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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 132 · 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: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  3. 3.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a measured length (c) a photo (d) what you see
  5. 5.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone spilt water (c) class must be over (d) the baby is hungry
  6. 6.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone ate the cake
  7. 7.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone left it open (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  9. 9.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a wish (c) a story (d) a guess about why
  10. 10.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is new (c) it is a tree (d) it needs water
  11. 11.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  13. 13.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  15. 15.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  19. 19.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  21. 21.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) class must be over
  23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) the bell rang (d) someone spilt water
  24. 24.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  25. 25.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is sunny (b) the shops are shut (c) it may be raining (d) it is a holiday
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone ate the cake (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  27. 27.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  29. 29.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the bell rang (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) class must be over (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is crying (d) the cake is half gone
  35. 35.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the floor is wet (c) he drank the juice (d) someone left it open
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  38. 38.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  39. 39.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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