Distinguish a Copy from a Move

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil; answers may also be spoken or typed.
• All cases, labels, numbers and rules are supplied on this page. No real account, private information or purchase is needed.

Learn the idea

Copying makes another file while keeping the source. Moving changes its location. Deleting removes the chosen file from the visible collection in this paper model. These actions differ even if their result looks similar in one folder. Check both locations to understand what happened.

Compare the before and after records in both folders, not just the destination. A file appearing elsewhere does not tell whether the source was kept.

Use this supplied case: A/leaf remains and B/leaf appears. What action fits the supplied before/after record? Use the details in this example. An adult may read the words aloud. Point, draw or say your answer.

1. Follow the worked example one step at a time. Say or draw what happens.
2. Compare the before and after records in both folders, not just the destination.
3. Say which detail makes the example answer fit. Pick another answer and say why it does not fit.
4. Try the question and practice questions. Read the rule again if your answer does not match the explanation.

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Take it further

Before: A/song exists. After: A/song and B/song exist. Expected: this fits copying; if A/song vanished instead, it would fit moving under this model.

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