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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 186 · 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: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  2. 2.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is crying
  4. 4.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  5. 5.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  7. 7.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cake is half gone (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  10. 10.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  14. 14.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) someone left it open
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  16. 16.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  19. 19.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) someone spilt water
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  23. 23.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) observations
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the cake is half gone (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  28. 28.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) someone left it open
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  31. 31.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is new (b) it loves music (c) it is a tree (d) it needs water
  32. 32.True or false: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  37. 37.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is sunny (b) the shops are shut (c) it may be raining (d) it is a holiday
  38. 38.Which of these is an observation? (a) the bell rang (b) he drank the juice (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
  39. 39.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cup is empty (c) he drank the juice (d) the door is open

Answer key

  1. an observation
  2. False
  3. the baby is crying
  4. the baby is hungry
  5. True
  6. an observation
  7. the cake is half gone
  8. an inference
  9. an inference
  10. True
  11. observation
  12. observation
  13. someone ate the cake
  14. the door is open
  15. the floor is wet
  16. True
  17. False
  18. an observation
  19. the baby is crying
  20. an inference
  21. the baby is hungry
  22. an observation
  23. False
  24. observations
  25. inference
  26. someone spilt water
  27. an inference
  28. True
  29. someone left it open
  30. inference
  31. it needs water
  32. True
  33. False
  34. True
  35. True
  36. an inference
  37. it may be raining
  38. the bell rang
  39. True
  40. he drank the juice

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