Classifying Objects – Grade 3

Fill in the blanks.

1. Objects can be classified according to its properties ________________,
___________________________, _____________________, ___________________
2. We can ___________________ objects in terms of their properties.
3. Objects are made of _________________, _________________, ___________________,
___________________, ___________________, __________________, _____________.
4. Paper and wood comes from ____________________.
5. Iron, silver, gold etc. are ___________________ that come from the ground.
6. Ceramics are made from ______________________.
7. Glass is made of ____________________. 8. Plastic is made of _________________.
9. A single object can be made using 2 kinds of materials? True or False
Similarity and Difference.
1. Give 1 similarity and 1 difference of objects in set A and set B.
Set A - pencil, chair, narra floor
Set B - book, cardboard box, paper bag
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2. Give 1 similarity and 1 difference of objects in set A and set B.
Set A - basketball, vehicle tires
Set B - bottled water cap, button of school shirt
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3. Give 1 similarity and 1 difference of objects in set A and set B.
Set A - tall building, tall cabinet, door
Set B - ruler, envelope, pencil case
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 Classifying Objects – Grade 3

4. Give 1 similarity and 1 difference of objects in set A and set B.

Set A - white plastic cup, white plastic spoon and fork, white plastic bag
Set B - white paper plate, white paper napkin
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Classify the following objects according to the materials they are made of. There are 7 sample
materials. List them down first and then write the letter of the object that uses that material.
a. rocking chair b. gardening gloves c. clay pot
d. window e. roof tiles f. athletic shoes
g. soda can h. china plates i. test tube
j. silver spoon and fork k. popsicle sticks l. most toys ex. Lego
m. jigsaw puzzle n. slippers o. narra floor
p. balloons q. real airplane r. guitar
s. paper bag t. jewelries u. mosaic bathroom tiles
v. real gun w. envelope x. light bulb
y. cardboard box z. shampoo bottle
Mat 1 - ________________________________________________________________________

Mat 2 - ________________________________________________________________________

Mat 3 - ________________________________________________________________________

Mat 4 - ________________________________________________________________________

Mat 5 - ________________________________________________________________________

Mat 6 - ________________________________________________________________________

Mat 7 - ________________________________________________________________________

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 Classifying Objects – Grade 3

Answer Key:
1. size, shape, color, mass 5. metals
2. classify 6. clay
3. wood, paper, rubber, metals, 7. sand
clay, glass, plastic 8. oil
4. trees 9. true
Similarity and Difference.
1. Similarity – all objects came from wood
Difference – Set A are made from wood directly while Set B has to be made into paper first.
2. Similarity – all are round
Difference – Set A made of rubber, Set B made of plastic
3. Similarity – all are rectangular in shape
Difference – Set A are big objects, Set B are small objects
4. Similarity – all are white
Difference – Set A made of plastic, Set B made of paper
Classification
Mat 1 – wood – a, k, o, r

Mat 2 – paper –m, s, w, y

Mat 3 – rubber – b, f, n, p, a1

Mat 4 – metals –g, j, q, t, v

Mat 5 – clay –c, e, h, u

Mat 6 – glass – d,I, x

Mat 7 – plastic – l, z

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