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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 101 · 40 questions
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Thinking tip (See first, then guess): Observation: “Riya is smiling.”, “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.”, “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” Inference: “Riya must be happy.”, “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.”, “The plant may need more water.” — words like must, probably and may. An inference can be wrong, so look for more clues before you are sure.

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  1. 1.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  9. 9.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  10. 10.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only on Mondays (b) no, never (c) yes, so check it (d) only if written
  12. 12.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a guess about why (c) a wish (d) a story
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  15. 15.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) class must be over (c) the cake is half gone (d) the cup is empty
  16. 16.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the door is open (c) the baby is crying (d) the floor is wet
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone spilt water
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  22. 22.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  23. 23.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is hungry
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  26. 26.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  28. 28.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) the bell rang
  30. 30.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is hungry
  35. 35.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) he drank the juice (c) the door is open (d) the baby is hungry
  37. 37.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) the cup is empty
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) there are crumbs (c) Kabir ate them (d) the dog did it

Answer key

  1. True
  2. observation
  3. an inference
  4. True
  5. True
  6. False
  7. an inference
  8. inference
  9. someone ate the cake
  10. True
  11. yes, so check it
  12. True
  13. what you see or hear
  14. an inference
  15. class must be over
  16. False
  17. False
  18. True
  19. someone spilt water
  20. the cup is empty
  21. inference
  22. the baby is hungry
  23. False
  24. the floor is wet
  25. an inference
  26. False
  27. an observation
  28. True
  29. the baby is hungry
  30. True
  31. inference
  32. inference
  33. an observation
  34. the cake is half gone
  35. False
  36. the door is open
  37. False
  38. someone left it open
  39. an inference
  40. there are crumbs

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