unlike the other three, are not citrus fruits. __________________________________________________________________
Park, unlike the others, is not a place you will typically see
motorized vehicles.
I-100: chew cook drink eat I-111: cook farmer grocer banker gas station, apartment, bank,
__________________________________________________________________
Cook is the preparation of food. The other three are all __________________________________________________________________
Banker, unlike the others, does not work with food. supermarket, house, barber shop,
consumptions of food. restaurant mobile home library,
I-101: addition multiplication numeral subtraction I-112: bulldozer bus crane tractor
__________________________________________________________________
Numeral is a number. The other three are operations done with __________________________________________________________________
Bus transports people. The others are construction based vehicles. hospital,
numerals. post office,
I-102: atlas dictionary globe map I-113: bay gulf ocean stream
__________________________________________________________________
Globe is a sphere. The others are viewed on a flat surface. __________________________________________________________________
Stream, unlike the others, is a flowing body of water. school

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SORTING INTO CLASSES SORTING INTO CLASSES SORTING INTO CLASSES
DIRECTIONS: Sort the food to show the part of the plant we eat. DIRECTIONS: Vertebrates are animals whose weight is supported by a backbone DIRECTIONS: Birds, fish, and reptiles are vertebrates that lay eggs. Mammals are
that carries its nerves. The bodies of warm-blooded vertebrates vertebrates that give live birth. List each animal by how it gives birth.
make heat, allowing them to survive in cold weather. Cold-blooded
I-115:
vertebrates must get heat from their surroundings to survive. I-117:
I-116:
bananas broccoli beets cabbage kangaroo canary goldfish salmon
alligator bat beaver blue jay
bear eagle zebra frog

celery corn grapes lettuce
frog penguin ostrich skunk
horse lizard mouse turkey

onions peach peas rice salamander salmon shark snake
PART OF THE PLANT WE EAT gecko rabbit snake ray
tuna turtle whale VERTEBRATES
ROOTS STEMS LEAVES SEEDS FRUIT VERTEBRATES
beets, broccoli, cabbage, corn, bananas, LAYS EGGS GIVES LIVE BIRTH
onions celery lettuce peas, grapes, COLD-BLOODED WARM-BLOODED

canary, goldfish, kangaroo, bear, zebra,
rice peach FISH AMPHIBIANS REPTILES BIRDS MAMMALS salmon, eagle, frog, horse, mouse, rabbit
salmon, frog, alligator, blue jay, bat, lizard, turkey, gecko,
shark, salamander snake, penguin, beaver, snake, ray
skunk,
tuna turtle ostrich whale
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SORTING INTO CLASSES SORTING INTO CLASSES SORTING BY CLASSES
DIRECTIONS: Some animals that do not have a backbone have an exoskeleton, DIRECTIONS: Animals that eat meat are called carnivores. Animals that eat plants DIRECTIONS: Seeds must have enough space, light, and water in order to grow.
similar to a shell, that supports their bodies. One large group of are called herbivores. Animals that eat both meat and plants are They are carried to a new growing place by water, animals, wind, or
invertebrates that have exoskeletons are called arthropods. This called omnivores. List each animal name in the box that describes by the plant itself. Write the letters to show how seeds travel.
group also has jointed legs. Their bodies have two or three parts. what it eats.
Use the clues and pictures to sort them into their groups. I-121: a. b. c.
I-119:
I-118:
CLUES Number of legs Number of body Wings Antennas Land or water
segments
Undigested seeds are Acorns scatter from Dandelion seeds float.
Arachnids 8 2* none none land
Crustacean 8 2* none yes water eaten by birds. oak tree.
Bees make food from Alligators eat fish and Rabbits eat grass,
Insects 6 3 1 or 2 pair yes land the pollen of flowers. mammals. bark, seeds, and
roots. d. e. f.
*head and chest become one part
Coconuts float. Burrs cling to fur. Maple seeds sail.
butterfly crab scorpion Lions eat dead Robins eat insects As tadpoles frogs eat
animals and hunt and fruit. plants. As adults they g. h. i.
other mammals. eat insects.
Squirrels drop nuts. Seeds loosen from Seeds stick to the feet
grasshopper lobster mosquito flowers. of wading birds.
HOW SEEDS TRAVEL

Sharks feed on other Termites make food Squirrels eat nuts,
fish and small ocean from wood. seeds, insects, and
animals. spiders.
shrimp spider tick CARRIED BY WATER CARRIED BY WIND

WHAT ANIMALS EAT
ARTHROPODS d c, f
CARNIVORE OMNIVORE HERBIVORE
ARACHNIDS CRUSTACEAN INSECT
scorpion, alligators, robins, bees,

crab, butterfly, CARRIED BY ANIMALS FALL FROM PLANT
spider, lions, frogs, rabbits,
lobster, grasshopper, sharks squirrels termites a, e, g, i b, h
tick shrimp mosquito
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SORTING BY CLASSES SORTING BY CLASSES SORTING BY CLASSES
DIRECTIONS: Write the kind of book that belongs in each category. To save space, DIRECTIONS: Write each word in the group to which it belongs. DIRECTIONS: Write each word in the group to which it belongs.
you may use abbreviations.
I-124: Choice Box I-126: Choice Box
Choice Box
baseball drum frisbee horn traffic light sign piano puppet bright clever cheerful depressed glad gloomy jolly
Biographies (Bi) Encyclopedias (En) Fantasy (Fa)
dictionary swing poster violin label flute puzzle joyous melancholy mournful sunny upset
General fiction (Gf) History (Hi) Mysteries (My) Plays (Pl)
Poetry (Po) Science fiction (Sf) Travel (Tr)
THINGS THAT THINGS USED FOR THINGS USED FOR HAPPY WORDS SAD WORDS
MAKE MUSIC INFORMATION ENTERTAINMENT
I-122:
TYPES OF BOOKS
drum, horn, traffic baseball, bright, clever, depressed,
piano, violin, light, sign, frisbee, cheerful, glad, jolly, gloomy, melancholy,
BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS ABOUT flute dictionary, puppet, swing, joyous, sunny mournful, upset
IMAGINARY SUBJECTS REAL SUBJECTS
poster, label puzzle
SHORT SHORT NON-FICTION
STORIES DESCRIPTIONS FACTS BOOKS
Po En I-125: Choice Box

I-127: Choice Box
clap crackle gasp giggle groan growl laugh pop pound rattle
above across already always behind below
DRAMAS NOVELS rip scratch shout sigh snap snarl snore tinkle whisper
BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS ABOUT between never often seldom soon there
PLACES PEOPLE
VOICE SOUNDS OBJECT SOUNDS WHEN WHERE

STORIES THAT STRANGE
SEEM REAL STORIES gasp, giggle, groan, clap, crackle, pop,
Tr Bi
growl, laugh, shout, pound, rattle, rip, already, always, never, above, across, behind,
Pl sigh, snarl, snore, scratch, snap, tinkle often, seldom, soon below, between, there
Fa Sf Hi whisper
Gf My
244. 245. 246.
SHOWING CLASSES BY TWO CHARACTERISTICS SHOWING CLASSES BY TWO CHARACTERISTICS SHOWING CLASSES BY TWO CHARACTERISTICS
DIRECTIONS: Scientifically, a fruit is a seed-bearing part of a flowering plant, DIRECTIONS: List history stories in the left circle. List fiction stories in the right DIRECTIONS: Classify the following things using the chart below. Glass is both hard
whereas vegetables are all other plant parts, such as roots, leaves, circle. Where the circle overlaps, list stories in both. and smooth.
and stems. However, some foods that we call vegetables are the fruit
part of the plant. List food that are fruit in the left circle. List food that I-129: I-131: Choice Box
Choice Box
are vegetables in the right circle. Where the circles overlap, list food
we call vegetables that are the fruit part of the plant. biography diary fairy tale historical novel historical textbook legend myth ice cube jagged rock river rock sand still water wet sponge
I-128:
HISTORY FICTION Smooth Rough
biography, fairy tale,
beets cabbage celery cherries
ice cube, jagged rock,
diary, historical myth Hard
river rock sand
historical novel,
textbook legend still water wet sponge
cucumbers grapes green beans lemons Soft
DIRECTIONS: Write the word for each shape in the correct part of the diagram.
squash spinach sweet potatoes tomatoes I-132: Choice Box
I-130: cloud life jacket iceberg lead sinker submarine
FRUIT VEGETABLES
square hexagon rectangle triangle trapezoid parallelogram pentagon Heavy Light
cherries squash beets
SHAPES WITH SHAPES WITH
grapes cabbage FOUR SIDES EQUAL ANGLES
ice berg, cloud
cucumbers Large
lemons celery trapezoid, submarine
green beans square, hexagon,
tomatoes spinach parallelogram rectangle triangle, lead sinker life
sweet potatoes pentagon Small
jacket

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DIRECTIONS: List each word in the box for both characteristics. DIRECTIONS: List each word in the box for both characteristics. Some animals live DIRECTIONS: Write how the words in the choice box are related, from the largest,
in more than one habitat. general class to the smallest, most specific class. Explain the
I-133: relationship between the classes.
Choice Box
I-135: Choice Box
apartment building barbershop barrel cabin cup gallon glass EXAMPLE: I-136:
goldfish house hut ice cream shop minnow perch pint quart alligator bats beaver camels catfish deer dolphins ducks gulls Choice Box Choice Box
school shark shed shopping center trout tuna lizard ostrich penguin prairie dog salmon seal shark snake airplane jet vehicle ambulance truck van
squirrel swan tuna turtles walrus whale
Size Building Container Fish vehicle truck

general general
cabin, hut, cup, glass, goldfish, airplane van
Small
shed pint minnow jet ambulance
specific specific
Medium
barbershop, gallon, quart perch, trout
ice cream An airplane is a kind of vehicle. A van is a type of truck.
shop
A jet is a kind of airplane. An ambulance is a type
apartment Lives in a
barrel shark, tuna Types of Lives in Lives in Rivers Lives in

Large building, school, Prairie or of van.
Animals the Sea or Coastline Woods
Desert
shopping center
I-134:
penguins ducks, gulls, ducks, I-137: I-138:
Choice Box Birds penguins, swan ostrich Choice Box Choice Box
day foot hour inch mile ounce pound ton year swan bird chicken hen polygon quadrilateral square
Size Time Distance Weight Mammals

dolphins, beaver, bats, deer, camels, deer,
bird polygon
whale, seal seal, walrus squirrel prairie dog general general
Smallest hour inch ounce chicken quadrilateral

turtles alligator, lizard, lizard,
Reptiles hen square
turtles snake snake specific specific
Medium day foot pound
salmon, catfish, A chicken is a kind of A quadrilateral is a kind
Fish bird. A hen is a female of polygon. A square is a
Largest year mile ton shark, tuna salmon
chicken kind of quadrilateral.
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CLASSES WITHIN CLASSES – GENERAL TO SPECIFIC RANKING – GENERAL TO SPECIFIC
DIRECTIONS: Write how the words in the choice box are related, from the largest, DIRECTIONS: Mark each word 1, 2, 3 to rank the words from the general word to – Chapter Ten –
general class to the smallest, most specific class. Explain the specific word. Mark 1 for the general word to 3 for the specific word.
relationship between the classes. Explain the relationship. Verbal Analogies
I-139: I-140:
I-143: cookie desert macaroon
citrus fruit tangerine ant arthropod insect
____ 2 ____
1 ____
3 Identifying Analogies
fruit arthropod I-144: crop grain rice
general general ____ 1 ____
2 ____
3
citrus insect
I-145: disease infection influenza
tangerine ant ____ 1 ____
2 ____
3 Identifying the Word to Complete
specific specific
the Analogy
I-146: cinnamon seasoning spice
Citrus is a kind of fruit. Insect is a kind of ____ 3 ____
1 ____
2
A tangerine is a kind of arthropod. Ant is a kind
I-147: apple beverage juice
citrus. of insect. ____ 3 ____
1 ____
2 Explaining the Analogy
I-141: I-142: I-148: garment pants shorts

____ 1 ____
2 ____
3
hammer hardware tool bird duck mallard Supplying the Word to Complete
I-149: hardware nail tack
____ 1 ____
2 ____
3 the Analogy
hardware bird
general general
tool duck I-150: diamond gem mineral
____ 3 ____
2 ____
1
hammer mallard
specific specific
I-151: candy chocolate fudge
____ 1 ____
2 ____
3
A tool is a kind of A duck is a type of bird.
hardware. A hammer is A mallard is a kind of I-152: footware shoe sneakers
a type of tool. duck. ____ 1 ____
2 ____
3
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COMPLETE THE ANALOGY COMPLETE THE ANALOGY COMPLETE THE ANALOGY
DIRECTIONS: Circle the picture that completes each analogy. DIRECTIONS: Circle the picture that completes each analogy. DIRECTIONS: An analogy tells the relationship between two pairs of words. You just
completed an analogy about where some fruits grow.
EXAMPLE: J-3:
uses like uses grow like grow
lives like lives a a a on on a
on a a in a
farmer tractor construction worker strawberries low plants apples tree
prairie dog plain beaver
Often you must figure out how the two pairs are alike. The analogy is written with dots.
strawberries : low plant :: an apple : tree
The two dots stand for “grow on a.” The four dots stand for “like.”
crane freighter train
plateau river beach
EXAMPLE:
J-4:
J-1:
works like works
lives like lives
in a a in a A father is a man who has a child LIKE a mother is a woman who has a child.
on a an in a
cook restaurant teller

spider web ant
Choice Box
bank library school

hill hive nest
boy father girl man mother woman

J-2: J-5:
lives like lives grows like grow
on a a in a J-6: man : woman :: boy : _______________________ girl
on a on a
cow farm squirrel corn stalk grapes J-7: father : mother :: man : _______________________ woman
J-8: girl : woman :: boy : _______________________ man
desert valley woodland J-9: boy : father :: girl : _______________________ mother
cactus tree vine
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DIRECTIONS: Write the word that completes the analogy. Explain the analogy. DIRECTIONS: There are many kinds of analogies. Knowing some kinds of DIRECTIONS: These analogies have similar or opposite relationship. Complete and
analogies makes it easier to figure them out. Complete and explain explain these analogies. Answers can be used more than once.
Choice Box these analogies.
Choice Box
Choice Box
between bottom far follow rear side under upon
ant bee nest J-30: above : below :: over : _______________________

under
arm elbow finger hand
J-10: nest : bird :: hill : _______________________
ant J-31: first : front :: last : _______________________
rear
J-11: bee : hive :: bird : _______________________
nest J-19: toe : foot :: finger : _______________________
hand J-32: over : below :: above : _______________________
under
J-12: hill : ant :: hive : _______________________
bee J-20: leg : knee :: arm : _______________________
elbow J-33: here : there :: near : _______________________
far
J-21: foot : leg :: hand : _______________________
arm J-34: roof : top :: base : _______________________
bottom
Choice Box
Choice Box J-35: front : lead :: rear : _______________________

follow
day minute month week year
chicken cow deer owl Choice Box

J-22: minute : second :: hour : _______________________
minute empty full half low small tall whole
J-13: cow : deer :: chicken : _______________________
owl
J-23: day : week :: week : _______________________
month
J-14: eggs : chicken :: milk : _______________________
cow J-36: more : less :: full : _______________________
empty
J-24: hour : day :: month : _______________________
year
J-15: chicken : cow :: owl : _______________________
deer J-37: nothing : everything :: empty : _______________________
full
J-25: century : year :: month : _______________________
day
Choice Box J-38: tall : high :: short : _______________________
low
Choice Box
2 cups = 1 pint
J-39: vacant : empty :: filled : _______________________
full
cup gallon pint quart 2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
J-40: giant : large :: tiny : _______________________
small
celery lemon onion spinach J-26: 2 pints : quart :: 4 quarts : _______________________
gallon J-41: plenty : full :: none : _______________________
empty
J-16: lettuce : cabbage :: beet : _______________________
onion J-27: 2 quarts : gallon :: pint : _______________________
quart
J-17: corn : rice :: orange : _______________________
lemon J-28: gallon : quart :: half-gallon : _______________________
pint
J-18: root : carrot :: stem : _______________________
celery J-29: half-pint : cup :: 2 pints : _______________________
quart

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261.
DIRECTIONS: Complete and explain these similar or opposite analogies. Answers DIRECTIONS: These analogies have member/class (“type of”) or function (“used DIRECTIONS: Complete and explain these analogies about science and
can be used more than once. for”) analogies. Complete and explain these analogies. measurement. Answers can be used more than once.
Choice Box Choice Box Choice Box

after now often past present today tomorrow yesterday crab buffalo deer horse lion snake heat light odor sound
J-42: today : present :: yesterday : _______________________

past J-54: puppy : dog :: colt : _______________________
horse J-66: eye : light :: ear : _______________________
sound
J-43: then : now :: past : _______________________
present J-55: antler : deer :: horn : _______________________
buffalo J-67: hear : sound :: feel : _______________________
heat
J-44: before : now :: yesterday : _______________________
today J-56: hen : chicken :: mare : _______________________
horse J-68: fire : heat :: drum : _______________________
sound
J-45: rarely : frequently :: seldom : _______________________
often J-57: stinger : mosquito :: claw : _______________________
crab J-69: lamp : light :: furnace : _______________________
heat
J-46: yesterday : before :: tomorrow : _______________________
after J-58: kid : goat :: fawn : _______________________
deer J-70: eye : light :: nose : _______________________
odor
J-47: today : yesterday :: present : _______________________
past J-59: insect : butterfly :: reptile : _______________________
snake J-71: hear : sound :: see : _______________________
light
Choice Box DIRECTIONS: These analogies compare actions. Complete and explain these Choice Box
few many much one analogies. Answers can be used more than once.
area length volume weight
Choice Box
J-48: pair : two :: single : _______________________
one slithers nectar hops runs swims J-72: gallon : volume :: pound : _______________________
weight
J-49: sole : only :: some : _______________________
few
J-73: triangle : area :: pyramid : _______________________
volume
J-60: mosquito : swarms :: butterfly : _______________________
nectar
J-50: few : some :: plenty : _______________________
many
J-74: cube : volume :: square : _______________________
area
J-61: bee : flies :: grasshopper : _______________________
hops
J-51: several : single :: many : _______________________
one
J-75: sphere : volume :: circle : _______________________
area
J-62: lizard : runs :: snake : _______________________
slithers
J-52: scarce : rare :: some : _______________________
few
J-76: quart : volume :: ton : _______________________
weight
J-63: blue jay : flies :: ostrich : _______________________
runs
J-53: few : plenty :: sole : _______________________
many
J-77: inch : length :: quart : _______________________
volume
J-64: gecko : runs :: alligator : _______________________
swims
J-65: frog : hops :: tuna : _______________________
swims
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DIRECTIONS: Complete these analogies. DIRECTIONS: On the lines below each analogy, explain how the words are related. DIRECTIONS: On the lines below each analogy, explain how the words are related.
Relationships include type of, part of, used for, opposite, and similar.
EXAMPLE: magazine
J-68:
read : book :: listen : _____________________
radio newspaper J-72: banana : fruit :: carrot : vegetable
radio
_________________________________________________________________
Banana is a type of fruit. Carrot is a type of vegetable.
picture
_________________________________________________________________
tree woods boy children
handle
J-61: knife : cut :: hammer : _____________________ pound picture A tree is one of many in the woods. A boy is one child
pound J-73: bored : excited :: rested : weary
slice _________________________________________________________________
Bored is the opposite of excited. Rested is the opposite of many children.
_________________________________________________________________
of weary.
brick J-69:
J-62: silo : grain :: tank : _____________________ water metal
water J-74: beef : hamburger :: potatoes : french fries
steel _________________________________________________________________
Beef is used for making hamburgers. Potatoes are
hand arm branch tree
bought _________________________________________________________________
used for making french fries.
J-63: buy : sell :: take : _____________________ give give A hand is attached to the arm. A branch is attached
have
J-75: compliment : praise :: criticizing : blame
save to a tree.
_________________________________________________________________
Compliment is similar to praise. Criticizing is similar
blade _________________________________________________________________
to blame. J-70:
J-64: mower : lawn :: saw : _____________________ wood handle
nail
wood J-76: hammer : nail :: bat : ball
_________________________________________________________________
A hammer is used to hit a nail. A bat is used to cap bottle lid jar
bring
J-65: come : go :: enter : _____________________ leave give _________________________________________________________________
hit a ball. A cap is used to close a bottle. A lid is used to close a jar.
have
leave
J-77: ant : insect :: snake : reptile
barn _________________________________________________________________
Ant is a type of insect. Snake is a type of reptile. J-71:
J-66: car : garage :: tractor : _____________________ barn cow _________________________________________________________________
field
plow
J-78: gusty : calm :: windy : still glove hand sock foot
song
_________________________________________________________________
Gusty is the opposite of calm. Windy is the opposite
J-67: read : poem :: sing : _____________________ song talk A glove is worn on the hand. A sock is worn on a foot.
whisper _________________________________________________________________
of still.
word
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COMPLETE THE ANALOGY COMPLETE THE ANALOGY - SUPPLY
DIRECTIONS: Write a word that completes the analogy. Explain the analogy. DIRECTIONS: Write a word that completes the analogy. Explain the analogy.
ANALOGIES ABOUT CLOTHING

J-92: cool : cold :: warm : _____________________
hot
EXAMPLE:
shoe : foot :: glove : _____________________
hand
A shoes covers a foot like a glove covers a hand. J-93: iron : heavy :: feathers : _____________________
light
J-79: bracelet : arm :: ring : _____________________
finger
J-94: penny : coin :: dollar : _____________________
bill
J-80: silo : grain :: tank : _____________________
water
J-95: rabbit : fast :: turtle : _____________________
slow
J-81: scarf : neck :: hat : _____________________
head
J-82: pants : legs :: sweater : _____________________
arms J-96: lid : eye :: shade : _____________________
window
J-97: cooking : kitchen :: sleeping : _____________________
bedroom
ANALOGIES ABOUT HOUSES
J-83: above : below :: ceiling : _____________________

floor J-98: red : stop :: green : _____________________
go
J-84: door : wood :: window : _____________________
glass
J-99: fast : slow :: run : _____________________

walk
J-85: above : ceiling :: side : _____________________
wall
J-100: side : wall :: bottom : _____________________
floor
J-85: shingles : roof :: rug : _____________________
floor
J-101: enter : come :: leave : _____________________
go
J-86: chimney : roof :: window : _____________________
wall
J-102: cotton : soft :: steel : _____________________
hard
ANALOGIES ABOUT DIRECTION
J-103: bottle : cap :: pan : _____________________
lid
J-87: east : west :: north : _____________________
south
J-88: up : down :: left : _____________________
right J-104: late : last :: early : _____________________
first
J-89: over : above :: under : _____________________
below J-105: rain : spring :: snow : _____________________
winter
J-90: front : first :: rear : _____________________
last
J-106: book : read :: pencil : _____________________
write
J-91: southeast : northwest :: southwest : _____________________
northeast

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A-12: This _____________________ has __________ sides and

A-13: This _____________________ has __________ sides and

A-14: This _____________________ has __________ sides and

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A-28: This ______________________ has __________ angles and

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A-29: This ______________________ has __________ angles and

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A-32: This _______________________ has ___________ sides and

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A-33: This _______________________ has ___________ sides and

_________________________________ sides are equal length.

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A-14: This ___________ has sides and

A-15: This ___________ has sides and

A-27: This ____________ has angles and

A-28: This ____________ has angles and

A-29: This ____________ has angles and

A-30: This ____________ has angles and

A-31: This _____________ has _ sides and

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A-35: This _____________ has _ sides and

A-37: This _____________ has sides and

A-38: This _____________ has sides and

A-39: This _____________ has sides and

A-40: This _____________ has sides and