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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 157 · 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: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  4. 4.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  6. 6.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is crying (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the floor is wet (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is crying
  9. 9.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  12. 12.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a measured length (c) a guess from clues (d) what you see
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone left it open (c) the cake is half gone (d) the cup is empty
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone left it open
  16. 16.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) someone ate the cake (c) he drank the juice (d) the cup is empty
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  19. 19.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) opinions (c) rumours (d) guesses
  20. 20.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) a story (c) what you see or hear (d) a guess about why
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  22. 22.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) someone left it open
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) someone ate the cake
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  28. 28.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) there are crumbs (c) Kabir ate them (d) someone was hungry
  29. 29.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) the shops are shut (b) it is a holiday (c) it may be raining (d) it is sunny
  30. 30.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  33. 33.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is crying (c) the floor is wet (d) someone ate the cake
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  36. 36.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  38. 38.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the door is open (c) class must be over (d) the cup is empty
  40. 40.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone

Answer key

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

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