Abductive Reasoning

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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
+12
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This type of reasoning seeks to find an explanation. It is about thinking of a possible cause to an effect. It may or may not be correct.
Abductive
Deductive
Inductive
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A doctor examines a patient's symptoms and makes a diagnosis for what may be causing them to feel sick.
Inductive
Deductive
Abductive
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The table next to me at Panera has a bowl of soup on it, but no one is sitting there. Maybe they are in the restroom and will return soon.
Abductive
Deductive
Inductive
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a jury hears evidence in a court case and must decide which side of the case provided the best explanation for what happened.
Inductive
Abductive
Deductive
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a jury hears evidence in a court case and must decide which side of the case provided the best explanation for what happened.
Inductive
Deductive
Abductive
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The streets are wet this morning. It probably rained last night.
A) Deductive
B) Inductive
C) Abductive
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I hear barking in the backyard, and I don’t own a dog. A neighbor’s dog must have wandered into my yard.
Deductive
Inductive
Abductive
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
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