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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 172 · 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.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  2. 2.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) class must be over (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone ate the cake
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  10. 10.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the cup is empty (c) the floor is wet (d) he drank the juice
  11. 11.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) what you see or hear (c) a guess about why (d) a story
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  13. 13.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) the cup is empty (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is hungry
  14. 14.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  16. 16.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone ate the cake
  17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) the bell rang
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  19. 19.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only on Mondays (b) yes, so check it (c) no, never (d) only if written
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  21. 21.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  24. 24.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  26. 26.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  28. 28.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone ate the cake (d) the bell rang
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  30. 30.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is hungry
  31. 31.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the bell rang (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
  32. 32.True or false: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  34. 34.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it may be raining (b) it is a holiday (c) the shops are shut (d) it is sunny
  35. 35.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone ate the cake
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) he drank the juice (c) the door is open (d) the cake is half gone
  38. 38.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) the dog did it (c) there are crumbs (d) someone was hungry
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  40. 40.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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