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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 319 · 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 classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is crying (d) someone spilt water
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the bell rang (c) the door is open (d) the floor is wet
  6. 6.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is new (b) it needs water (c) it is a tree (d) it loves music
  8. 8.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) it may be raining (c) it is sunny (d) the shops are shut
  9. 9.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  10. 10.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) a guess about why (c) what you see or hear (d) a story
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
  12. 12.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) the door is open (d) someone left it open
  15. 15.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  17. 17.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  18. 18.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cup is empty (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
  19. 19.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  24. 24.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the door is open (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the bell rang (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  27. 27.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  29. 29.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is crying (c) the cup is empty (d) the bell rang
  33. 33.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  35. 35.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) what you see (c) a measured length (d) a guess from clues
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cup is empty (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  38. 38.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) there are crumbs (b) Kabir ate them (c) someone was hungry (d) the dog did it
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation

Answer key

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

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