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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 301 · 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 bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  4. 4.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cup is empty (d) the cake is half gone
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  7. 7.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone spilt water (c) class must be over (d) someone left it open
  8. 8.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  10. 10.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
  12. 12.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) guesses (c) rumours (d) observations
  13. 13.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a measured length (c) what you see (d) a guess from clues
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  15. 15.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cup is empty (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  17. 17.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) someone spilt water (d) the cake is half gone
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  20. 20.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) the floor is wet
  22. 22.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) a guess about why (c) what you see or hear (d) a wish
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  24. 24.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) class must be over (d) the baby is crying
  25. 25.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) class must be over (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  27. 27.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) the door is open (d) someone ate the cake
  31. 31.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying
  32. 32.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone left it open (c) class must be over (d) he drank the juice
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  35. 35.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) yes, so check it (b) no, never (c) only if written (d) only on Mondays
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  38. 38.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) someone was hungry (c) there are crumbs (d) Kabir ate them
  40. 40.☔ 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

Answer key

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

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