Counterexamples

Which is a counterexample to the following statement?

If you add two numbers, then the sum is odd.

• 2+5=7

• 3+2=5

• 1+8=9

• 2+4=6

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

What is the next term in the sequence?

2, 5, 8, 11, 14, ...

• 17

• 15

• 20

• 18

Tags

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Which of the following is a counterexample to the following conjecture? If  $x^2\ =\ 4$ , then x = 2

• x = 4

• x = -2

• x = 2

• x = -4

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.2

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

If an animal is furry, then it is a hamster. What would be an appropriate counterexample?

• goldfish
• frog
• elephant
• cat

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.5

If it is a fraction, then it is a number between zero and one. What is an appropriate counterexample?

• 2/3
• 4/5
• 1/2
• 3/2

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Find the next number in the sequence.
1, -1, 2, -2, 3, ___

• 4
• -4
• 3
• -3

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.C.5

Which is a counterexample of: If a four sided shape has two sides the same length, then it must be a rectangle.

• quadrilateral
• rectangle
• square
• triangle

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.2

Which is a counterexample of: Any number divisible by 2 is divisible by 4.

• 15÷2
• 20÷4
• 16÷4
• 10÷2

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.B.4

If it is an angle, then it is acute. What is an appropriate counterexample?

• 70⁰
• 45⁰
• 120⁰
• True. There is no counterexample.

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

Take the following conditional. If true select true, if false pick the counter example. 
"If a number is divisible by 3, then it is divisible by 6."

• True
• 9
• 18
• 36