Name: __________________________________________________ Class: _______

Narrow topics to broader, more general subjects

Look at the group of words and try to find a common subject or topic they all belong to

(HINT: each group follows alphabetically)

1. Blume Paulsen Tolkien Howe (are all the last names of ____________________)

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2. Vampire Fruit Big-eared (are all kinds of ______________)

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3. Olympia Boston Sacramento (are all the main cities of states or ___________________)

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4. Collie Doberman German Shepard Spaniel

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5. Mummies Pyramids Pharoahs Hieroglyphics

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6. Rose Edelweiss Forget-Me-Not Daffodil

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7. Green Fairway Hazards Tee

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8. Top Straw Tam Cowboy Hard

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9. Gnats Flies Locusts Moths

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10. Earings Bracelets Necklaces Rings

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11. Henry Edward Philip Kong

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12. Washington Michigan Erie Superior

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13. McKinley Everest Ranier Baker

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14. one

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15. 0

16. Cats Dogs Guinea Pigs Gerbils

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17. Victoria Elizabeth Mary Cleopatra

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18. Mississippi Nile Thames Seine

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19. Smell Touch Sight Touch

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20. Walnut Cedar Oak Maple Sycamore

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21. u

22. St. Helens Vesuvius Krakatoa Kilauea

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23. Hurricane Rain Snow Sleet

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