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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 164 · 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 baby is hungry (b) the cup is empty (c) the door is open (d) the baby is crying
  2. 2.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
  5. 5.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone left it open (d) the bell rang
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  13. 13.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the door is open (c) someone spilt water (d) someone left it open
  14. 14.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  17. 17.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) a wish (c) a guess about why (d) what you see or hear
  20. 20.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  22. 22.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is hungry (d) the floor is wet
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) the bell rang
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  27. 27.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is crying (c) someone left it open (d) someone ate the cake
  28. 28.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  30. 30.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  32. 32.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  34. 34.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) opinions (c) observations (d) guesses
  35. 35.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a guess from clues (c) what you see (d) a measured length
  36. 36.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  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 classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) it may be raining (c) it is sunny (d) the shops are shut

Answer key

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

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