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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 192 · 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.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) there are crumbs (b) someone was hungry (c) the dog did it (d) Kabir ate them
  2. 2.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
  5. 5.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) a story (c) what you see or hear (d) a guess about why
  6. 6.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is crying (c) class must be over (d) he drank the juice
  7. 7.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone left it open (d) the door is open
  8. 8.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  10. 10.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the door is open (c) the bell rang (d) someone ate the cake
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone left it open (c) the floor is wet (d) someone spilt water
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is hungry
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) the bell rang
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is hungry
  23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) class must be over (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is crying (d) the cake is half gone
  24. 24.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone left it open
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  27. 27.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the bell rang (c) someone left it open (d) the floor is wet
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is crying (c) the bell rang (d) class must be over
  32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  33. 33.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a measured length (c) a photo (d) what you see
  36. 36.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) the bell rang (d) someone spilt water
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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