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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 337 · 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.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  3. 3.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone left it open
  4. 4.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is an observation? (a) the bell rang (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  6. 6.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is hungry (d) the floor is wet
  7. 7.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) guesses (c) observations (d) opinions
  8. 8.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cup is empty (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) he drank the juice
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  12. 12.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
  14. 14.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) the cake is half gone
  15. 15.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it may be raining (b) the shops are shut (c) it is sunny (d) it is a holiday
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  18. 18.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is a tree (c) it is new (d) it needs water
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  20. 20.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cake is half gone (c) class must be over (d) someone ate the cake
  23. 23.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone left it open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  26. 26.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  28. 28.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  32. 32.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) the dog did it (c) Kabir ate them (d) there are crumbs
  34. 34.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) class must be over (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  35. 35.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  39. 39.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) what you see or hear (c) a wish (d) a guess about why
  40. 40.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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