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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 263 · 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) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) class must be over (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  3. 3.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  5. 5.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone ate the cake (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  7. 7.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) a story (c) what you see or hear (d) a wish
  8. 8.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  10. 10.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is crying (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  13. 13.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) what you see (c) a photo (d) a guess from clues
  14. 14.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
  15. 15.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is hungry (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
  23. 23.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) observations (c) rumours (d) guesses
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) someone left it open
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  26. 26.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) the dog did it (c) there are crumbs (d) Kabir ate them
  27. 27.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) the shops are shut (b) it may be raining (c) it is a holiday (d) it is sunny
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the bell rang (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  29. 29.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) the baby is hungry
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  32. 32.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  36. 36.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the floor is wet (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  38. 38.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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