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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 111 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone left it open
  2. 2.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  3. 3.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) a wish (c) what you see or hear (d) a story
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is crying (c) the cup is empty (d) the cake is half gone
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  6. 6.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) no, never (b) yes, so check it (c) only on Mondays (d) only if written
  7. 7.🧠 What is an inference? (a) what you see (b) a measured length (c) a photo (d) a guess from clues
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  10. 10.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) the cup is empty (d) he drank the juice
  15. 15.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  17. 17.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  18. 18.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the door is open (c) someone spilt water (d) class must be over
  19. 19.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  21. 21.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  24. 24.True or false: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is an inference? (a) class must be over (b) the cake is half gone (c) the door is open (d) the floor is wet
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) the cake is half gone
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  28. 28.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is hungry (c) the floor is wet (d) the door is open
  29. 29.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  33. 33.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  35. 35.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) there are crumbs (c) someone was hungry (d) the dog did it
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) the baby is hungry
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water

Answer key

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

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