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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 207 · 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.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  5. 5.🧠 What is an inference? (a) what you see (b) a photo (c) a measured length (d) a guess from clues
  6. 6.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) class must be over (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) the door is open
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is crying (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  11. 11.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) opinions (c) rumours (d) observations
  12. 12.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cup is empty (d) the cake is half gone
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  16. 16.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the bell rang (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
  17. 17.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone spilt water
  18. 18.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the door is open (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
  20. 20.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cup is empty (c) the door is open (d) someone left it open
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  24. 24.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone ate the cake
  27. 27.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  29. 29.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  33. 33.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cake is half gone (d) the floor is wet
  34. 34.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  37. 37.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  40. 40.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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