Name ______________________________ Date ____________________ Period __________

ASSESSMENT- Observation and Inference

Use the picture on the back to answer the questions.

1. Look closely at the photograph. What do you notice? List at least 4 observations. Be careful
that you only write down what you know for sure—not what you think you know.

1.

2.

3.

4.

2. Use the observations you made in question #1 to make an inference about what has
happened.

I inferred that…

3. Why did you infer what you did in question #2? Provide evidence from your observations to
support your inferences.

4. Predict what you think will happen next.

5. Why did you predict what you did in question #4? What was it about the picture or your
experiences that made you predict what you did? Provide evidence to support your prediction.