Formulating Testable Questions
This worksheet helps 6th-grade students understand and formulate testable questions for research and inquiry.
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Formulating Testable Questions
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to complete the activities. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and writing testable questions.
What is a Testable Question?
A testable question is a question that can be answered through an experiment, an investigation, or by gathering evidence. It's specific, measurable, and focuses on cause and effect or relationships between things. Non-testable questions often ask for opinions, values, or simply facts that can be looked up without investigation.
1. Which of the following is a testable question?
Is blue a prettier color than green?
What is the capital of France?
Does the amount of sunlight affect a plant's growth?
Are dogs better pets than cats?
For each statement, indicate whether it describes a characteristic of a testable question (True) or not (False).
2. A testable question always asks for an opinion.
True
False
3. A testable question can be answered by conducting an experiment.
True
False
Fill in the blanks with the correct word to complete each sentence about testable questions.
4. A testable question must be able to be answered through an or investigation.
5. Non-testable questions often ask for or opinions.
6. Rewrite the following non-testable question into a testable question:
Original: "Which season is the best?"
Rewrite:
7. Imagine you want to research how different types of soil affect plant growth. Write one testable question you could investigate.