Sorting and Classifying — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. circle
2. square
3. fly
4. swim
5. same
6. group
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A bird can fly in the sky with its wings.
Birds fly using wings, so they sort into the flying animals group.
2. A fish lives in water and can swim.
Fish swim through water, so they belong with swimming animals when sorting.
3. A penny and a wheel are both shaped like a circle.
A circle is round with no corners, and pennies and wheels share this shape.
4. Things that are alike go in the same group.
A group holds items that share a common attribute when we sort.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A square has four sides, so it does not go with circles.
True False
Squares have four straight sides while circles are round, so they sort into different groups.
2. A fish and a bird both belong in the flying group.
True False
Birds fly but fish swim, so they go in different groups when sorting by movement.
3. Things in the same group share something the same.
True False
A sorting group always shares one attribute, like color, shape, or how things move.