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Explain Your Match Adult Answer Key

Adult answer and conversation key for the separate matching evidence worksheet. Let the learner explain their choices before showing these answers.

  1. 1 → D, Pencil. Pencil lead is graphite, and its mark can be erased. Ask which word rules out the colored pencil.
  2. 2 → C, Glue stick. A twist-up tube holds the adhesive for joining paper. Ask how the clue tells you this is not a writing tool.
  3. 3 → A, Scissors. The blades cut the curved paper outline. Ask why a pencil cannot cut the shape.

Extra partner: B, Colored pencil. It seems close to a pencil, but its colored core is pigment and binder, not graphite; the first clue specifically says graphite. If a child makes a different case, invite them to point to the words of the clue rather than only naming the object.