Making Generalizations

What is the clue word in the following generalization? The work of an artist is rarely appreciated during their lifetime.

• Work

• During

• Rarely

• Appreciated

Women were rarely thought of as inventors in the 19th Century.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Generalization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Many heroes in Greek mythology had one weakness that ultimately led to their downfall.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Generalization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

In the U.S., your chances of getting killed by lightning are 30 times greater than dying of a shark attack. Drowning, heart attacks, beach accidents resulting in spinal injury, sunburn, cuts from stepping on sea shells, dehydration, jellyfish stings, and traffic accidents going to or from the beach are all far more common than shark attacks. What generalization can be made from this information?

• Dehydration occurs most often near salt water.

• Your chances of getting killed by lightning are 30 times greater than dying of a shark attack.

• The beach is a dangerous place to vacation.

• Sharks rarely pose a danger to humans.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

A blue whale can reach lengths of 100 feet. That is almost as long as 3 school buses in a line. Blue whales are thought to be one of the biggest animals that ever lived on Earth. What generalization can be made from this information?

• Blue Whales are the kings of the ocean.

• The size of the Blue Whale is very impressive!

• No animal is larger than the blue whale.

• Blue Whales typically grow to be very large.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

You look down at your lunch tray and think, YUCK! That broccoli looks limp and disgusting! How can anyone eat that? When tables are dismissed, you look around and realize that no one at your table at the repulsive-looking broccoli.
No one in school like the broccoli served at lunch.
This generalization is:

• valid

• faulty

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Many children enjoy playing soccer.
This generalization is:

• valid

• faulty

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

It was a scorching 103 degrees outside. Peyton and Alexa decided to ride their bikes to the town pool to cool off. When they arrived, they saw that the swimming pool was packed with hundreds of people.
When it's hot outside, almost everyone wants to go swimming. 
This generalization is:

• faulty

• valid

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Many people would agree that police officers are everyday heroes.
This generalization is:

• valid

• faulty

What is the clue word in the following generalization?
Most government buildings are closed on holidays.

• Most

• Are

• Closed

• Government