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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 321 · 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: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone ate the cake
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  9. 9.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cup is empty (d) the cake is half gone
  11. 11.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cake is half gone (c) the cup is empty (d) the floor is wet
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  17. 17.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is crying (c) someone spilt water (d) he drank the juice
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  19. 19.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cup is empty (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
  21. 21.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone ate the cake
  26. 26.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone left it open (c) the door is open (d) he drank the juice
  31. 31.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) guesses (c) opinions (d) observations
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) he drank the juice (d) someone spilt water
  34. 34.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  36. 36.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is crying (d) the door is open
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  39. 39.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. True
  4. the cake is half gone
  5. the door is open
  6. observation
  7. an observation
  8. someone ate the cake
  9. False
  10. the baby is hungry
  11. False
  12. True
  13. inference
  14. he drank the juice
  15. an inference
  16. an inference
  17. the baby is crying
  18. an observation
  19. False
  20. the cup is empty
  21. False
  22. inference
  23. he drank the juice
  24. an observation
  25. the floor is wet
  26. True
  27. True
  28. True
  29. True
  30. the door is open
  31. observations
  32. an inference
  33. the cake is half gone
  34. False
  35. an observation
  36. someone left it open
  37. inference
  38. inference
  39. False
  40. True

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