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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 142 · 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 inference? (a) the bell rang (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) the baby is crying
  2. 2.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is hungry (c) the door is open (d) the floor is wet
  4. 4.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the floor is wet (c) the bell rang (d) the door is open
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  11. 11.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is crying (d) the bell rang
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) class must be over (d) the cup is empty
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  16. 16.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) observations
  17. 17.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a story (c) a wish (d) a guess about why
  18. 18.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a measured length (c) what you see (d) a guess from clues
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  22. 22.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  24. 24.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  32. 32.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is new (c) it needs water (d) it is a tree
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the bell rang (c) he drank the juice (d) someone left it open
  34. 34.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) the baby is crying (d) someone spilt water
  36. 36.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is hungry (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
  39. 39.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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