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Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Table of Contents

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CHAPTER ONE—DESCRIBING SHAPESDescribing Shapes—Select .......................................................................................2Describing Shapes—Explain .....................................................................................8Following Directions ................................................................................................ 11Giving Directions .....................................................................................................13Describing Position—A ............................................................................................16Describing Position—B ............................................................................................18Characteristics of a Shape ......................................................................................20

CHAPTER TwO—fIGuRAl SIMIlARITIES AND DIffERENCESMatching Shapes .....................................................................................................24Which Shape Does Not Match? ..............................................................................31Matching Shapes That Have Been Turned .............................................................33Finding Shapes .......................................................................................................35Combining Cubes ....................................................................................................38Combining Shapes ..................................................................................................41Finding and Tracing Patterns ..................................................................................43Dividing Shapes Into Equal Parts—A ......................................................................46Dividing Shapes Into Equal Parts—B ......................................................................48Dividing Shapes Into Equal Parts—C ......................................................................50Which Shape Completes the Square? ....................................................................53Which Shapes Make Squares? ...............................................................................56Copying a Figure .....................................................................................................59Drawing Identical Shapes ........................................................................................61Comparing Shapes—Select ....................................................................................64Comparing Shapes—Explain ..................................................................................67

CHAPTER THREE—fIGuRAl SEquENCESCopying a Pattern ....................................................................................................72Which Color Comes Next?—Select ........................................................................74Which Shape Comes Next?—Select .......................................................................78Tumbling—Coloring .................................................................................................82Tumbling—Shading .................................................................................................83Tumbling—Drawing .................................................................................................85Which Figure Comes Next?—Select (Flips) ............................................................87Which Figure Comes Next?—Select (Changes in Detail) .......................................89Which Figure Comes Next?—Draw It! ....................................................................91

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Describe a Sequence ..............................................................................................94A Sequence of Polygons .........................................................................................98A Sequence of Angles .............................................................................................99Paper Folding—Select ..........................................................................................100Paper Folding—Draw ............................................................................................102

CHAPTER fOuR—fIGuRAl ClASSIfICATIONSMatch a Shape to a Group ....................................................................................106Match a Pattern to a Group ...................................................................................108Select a Shape That Belongs to a Group .............................................................. 110Describing Classes ................................................................................................ 112Matching Classes by Shape .................................................................................. 114Matching Classes by Pattern ................................................................................. 116Classifying by Shape—Find the Exception ........................................................... 117Classifying by Pattern—Find the Exception .......................................................... 119Classifying More Than One Way ...........................................................................121Classifying by Color—Sorting ................................................................................123Classifying by Shape—Sorting ..............................................................................124Complete the Class ...............................................................................................125Form a Class .........................................................................................................127Draw Another .........................................................................................................128Classifying by Shape—Sorting ..............................................................................131Classifying by Color—Sorting ................................................................................132Classifying by Size—Sorting .................................................................................133Overlapping Classes—Intersection .......................................................................134Overlapping Classes—Matrix ................................................................................139Writing Descriptions of Classes .............................................................................142

CHAPTER fIvE—fIGuRAl ANAlOGIESAnalogies With Shapes .........................................................................................146Building Analogies With Blocks .............................................................................147Analogies With Shapes—Select ............................................................................148Kinds of Analogies .................................................................................................152Analogies With Shapes—Complete ......................................................................153

CHAPTER SIx—DESCRIBING THINGSDescribing Foods—Select .....................................................................................158Describing Animals—Select ..................................................................................159Describing Vehicles—Select .................................................................................160Describing Places—Select ....................................................................................161

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Describing Occupations—Select ...........................................................................162Describing Foods—Explain ...................................................................................163Describing Places—Explain ..................................................................................164Describing Places on Earth—Explain ....................................................................165Describing Animals—Explain ................................................................................166Describing Occupations—Explain .........................................................................167Describing Words—Select ....................................................................................168Name the Animal—Supply ....................................................................................170Name the Plant—Supply .......................................................................................171Name the Vehicle/Place—Supply ..........................................................................172Name the Occupation—Supply .............................................................................173Identifying Characteristics .....................................................................................174

CHAPTER SEvEN—vERBAl SIMIlARITIES ANDDIffERENCES

Opposites—Select .................................................................................................176Opposites—Supply ................................................................................................186Similarities—Select ...............................................................................................189Similarities—Supply ..............................................................................................195How Alike?—Select ...............................................................................................198How Alike and How Different? ...............................................................................200Compare and Contrast—Graphic Organizer .........................................................204Comparing Living and Nonliving Things ................................................................208

CHAPTER EIGHT—vERBAl SEquENCESFollowing Yes-No Rules—A ...................................................................................210Writing Yes-No Rules ............................................................................................212Following Yes-No Rules—B ..................................................................................214Completing True-False Tables ...............................................................................216Finding Locations on Maps ...................................................................................219Describing Locations—A .......................................................................................221Describing Directions—A .......................................................................................223Describing Locations—B .......................................................................................225Describing Directions—B ......................................................................................226Select the Word That Continues the Sequence ....................................................229Ranking .................................................................................................................232Supply a Word That Continues a Sequence .........................................................235Warm-Up Deductive Reasoning ............................................................................237Deductive Reasoning ............................................................................................242

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Ranking Time Measures ........................................................................................247Ranking Length Measures ....................................................................................248Ranking in Geography ...........................................................................................249Flowchart—Example .............................................................................................250Flowchart—Arithmetic ...........................................................................................251

CHAPTER NINE—vERBAl ClASSIfICATIONSParts of a Whole—Select ......................................................................................254Parts of a Whole—Graphic Organizer ...................................................................261Class and Members—Select .................................................................................263What Is True of Both Words?—Select ...................................................................265How Are These Words Alike?—Select ..................................................................268Explain the Exception ............................................................................................278Picture Dictionary—Sorting Into Classes ..............................................................283Word Classes—Select ..........................................................................................292Picture Dictionary—Sorting by Class and Size .....................................................294Recognizing Classes—Graphic Organizer ............................................................297

CHAPTER TEN—vERBAl ANAlOGIESAnalogies ...............................................................................................................302Picture Analogies—Select .....................................................................................303Picture Analogies—Name the Relationship ...........................................................306Analogies—Select .................................................................................................309Analogies—Supply ................................................................................................320Analogies—Select the Right Pair ..........................................................................326

ANSwER GuIDEChapter One (Activities A-1 — A-62) .............................................................................330Chapter Two (Activities B-1 — B-113) ...........................................................................332Chapter Three (Activities C-1 — C-97) .........................................................................337Chapter Four (Activities D-1 — D-145) ..........................................................................341Chapter Five (Activities E-1 — E-30) ............................................................................345Chapter Six (Activities F-1 — F-53) ..............................................................................346Chapter Seven (Activities G-1 — G-191) .......................................................................348Chapter Eight (Activities H-1 — H-137) .........................................................................352Chapter Nine (Activities I-1 — I-127) ............................................................................356Chapter Ten (Activities J-1 — J-117) .............................................................................362

BONuS ACTIvITIES .................................................................................................365

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Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Figural Sequence

wHICH FIGURE COmES NExT?—SELECTDIRECTIONS:Circlethefigurethatcomesnext.

ExAmPLEa.

c.

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d.

C-52a.

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Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Figural Classification

OVERLAPPING CLASSES—INTERSECTIONDIRECTIONS: Readtheinformationaboutthecirclesandcompletetheexercisesbelow.Ineachblank,writethecharacteristicsforthegroup.Ineachsmallcircle'sdiagram,darkenthepartwherethegivenshapebelongs.

D-132

D-133

GROUP A GROUP B

ThepartwherethecirclesoverlapiscalledtheINTERSECTIONofthecircles.Theshapeintheintersectionhasthecharacteristicsofbothgroups.

D-134

D-135 D-136

GroupAcontains.

GroupBcontains.

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Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Verbal Similarities and Differences

G-133

G-134

G-135

G-136

G-137

sound noise quiet silencea. c.b.

SImILARITIES—SELECTDIRECTIONS: Eachlinecontainsfourwordsfromscience.Readthefirstwordandthinkaboutwhatitmeans.Oneofthenextthreewordswillmeanalmostthesamething.Underlinethewordthatismostlikethefirstword.

G-138

G-139

G-140

G-141

heat light stove warmtha. c.b.

sun beam shine stara. c.b.

rock mountain ocean stonea. c.b.

fog cloud ice snowa. c.b.

beak bill claw winga. c.b.

baby brother child sistera. c.b.

earth continent country worlda. c.b.

map country drawing photographa. c.b.

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Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Verbal Sequences

FINDING LOCATIONS ON mAPSDIRECTIONS: Usingthemap,followthedirectionsoranswerthequestionineachexercise.

TINY TOwN

H-26

H-27

H-28

H-29

H-30

Markan“X”whereFirstAvenueand“A”Streetcross.

Marka“Y”whereThirdAvenueand“A”Streetcross.

Marka“Z”whereThirdAvenueand“C”Streetcross.

HowfarisitfromFirstAvenuetoThirdAvenue?_________blocks

Howfarisitfrom“A”Streetto“C”Street?___________blocks

NORTH PARK

“C”STREET

SOUTH PARK

“B”STREET

“A”STREET

EAST PARK

THIRDA

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TAVE

NUE

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Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Verbal Classifications

SORTING INTO CLASSESDIRECTIONS: Sortthewordsinthechoiceboxaccordingtohowtheyareusedwiththeconceptsof“open”and“closed.”

I-119

CHOICE BOxclear,end,entrance,fence,finish,free,indoors,locked,lower,off,on,outdoors,raise,shut,start,stop,wall,wide

OPEN CLOSED

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Building Thinking Skills® — Level 1 Verbal Analogies

J-6

PICTURE ANALOGIES—SELECTDIRECTIONS: Lookatthefirsttwowordsandthinkabouthowtheyarerelated.Next,lookatthethirdwordanddecidewhichwordinthechoiceboxisrelatedtothethirdwordinthesamewaythefirsttwowordsarerelated.Writeitintheblank.

arm

toe foot

J-7

J-8

elbow finger hand

leg knee arm

finger

foot leg hand

CHOICE BOx

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