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CER

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an inference?

a)

An observation where you use your five senses

b)

A guess that answers a question

c)

An assumption based on observations

2.

What is a quantitative observation?

a)

An observation using your 5 senses

b)

An assumption or guess

c)

An inference

d)

An observation that is measurable or countable

3.

What is a qualitative observation?

a)

A guess or assumption based on observations

b)

An observation that uses your 5 senses

c)

An observation that is countable or measurable

4.

Which of the following is an inference?

a)

The lunchroom smells like Pizza Hut pizza

b)

The pizza is cheese pizza

c)

The lunchroom smells gross

d)

There are 20 large pizza boxes behind the counter

5.

Which of the following is a quantitative observation?

a)

There is 20mL of water in the beaker

b)

There are small pictures on the wall

c)

The water in the beaker is blue

6.

Which of the following is a qualitative observation?

a)

There is yellow cups on the classroom table

b)

I see 45 yellow cups

c)

There is 10 g of water in the cup

d)

The water on the table is from the yellow cup sweating

7.

How do you write a claim?

a)

Use pronouns and make a guess

b)

Restate the question and answer the question asked

c)

Use evidence from an article

d)

None of the above are correct

8.

Which of the following is a good claim? Question: What brand of dog food is the best value?

a)

Blue buffalo is the best.

b)

Purina dog chow is the cheapest dog food.

c)

Blue buffalo is the best value of dog food.

d)

All of the following are well written claims

9.

What makes evidence good evidence?

a)

It must be specific and supports the claim

b)

It has to include data or numbers

c)

It must be a quote from an article

d)

It has to be a sentence in length

10.

Which of the following can be used as evidence?

a)

Data from data tables

b)

data from graphs

c)

observations

d)

Facts from articles, infographics, etc

e)

All of the following can be used as evidence

11.

What is reasoning?

a)

Answers a question

b)

Explaining how evidence supports a claim

c)

Used to prove something true or false

12.

What is an example of evidence?

a)

Football players are 33% more likely to get injured than baseball players.

b)

Football is more dangerous than baseball.

c)

Baseball is a fun sport.

13.
What does the "R" stand for in "CER?"
a)
relevant
b)
right
c)
reverse
d)
reasoning
14.
What does the "E" stand for in "CER?"
a)
eliminate
b)
energy
c)
evidence
d)
equal
15.
What does the letter "C" stand for in "CER?"
a)
creative
b)
claim
c)
correct
d)
cause
16.
Which is a the best example of a claim for the question: What is a more powerful smartphone, Iphone7 or Samsung s7?
a)
The speed of the iPhone's  processor is faster than Samsung's
b)
Iphone is a more powerful phone7 than Samsung s7
c)
The touch screen on the iPhone is more responsive
d)
The hard-drive on the iPhone is faster
17.
Question – Does an object’s mass affect how quickly it falls?
No, mass does not affect how quickly an object falls. In our experiment, the blocks had different masses, 20 g., 30 g., 44 g., 123 g and 142 g but the time for all five blocks to fall was about the same. It took between 1.5 and 1.8 seconds for them to fall. Since the blocks had different masses but took about the same time, I know that mass does not affect how quickly something falls. 
What's the claim?
a)
No, mass does not affect how quickly an object falls
b)
In our experiment, the blocks had different masses, 20 g., 30 g., 44 g., 123 g and 142 g but the time for all five blocks to fall was about the same. It took between 1.5 and 1.8 seconds for them to fall.
c)
Since the blocks had different masses but took about the same time, I know that mass does not affect how quickly something falls. 
18.
Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
Which sentence is the claim?
a)
Air is matter.
b)
We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it.
c)
This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
19.

Which evidence could best prove this claim: Student should eat school lunch each day.

a)

School lunch average calories = 550

Home lunch average = 850.

b)

I heard that In one school students refused to eat school lunch for 3 weeks.

c)

Students do not like the taste of some school lunches.

d)

School lunches cost families money.

20.

Which claim could be supported with this data?

a)

I believe that Coco Puffs have the most iron.

b)

Fruit loops are too sweet.

c)

I think Cheerios are for babies.

d)

I think that Corn Pops have the lowest amount of iron.

21.

You do an experiment about how healthy a food is. Which piece of evidence would NOT work?

a)

color of the food

b)

calories in the food

c)

sodium (salt) in the food

d)

fat in the food

22.

True or False: all graphs need titles

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What should label would go on the x-axis of a graph

a)

Salt Concentration (%)

b)

Transmittance (%)

c)

Salt

24.

What goes on the y-axis as the label?

a)

Salt Concentration (%)

b)

Transmittance (%)

c)

Salt

d)

Salt Concentration and Light Transmittance

25.

How do you calculate averages on a data table?

a)

Multiply each test/trial

b)

Add up all tests/trials and divide by the number of tests/trials

c)

Add up all tests

26.

What is the first sentence starter when writing a reasoning statement

a)

The claim is/was...

b)

The evidence shows...

c)

The claim was supported or rejected...

27.

How do you know whether the claim is supported or rejected?

a)

You wait until the teacher tells you

b)

Look at the article

c)

Use data from the data table or look for the answer in the article

d)

None of the following are true.

28.

True or False: The claim should include pronouns

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which of the following is a good last sentence for a reasoning statement?

a)

The claim was supported because the data shows the highest average.

b)

The claim was rejected because the highest amount was in trial 2.

c)

The claim was rejected because chicken nuggets were sold more than chicken sandwiches in a week at Chick fil a

d)

The claim was supported because trial 1 had an average of 132 nuggets sold in a week and the other only had 121 sold in a week.