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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 137 · 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 ate the cake (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  2. 2.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) a wish (c) a story (d) what you see or hear
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is crying
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) class must be over
  5. 5.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the cup is empty (c) the door is open (d) the baby is crying
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  10. 10.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  12. 12.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  16. 16.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) he drank the juice (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it needs water (c) it is new (d) it is a tree
  24. 24.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  27. 27.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is crying (d) the door is open
  28. 28.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) the door is open
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the door is open (c) someone spilt water (d) he drank the juice
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  33. 33.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) Kabir ate them (c) there are crumbs (d) someone was hungry
  34. 34.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  35. 35.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) observations
  36. 36.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) class must be over (c) he drank the juice (d) the baby is crying
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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