1. What is General and Specific?

• General items are broad categories or ideas that cover a lot of things.
  • Example: Animals (This includes many different types of animals.)
• Specific items give more detailed or narrow information.
  • Example: Golden Retriever (This is one specific type of dog.)

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2. Identifying General Items:

• General items represent bigger groups.
• They do not give specific details.
  • Example: Fruit is a general term because it includes apples, bananas, oranges, etc.

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3. Identifying Specific Items:

• Specific items refer to smaller groups or individual things within a larger group.
• They give clear, detailed information.
  • Example: Green Apple is more specific than just saying “Apple” because it tells exactly what kind of apple.

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4. Ordering from Most General to Most Specific:

• To order items, start with the biggest category (most general) and end with the most detailed item (most specific).
• Example:
  1. Animals (most general)
  2. Mammals
  3. Dogs
  4. Golden Retrievers (most specific)

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5. Why is this Important?

• It helps organize information in a clear and logical way.
• It helps understand how things are related, from broad groups to specific examples.

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6. Examples:

• Example 1 (Food):
  1. Food (most general)
  2. Fruits
  3. Citrus Fruits
  4. Orange (most specific)
• Example 2 (Plants):
  1. Plants (most general)
  2. Flowers
  3. Roses
  4. Red Roses (most specific)

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7. Real-Life Connection:

• Clothing:
  1. Clothing (most general)
  2. Shirts
  3. T-shirts
  4. Red T-shirts (most specific)

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