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Observation Inference Quantitative Qualitative

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Information gathered using your 5 senses.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
2.

A decision or guess based on what you see, hear, or experience.

a)
Observation
b)
Inference
3.
The girl is folding her arms.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
4.
The river is toxic.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
5.
The man in the headlock is a fireman.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
6.
They are robbing a bank.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
7.
The 2 men are wearing black.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
8.
The girl does not want to eat her vegetables.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
9.
They are celebrating.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
10.
There are 5 boys.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
11.
The smoke is green.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
12.
People are laying on the floor.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
13.
There is a fountain in the background.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
14.
The man in the middle is raising his arm.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
15.
There are bars  on the windows.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
16.
The men fell into the fountain.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
17.
They are in the airport.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
18.
They are going on a treasure hunt.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
19.
The people on the floor are scared.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
20.
The man is wearing a red nose.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
21.

These kind of observation use your senses to observe results.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

22.

These kind of observations are made using instruments such as rulers, balances and thermometers.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

23.

The leaf is 5 mm wide.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

24.

The temperature of the room is decreasing by 4 degrees Celsius.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

25.

The mass of the chocolate cake is 250 g.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

26.

There are 75 trees in the forest.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

27.

The clouds are grey and ground is wet.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

28.

There are ten buttons on the table.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

29.

There are 54 players on the Philadelphia Eagles football team.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

30.

There are 25 liters of water in the buckets.

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

31.
There are 20 students in our classroom. 
a)
quantitative 
b)
qualitative
32.

The leaves on the plant are turning brown.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

both

d)

neither

33.

The plant has grown 4 cm since yesterday.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

both

d)

neither

34.

There are 16 red marbles in the bag.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

both

d)

neither

35.

There were 4 fewer drops on the penny dipped in soap than the one dipped in oil.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

both

d)

neither

36.

There are 3 more blue beads than red beads.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

both

d)

neither

37.
Your teacher has asked you to explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations. Which statement is correct?
a)
Quantitative observations use numbers, qualitative uses the senses.
b)
Quantitative observations use the senses, qualitative uses numbers.
c)
Quantitative observations use measurement, qualitative uses numbers.
d)
Quantitative observations use colors, qualitative uses the senses.

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