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Observation and Inference Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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