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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 285 · 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: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  3. 3.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is crying (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
  5. 5.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the bell rang (d) he drank the juice
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone spilt water (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  10. 10.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  12. 12.Which of these is an inference? (a) class must be over (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is crying (d) the floor is wet
  13. 13.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) a wish (c) what you see or hear (d) a guess about why
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is crying (c) someone left it open (d) the cup is empty
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  16. 16.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  18. 18.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  19. 19.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) the door is open (d) someone left it open
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) the door is open
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) the cup is empty
  23. 23.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) class must be over
  26. 26.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  29. 29.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cake is half gone (c) the cup is empty (d) class must be over
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  33. 33.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) it is sunny (c) it may be raining (d) the shops are shut
  34. 34.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the door is open (c) the baby is crying (d) the cup is empty
  36. 36.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only if written (b) no, never (c) only on Mondays (d) yes, so check it
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone ate the cake
  38. 38.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation

Answer key

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

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