Reading Comprehension #14017

Practice Exercise 7 A

Logical Conclusions

  1. When Dan and Karen arrive home early from their weekend trip, they have to park on the street, because a carpet cleaning van and six large garbage bags smelling of beer are piled near the end of their driveway. Their three teenaged children greet their parents with concerned expressions on their faces. Dan and Karen think they know what happened while they were away.

    1. Was inductive thinking or deductive thinking used? ______________________

    2. What was Dan’s and Karen’s conclusion? ________________________________________________

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    3. Was it a logical conclusion? Why or why not? ____________________________________________

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  2. You receive the information about your students for the new school year. You notice that two students have the same last names — Tim Cormier and Todd Cormier. You notice that they were both born on July 17. They have both moved to Minto from Fredericton. Last year they attended the same school. You think you have discovered something about the two students.

    1. Was inductive thinking or deductive thinking used? ______________________

    2. What was your conclusion? ___________________________________________________________

    3. Was it a logical conclusion? Why or why not? ____________________________________________

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