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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 260 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) someone ate the cake
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) the door is open
  5. 5.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) the shops are shut (b) it is sunny (c) it may be raining (d) it is a holiday
  10. 10.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) the bell rang
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is crying (d) the floor is wet
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) the cup is empty (d) class must be over
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  18. 18.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) the cake is half gone (d) class must be over
  21. 21.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is crying
  22. 22.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cake is half gone (c) the door is open (d) someone ate the cake
  23. 23.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a guess about why (c) a story (d) a wish
  25. 25.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is new (b) it needs water (c) it is a tree (d) it loves music
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is hungry (d) the floor is wet
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone ate the cake (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying
  33. 33.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) the bell rang (d) someone ate the cake
  35. 35.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) the cake is half gone
  36. 36.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  39. 39.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference

Answer key

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

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