Which child demonstrates regrouping objects by a second characteristic and stating the reason?

• A. Says, 'These buttons are blue, and these are red; then re-sorts buttons into big and little.'
• B. Identifies fabric pieces as scratchy or soft.
• C. Points to groups of animals and says, 'These are zoo animals because they live at the zoo'.
• D. Puts pictures into piles of babies, older children, and grown up.

Answer: (A)

The main concept being tested is the ability to sort objects using more than one attribute and to explain why an item fits a group. In this scenario, the child first groups buttons by color, stating which are blue and which are red, then re-sorts them by a second characteristic—size (big and little). This shows both applying a second attribute for regrouping and articulating the reasoning for the initial grouping, illustrating flexible thinking about properties and how classifications are made. The other cases don’t demonstrate this combination: labeling fabric by texture doesn’t involve a second regrouping with justification, describing zoo animals provides a category with a reason but no second regrouping, and sorting by age uses only one characteristic without a second attribute or stated rationale.