WorksheetsInductive and Deductive Reasoning
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All bears are mammals, all mammals have kidneys; therefore all bears have kidneys.
a)
Deductive
b)
Inductive
2.
It is dangerous to drive on icy streets. The streets are icy now so it is dangerous to drive now.
a)
Deductive
b)
Inductive
3.
All observed houses on South Street have roofs that are falling apart. Sherry lives on South Street. Her roof is falling apart.
a)
Deductive
b)
Inductive
4.
Using deductive reasoning, which of the following completes the statement to form a valid conclusion?
If it is snowing heavily, then school will be canceled.
If school is canceled, the big test will not be given today.
It is snowing heavily, then...
If it is snowing heavily, then school will be canceled.
If school is canceled, the big test will not be given today.
It is snowing heavily, then...
a)
Look out for the snowplows while driving to school.
b)
The big test will not be given today.
c)
The roads will be hard to drive on.
d)
You should call the school to see if school is canceled.
5.
IF 3...6...9...12...
AND 24...27...30...?
THEN the next term is going to be 33
AND 24...27...30...?
THEN the next term is going to be 33
a)
Inductive
b)
Deductive
6.
IF All even numbers are divisible by 2
AND 28 is even
THEN 28 is divisible by 2
AND 28 is even
THEN 28 is divisible by 2
a)
Inductive
b)
Deductive
7.
All chickens that we have seen have been brown; so, all chickens are brown.
a)
Deductive
b)
Inductive
8.
Inductive Reasoning means...
a)
Guessing without any information
b)
Testing and observing patterns to make conjectures
c)
Drawing conclusions from situations based on facts and definitions
d)
Sounding knowledgeable even when you are not
9.
Deductive reasoning means...
a)
Guessing without any information
b)
Sounding knowledgeable even when you are not
c)
Testing and observing patterns to make conjectures
d)
Drawing conclusions from situations based on facts and definitions
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