Inductive Reasoning Quiz

The type of reasoning where a person makes  conclusions based on observations and patterns is called...

• Inductive reasoning
• Deductive reasoning
• Conjecture
• Experiments

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CCSS.5.OA.B.3

What is a conjecture?

• A statement believed to be true based on observations.
• An example which disproves an hypothesis.
• the performance of tricks that are seemingly magical

Complete the conjecture.  Think of examples to help.
The product of any two odd numbers is _____________

• even
• odd
• zero
• positive

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CCSS.3.OA.D.9

Find the next term in the sequence:
A, D, G, J, _____

• L
• M
• P
• K

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

How would you describe this pattern's rule?
65, 62, 59, 56, 53, 50

• Subtract 2
• Subtract 3
• Subtract 4
• Add 3

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CCSS.3.OA.D.9

Used to prove that a conjecture is false.

• Counterexample
• Inductive Reasoning
• Concluding statement
• Conjecture

Which is a counterexample of: The difference of two numbers is less than the greater number.

• (5) - (2) = 3
• (-5) - (4) = -9
• (2) - 0 = 2
• (3) - (3) = 0

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

How many squares are in Figure 4?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14

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CCSS.3.MD.C.6

• 1
• 15
• 20
• 12

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.9

Which of the following conjectures is false?

• The product of two even numbers is even.
• The sum of two even numbers is even.
• The product of two odd numbers is odd.
• The sum of two odd numbers is odd.

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6