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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 141 · 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) the door is open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is hungry
  2. 2.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is sunny (b) it is a holiday (c) it may be raining (d) the shops are shut
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  5. 5.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) the floor is wet
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
  11. 11.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  13. 13.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
  14. 14.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) the baby is hungry
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the floor is wet (c) the door is open (d) the bell rang
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  19. 19.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) class must be over
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  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: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  26. 26.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a measured length (c) a guess from clues (d) what you see
  27. 27.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is crying (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
  30. 30.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only if written (b) no, never (c) yes, so check it (d) only on Mondays
  32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is hungry (d) class must be over
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  34. 34.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) the bell rang
  35. 35.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is hungry (c) the floor is wet (d) he drank the juice
  37. 37.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) Kabir ate them (c) there are crumbs (d) the dog did it
  38. 38.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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