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Bob Brannan, Johnson County Community College
Creating and Explaining Groups
Quiz
For this exercise, identify the
single organizing principle
for each of the following groups:
1
spring
,
summer
,
autumn
,
winter
. The topic is holidays. The SOP is:
A)
temperature
B)
seasons of the year
C)
age
D)
months
2
parents
,
cousins
,
brothers
. The topic is family. The SOP is:
A)
kinds of relationship
B)
hair color
C)
temperature
D)
weight
3
explosions
,
gun fire
,
punching
. The topic is attacks. The SOP is:
A)
motivation
B)
speed
C)
color
D)
loudness
4
French
,
Greek
,
Mexican
,
Thai
. The topic is food. The SOP is:
A)
color
B)
cooking time
C)
price
D)
types of cuisine
5
superstars
,
stars
,
everyday players
,
bench players
. The topic is baseball players. The SOP is:
A)
experience
B)
age
C)
salary
D)
friendliness
6
cautious
,
aggressive
,
angry
,
psychotic
. The topic is drivers. The SOP is:
A)
temperament
B)
age
C)
experience
D)
responsibility
7
slackers
,
just getting by
,
hard workers
,
nerds
. The topic is students. The SOP is:
A)
responsibility
B)
gender
C)
hair color
D)
intelligence
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