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Observation and Inference Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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