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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 210 · 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 must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  2. 2.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  4. 4.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) he drank the juice (c) class must be over (d) the baby is crying
  6. 6.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the bell rang (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  10. 10.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  11. 11.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone spilt water
  14. 14.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is new (b) it loves music (c) it needs water (d) it is a tree
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  17. 17.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) the cup is empty
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is crying (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  20. 20.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) a story (c) what you see or hear (d) a guess about why
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is crying (c) the door is open (d) the cake is half gone
  23. 23.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) a photo (c) a guess from clues (d) what you see
  26. 26.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone left it open (d) he drank the juice
  27. 27.🍪 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) the dog did it (d) there are crumbs
  28. 28.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  30. 30.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) the floor is wet (d) he drank the juice
  33. 33.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  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.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  40. 40.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) observations (c) guesses (d) rumours

Answer key

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

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