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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 32 · 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 cake is half gone (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is hungry (d) he drank the juice
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  3. 3.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it may be raining (b) it is a holiday (c) the shops are shut (d) it is sunny
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) he drank the juice (c) class must be over (d) the door is open
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  6. 6.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the floor is wet (c) the door is open (d) the baby is crying
  8. 8.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  11. 11.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) the bell rang
  16. 16.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) there are crumbs (c) someone was hungry (d) the dog did it
  17. 17.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) the door is open (d) the baby is hungry
  22. 22.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  25. 25.🌱 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
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  29. 29.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone ate the cake
  30. 30.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) observations (c) guesses (d) opinions
  31. 31.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cake is half gone (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone left it open (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  34. 34.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone left it open (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the cup is empty (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is crying
  37. 37.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is crying (d) the baby is hungry
  39. 39.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference

Answer key

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

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