Performance Benchmark N.8.A.2
Students know how to critically evaluate information to distinguish between fact and opinion. E/S
Sample Test Questions
1st Item Specification: Make factual statements given and event, lab experiment, or observation, and then use those facts to make inferences and form conclusions.
Depth of Knowledge Level 1
1. Which term describes a statement that can be proven, is real for all people and places, can be duplicated, can be observed, and is 100 percent true?
A. Fact
B. Opinion
C. Observation
D. Inference
2. Which term describes a statement referring to a particular person's feeling, thought, judgment, belief, or estimation?
A. Fact
B. Opinion
C. Observation
D. Inference
3. What type of statement is, “Many people believe the Grand Canyon was formed by flowing water”?
A. Fact
B. Inference
C. Opinion
D. Observation
4. What type of statement is, “The dog growls at me, it must not like me”?
A. Fact
B. Opinion
C. Observation
D. Inference
5. What is the primary purpose of the Scientific Method?
A. Follow directions
B. Create directions
C. Maximize bias
D. Minimize bias
Depth of Knowledge Level 2
6. Use the data table to answer the following question.
Column I / Column IIIt has red spots.
It has yellow on it.
It feels rough
It feels light.
It smells bad.
It doesn't make a sound unless you move it.
It is round.
It is squishy. / It is a hacky sack.
It is used to play with.
It must be a ball.
It is a soccer ball.
It is a toy.
Which column contains inferences about the object?
A. Column I
B. Column II
C. Both Column I and Column II
D. Neither Column I nor Column II
7. Use the data table to answer the following question.
Column I / Column IIIt has red spots.
It has yellow on it.
It feels rough
It feels light.
It smells bad.
It doesn't make a sound unless you move it.
It is round.
It is squishy. / It is a hacky sack.
It is used to play with.
It must be a ball.
It is a soccer ball.
It is a toy.
The statements recorded in Column I would BEST be described as?
A. Opinions and inferences
B. Different size sport balls
C. Facts and observations
D. Toys to play with
8. Use the data table to answer the following question.
Sample material / Density / ResultsMini 3 Musketeers bar / 0.4 g/cm3 / float
Mini Snickers bar / 2.3 g/cm3 / sink
Mini Milky Way bar / 0.8 g/cm3 / float
Mini Twix bar / 1.8 g/cm3 / sink
These chocolate bars were dropped into a container of water. Which of the following statements is a conclusion that can be made from the data table?
A. Items with a density less than 1 g/cm3 will float.
B. Items with a density less than 1 g/cm3 will sink.
C. Items with a density greater than 1 g/cm3 will float.
D. Density is not a variable that can determine if an object will sink or float.
9. Use the data table to answer the following question.
Sample material / Density / ResultsMini 3 Musketeers bar / 0.4 g/cm3 / float
Mini Snickers bar / 2.3 g/cm3 / sink
Mini Milky Way bar / 0.8 g/cm3 / float
Mini Twix bar / 1.8 g/cm3
These chocolate bars were dropped into a container of water. What prediction can be made about the Mini Twix bar?
A. The Mini Twix bar will sink.
B. The Mini Twix bar will float.
C. The Mini Twix bar will neither float nor sink.
D. The prediction cannot be made from the information in the table.
10. Use the picture to answer the following question.
Which of the following is an observation from the picture?
A. The blue truck is driving the speed limit.
B. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour.
C. The season is winter.
D. The weather is warm.
11. Use the picture to answer the following question.
Which of the following statements is an inference made from the picture?
A. The speed limit is 35 miles per hour.
B. There is a green sign on a post.
C. There are 10 parked cars.
D. It is a warm day.
Performance Benchmark N.8.A.2
Students know how to critically evaluate information to distinguish between fact and opinion. E/S
Answers to Sample Test Questions
1. A, DOK Level 1
2. B, DOK Level 1
3. C, DOK Level 1
4. D, DOK Level 1
5. D, DOK Level 1
6. B, DOK Level 2
7. C, DOK Level 2
8. A, DOK Level 2
9. A, DOK Level 2
10. B, DOK Level 2
11. D, DOK Level 2