Quick Quiz on Inference

Identify which portions of the following statements are observations and which are inferences. Check your answers below.

1.    When paper burns, that is a chemical reaction because the paper becomes brittle and then powdery while it changes color to black and then to white (or light grey). Also, heat and light are given off.

2.    There are some flashing red and blue lights up ahead, so I better slow down.

3.    Distilled water is a transparent, colorless, homogeneous liquid.

Answers to Quick Quiz on Inference

Portions of the following statements are marked as observations and  inferences.

1.    When paper burns, that is a chemical reaction because the paper becomes brittle and then powdery while it changes color to black and then to white (or light grey). Also, heat and light are given off.

2.    There are some flashing red and blue lights up ahead, so I better slow down.