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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 248 · 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 ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) a story (c) what you see or hear (d) a guess about why
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) he drank the juice (d) the door is open
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is hungry
  7. 7.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is a tree (b) it needs water (c) it is new (d) it loves music
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  10. 10.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) someone left it open
  12. 12.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cup is empty
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the bell rang (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  15. 15.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) the door is open
  18. 18.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) the cup is empty
  20. 20.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is crying (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  23. 23.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  27. 27.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone spilt water (c) class must be over (d) someone ate the cake
  31. 31.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  34. 34.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) observations
  35. 35.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is crying
  40. 40.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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