Let's solve this step by step.
Understanding the Task:
The goal is to sort the given words into three categories:
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Person – names of people
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Place – names of locations (countries, cities, states, etc.)
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Thing – objects or items
We are given a list of words in a box. We need to read each word and decide which category it belongs to.
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Step 1: List all the words from the box
Here are the words:
- desk
- doll
- Norway
- Jason
- Chicago
- John
- New York
- scissors
- Arizona
- Susan
- plate
- Africa
- France
- Mark
- Kathy
- book
- David
- Shirley
- Jennifer
- disk
- football
- Patty
- window
- Canada
- Danny
- Mary
- pencil
- China
- Europe
- glasses
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Step 2: Sort the words into categories
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Person (names of people):
These are personal names.
- Jason
- John
- Susan
- Mark
- Kathy
- David
- Shirley
- Jennifer
- Patty
- Danny
- Mary
> Note: "Patty" is likely a person’s name (e.g., short for Patricia), so it goes under "person".
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Place (names of countries, cities, states, continents):
- Norway
- Chicago
- New York
- Arizona
- Africa
- France
- Canada
- China
- Europe
> Note:
> - "Chicago" is a city.
> - "New York" can be a city or state — both are places.
> - "Arizona" is a U.S. state.
> - "Africa", "Europe" are continents.
> - "China", "France", "Canada" are countries.
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Thing (objects or items):
These are physical objects.
- desk
- doll
- scissors
- plate
- book
- disk
- football
- window
- pencil
- glasses
> Note: "disk" could refer to a CD or hard disk — still an object.
> "glasses" refers to eyewear — an object.
> "football" is a sports item (thing).
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Final Answer:
Now, write them under the correct columns:
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person
Jason
John
Susan
Mark
Kathy
David
Shirley
Jennifer
Patty
Danny
Mary
place
Norway
Chicago
New York
Arizona
Africa
France
Canada
China
Europe
thing
desk
doll
scissors
plate
book
disk
football
window
pencil
glasses
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✔ This completes the sorting task correctly.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of noun worksheet for middle school students.
