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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 326 · 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 of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the floor is wet
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is hungry
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  5. 5.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☔ 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
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) class must be over (d) the cup is empty
  9. 9.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) the cake is half gone
  10. 10.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) what you see (c) a measured length (d) a guess from clues
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
  14. 14.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) observations (c) guesses (d) opinions
  15. 15.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  18. 18.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) the cake is half gone
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
  23. 23.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) there are crumbs (c) Kabir ate them (d) the dog did it
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is hungry (c) he drank the juice (d) someone spilt water
  25. 25.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) class must be over (d) someone ate the cake
  27. 27.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) the cup is empty
  28. 28.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it needs water (b) it is new (c) it loves music (d) it is a tree
  29. 29.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the bell rang (d) he drank the juice
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  35. 35.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  37. 37.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a story (c) a guess about why (d) a wish
  39. 39.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference

Answer key

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

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