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Abductive Reasoning

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Abductive Reasoning
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This type of reasoning seeks to find an explanation. It is about thinking of a possible cause to an effect. It may or may not be correct.

Abductive

Deductive

Inductive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A doctor examines a patient's symptoms and makes a diagnosis for what may be causing them to feel sick.

Inductive

Deductive

Abductive

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The table next to me at Panera has a bowl of soup on it, but no one is sitting there. Maybe they are in the restroom and will return soon.

Abductive

Deductive

Inductive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When a jury hears evidence in a court case and must decide which side of the case provided the best explanation for what happened.

Inductive

Abductive

Deductive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When a jury hears evidence in a court case and must decide which side of the case provided the best explanation for what happened.

Inductive

Deductive

Abductive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The streets are wet this morning. It probably rained last night.

A) Deductive

B) Inductive

C) Abductive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I hear barking in the backyard, and I don’t own a dog. A neighbor’s dog must have wandered into my yard.

Deductive

Inductive

Abductive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

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