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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 218 · 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: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  3. 3.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) the baby is hungry (d) the door is open
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the bell rang (c) the door is open (d) the cup is empty
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone ate the cake
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is crying (d) he drank the juice
  9. 9.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a guess about why (c) a wish (d) a story
  10. 10.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) there are crumbs (c) someone was hungry (d) the dog did it
  12. 12.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) a photo (c) a guess from clues (d) what you see
  13. 13.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  19. 19.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is hungry
  20. 20.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  23. 23.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  24. 24.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it needs water (b) it loves music (c) it is a tree (d) it is new
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the bell rang (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is hungry
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  27. 27.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the cup is empty (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone left it open
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  35. 35.Which of these is an inference? (a) class must be over (b) the bell rang (c) the cup is empty (d) the cake is half gone
  36. 36.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  39. 39.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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