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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 169 · 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 floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  3. 3.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  8. 8.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) someone spilt water (d) the door is open
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  14. 14.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  17. 17.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) he drank the juice (c) the cup is empty (d) class must be over
  18. 18.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is new (c) it is a tree (d) it needs water
  19. 19.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone left it open
  22. 22.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) a story (c) a guess about why (d) what you see or hear
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  27. 27.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  28. 28.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) class must be over
  31. 31.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) he drank the juice (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  34. 34.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) what you see (c) a photo (d) a measured length
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  36. 36.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone ate the cake (d) he drank the juice
  37. 37.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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