WorksheetsObservation & Inference Post-Quizizz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Observation or Inference?
I believe he must have hit a pothole in the road
I believe he must have hit a pothole in the road
a)
observation
b)
inference
2.
Observation or Inference?
The wind is blowing today
The wind is blowing today
a)
observation
b)
inference
3.
Observation or Inference?
I think a tsunami put the boat on the house
I think a tsunami put the boat on the house
a)
observation
b)
inference
4.
Observation or Inference?
It is a hot summer day
It is a hot summer day
a)
observation
b)
inference
5.
Observation or Inference?
The girl has hurt her knee
The girl has hurt her knee
a)
observation
b)
inference
6.
Observation or Inference?
There are yellow tree leaves on the ground
There are yellow tree leaves on the ground
a)
observation
b)
inference
7.
A scientist is collecting data on the number of times a cricket chirps per minute. What sense is the scientist most likely using to make observations?
a)
hearing
b)
smell
c)
sight
d)
touch
8.
What is an inference?
a)
Just a guess.
b)
A statement based off of your observations.
c)
The same as an observation.
d)
Examples of something.
9.
Using the 5 senses to understand what is happening around you is called
a)
experimenting
b)
observing
c)
hypothesizing
d)
sensing
10.
The boy is in the water.
a)
inference
b)
observation
11.
If the boy crawled out of the water, the goat would push him in.
a)
inference
b)
observation
12.
There are fourteen penguins.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
13.
The penguin got pushed in.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
14.
When scientists collect data that is measurable with numbers, we call it...
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
c)
hypothetical
d)
graphable
15.
Data that is descriptive, using qualities or characteristics, and your 5 senses is called...
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
c)
non-scientific
d)
hypothesis
16.
What is observation? A good scientist is observant and notices things in the world. This leads to curiosity!
a)
Information gathered using the 5 senses
b)
A question based on past experience
c)
A prediction
d)
Information that only comes from opinions
17.
Scenario: you walk into the science classroom and see an unfamiliar adult at the front of the room. You also see that Mrs. Hood is not in the room. You wonder where she could be. "Maybe she's home sick today" you think to yourself.
Which of these is an inference?
Which of these is an inference?
a)
You walk into science.
b)
You see an unfamiliar adult.
c)
You do not see Mrs. Hood.
d)
"Maybe she's home sick today".
18.
Which statement is an observation?
a)
That house is empty because there are no lights on.
b)
Her hair is brown.
c)
Her hair is brown because she dyed it.
19.
The liquid in the test tube is bubbling
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
20.
The liquid in the test tube is bubbling--it is hot
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
21.
Finish the inference...
The deer ran
The deer ran
a)
over the hill.
b)
to the North.
c)
because it was scared.
d)
and then stopped.
22.
What is an observation for this picture?
a)
The man is scared
b)
The man is going to get eaten
c)
There is a man in a kayak
d)
The man is paddling fast
23.
Which statement is an inference about this picture?
a)
The van is tan.
b)
The van ran into KFC.
c)
The driver was hungry.
d)
An ambulance may be on the way.
24.
Helen is sneezing so she might have a cold.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
c)
Prediction
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