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Asking Questions and Forming Hypotheses

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An observation is...

a)

information you gather with your senses

b)

a question that can be answered through an investigation

c)

a hypothesis

d)

a hypotenuse

2.

A __________ is a question that can be answered through an investigation.

a)

hypothesis

b)

observation

c)

testable question

d)

investigation

3.

A possible answer to a testable question is called a...

a)

observation

b)

hypothesis

c)

investigation

d)

hypotenuse

4.

Which one of these is an example of a hypothesis?

a)

On Wednesdays, we wear pink.

b)

I am having tuna for dinner.

c)

If you put the chicken in the oven, it will be hot.

d)

It is 79 degrees outside.

5.

Which one of the following questions is not a testable question?

a)

Will the cookies be sweeter with creamer instead of milk?

b)

Do you like to eat cookies?

c)

If you leave the cookies in the oven too long, will they burn?

d)

If you leave a plate of cookies on the counter, how long will it take for my brothers to notice?

6.

What could be a possible hypothesis to this testable question?

Do plants need sunlight to live?

a)

Plants need sunlight to live.

b)

The smaller the parachute, the more slowly the object falls.

c)

If salt is added to water, then the boiling point will increase.

d)

There are plants outside.

7.

Could a hypothesis be stated positively OR negatively?

a)

Positively only.

b)

Negatively only.

c)

A hypothesis could be positive or negative.

d)

Neither.

8.

An observation is...

a)

a testable question

b)

a possible answer to a testable question

c)

a question that can be answered through an investigation

d)

information that you gather with your senses

9.

Which of the following could not an observation made around the classroom?

a)

6 students are currently in the room.

b)

There are 173 polka dots in the classroom.

c)

It is warm outside.

d)

It is warm inside the classroom.

10.

What could not be a hypothesis for the following testable question?

Can you make an egg bounce?

a)

Yes, you can make an egg bounce.

b)

I don't know.

c)

No, you can not make an egg bounce.

11.

Is the following question testable?


Do you like cats more than dogs?

a)

No

b)

Yes

12.

A carefully controlled test to answer a question is called...

a)

a hypothesis

b)

an experiment

c)

an experience

d)

a testable question

13.

Two words that show a hypothesis can be....

a)

if and then

b)

he and her

c)

it and they

d)

bean and plants