PICTURE #1
Directions: Determine whether each statement below is an observation or an inference and write your answer on your own piece of paper. (Write observation or inference, not O or I)
1. The person is standing on a boat in the water.
2. The person in the foreground is wearing a white shirt.
3. Men in this region do not wear pants.
4. The little child is training to be a sea captain.
5. This photo was not taken in the United States.
6. This photo was taken in the summer.
7. The houses are built close to the water.
8. It is sunny outside.
9. This is a fishing village.
10. It is always this wet in the village.
PICTURE #2
Directions: Determine whether each statement below is an observation or an inference and write your answer on your own piece of paper. (Write observation or inference, not O or I)
1. There is a rhinoceros in the photo.
2. There is one large tree in the foreground.
3. The rhinoceros is a mother.
4. It is sunset in the photo.
5. The photo was taken in Africa.
6. There are hills and mountains in the background.
7. The rhinoceros is keeping a close eye on its baby.
8. There are lions lurking in the background.
9. This photo was taken in a national park.
10. This photo was taken in a game refuge.
PICTURE #3
Directions: Determine whether each statement below is an observation or an inference and write your answer on your own piece of paper. (Write observation or inference, not O or I)
1. This photo was taken in Yosemite National Park.
2. The people in the photo are on vacation.
3. The man in the red hat is carrying a camera.
4. Everyone is wearing shorts in the photo.
5. The photo was taken in the summer.
6. There are large boulders.
7. The boulders were moved into place by giant glaciers.
8. The rock was once hard-packed mud.
9. There are large evergreens in the background.
10. Most of the people in the photo are not avid hikers.
PICTURE #4
Directions: Determine whether each statement below is an observation or an inference and write your answer on your own piece of paper. (Write observation or inference, not O or I)
1. The elephant is wearing rain gear.
2. The baby elephant likes looking ‘snazzy’ in his new rain jacket.
3. The baby elephant is susceptible to pneumonia.
4. The people are holding umbrellas over the elephant.
5. The people in the background are wearing green jackets.
6. The two elephants are orphans.
7. The people in the background are game wardens.
8. This photo was taken in Africa.
9. This photo was taken during the rainy season.
10. This photo was taken in the daytime.
PICTURE #5
Directions: Determine whether each statement below is an observation or an inference and write your answer on your own piece of paper. (Write observation or inference, not O or I)
1. There are horses eating grass.
2. The horses are domesticated.
3. The grass is green.
4. It is springtime.
5. It is cloudy in the background.
6. This photo is a classic example of the American Western landscape.
7. There is a vehicle on the dirt road.
8. The driver of the vehicle likes to go ‘mudding.’
9. The owners of the tents in the background are nomadic.
10. There is a rocky hill in the background.