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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is a generalization?
A fact
An opinion
What a passage is mostly about
A broad statement about a subject based on information, observations, and experiences.
Which statement is a generalization?
A cheeseburger is made with meat and cheese.
Many kids love to eat cheeseburgers.
Cheeseburgers are the best food.
My brother doesn't like cheeseburgurs
What is the clue word in the following generalization?
Most government buildings are closed on holidays.
Most
Are
Closed
Government
What is the clue word in the following generalization?
Few kids prefer vegetables to fruits.
Prefer
To
Few
Kids
What is the clue word in the following generalization? Teachers typically grade papers over the weekend.
Over
Typically
Grade
Weekend
Which words signal a generalization?
is, am, are, was, were
all, most, usually, never
alike, different, same, difference
like, hate, love, agree, disagree
1824: The first public high school for girls opens in Massachusetts.
1837: A college in Ohio becomes the first to admit female students.
1849: The first female doctor graduates from university.
1869: Wyoming becomes the first state to grant women the right to vote.
What generalization can be made from this information?
Wyoming and Ohio respect women's rights.
Women should have been able to vote much earlier.
Many milestones in women rights occurred in the 1800s
Massachusetts paved the way for women's education.
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.
In 1905 an eleven-year-old Frank Epperson was mixing powdered soda and water to make soda pop. Frank accidentally left the mixing bucket outside. During the night the mixture froze solid, with the wooden stirring stick standing straight up. But the frozen pop tasted great!
What generalization can be made from this information?
Some of our favorite foods were discovered by accident.
The popsicle was invented in 1905.
Frank Epperson was the most famous inventor of the 1900s.
All popsicles are made in mixing buckets.
When you make a statement about all or most of the people or things together
Opinion
Judge
Rude
Generalization
A generalization is also known as...
A statement about a small group of people
A short statement about everyone
A broad statement about a group of people or things
A long statement about only one person
Which of the following words is NOT a clue word in a generalization
Sometimes
Always
Never
Group
Which of the following statements is NOT a generalization?
All parents try to make life difficult for their children
A group of dogs are playing
Every salesman lies to make more money on a sale
Most of my homework is very easy
German shepherds have sharp teeth. Poodles have sharp teeth. Corgis have sharp teeth. From this we can generalize that
all dogs make great pets
all dogs have sharp teeth
all dogs are mammals
all dogs live in houses
Mr. Polkowski, Mrs. Polkowski, and Elena Jean had a good restful weekend. From this we can generalize that
they played Fortnite together
the Polkowski family enjoyed their weekend
the Polkowskis had many fights
the Polkowskis have been married since 2006
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Axel is a bus rider and leaves at 3:10. Angelica is a bus rider and leaves at 3:10. From this we can generalize that Aileen, who is also a bus rider
leaves at 3:16
leaves when her number is called
leaves at 3:05
leaves at 3:10
We can generalize that all cars
have doors
have wheels
are red
have engines
We can generalize that dogs
are mammals
have fur
are always Chihuahuas
are usually meat eaters
Choose the best generalization for the following paragraphs.
All birds have wings. But not all birds can fly. Birds that do not fly are called flightless birds. The penguin is one example. It uses its wings to swim underwater. Ostriches and emus flap their wings when they want to scare an enemy. Rheas use their wings like rudders when they are running from an enemy. There is even a kind of small parrot that climbs trees and then uses its wings to parachute to the ground.
What can you say in general about flightless birds?
All flightless birds are large.
Flightless birds are fast runners.
Flightless birds have different uses for their wings.
The wings of flightless birds are useless.
Choose the best generalization for the following paragraphs.
Ants are one of the most widespread insects in the world. Ants are called social insects because they live in colonies made up of other ants. A colony may have a few dozen or several million ants living in it. Ants in a colony are divided into different groups. Worker ants look for food and take care of the young. Soldier ants defend the nest from invaders. The queen ant lays eggs. These are the three main groups in an ant colony.
What generalization can you make about ants based upon your reading?
All ants live in large colonies
All ants in a colony have a job.
All ants work to defend the colony.
All ants are endangered species.
