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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 317 · 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) the cup is empty (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) class must be over
  2. 2.Which of these is an observation? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) class must be over
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is crying (c) class must be over (d) he drank the juice
  6. 6.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) class must be over (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is crying
  13. 13.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  14. 14.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is hungry (d) the door is open
  15. 15.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  17. 17.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  19. 19.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a wish (c) a story (d) a guess about why
  21. 21.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cup is empty (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is crying
  22. 22.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  28. 28.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) guesses (c) observations (d) rumours
  29. 29.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) it may be raining (c) the shops are shut (d) it is sunny
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  33. 33.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a measured length (c) a photo (d) what you see
  34. 34.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is new (c) it is a tree (d) it needs water
  36. 36.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) the cake is half gone
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation

Answer key

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

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