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Observation and Inference Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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