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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 125 · 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 of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang
  2. 2.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  4. 4.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) class must be over (d) the floor is wet
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  7. 7.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a measured length (c) a photo (d) what you see
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) he drank the juice (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is crying
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) class must be over (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  21. 21.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  27. 27.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) someone left it open (d) the cup is empty
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) the floor is wet
  31. 31.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  34. 34.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) the bell rang
  39. 39.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference

Answer key

  1. the bell rang
  2. True
  3. the cake is half gone
  4. False
  5. the floor is wet
  6. inference
  7. a guess from clues
  8. an inference
  9. False
  10. an inference
  11. inference
  12. he drank the juice
  13. someone spilt water
  14. inference
  15. the baby is crying
  16. observation
  17. class must be over
  18. an observation
  19. an inference
  20. an observation
  21. False
  22. True
  23. True
  24. False
  25. the baby is hungry
  26. an observation
  27. the cup is empty
  28. an inference
  29. observation
  30. someone ate the cake
  31. False
  32. an observation
  33. inference
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. someone spilt water
  39. True
  40. observation

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