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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 346 · 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.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a guess about why (c) a story (d) a wish
  2. 2.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  5. 5.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone left it open
  9. 9.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  13. 13.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a photo (c) what you see (d) a measured length
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) someone left it open (d) the door is open
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  17. 17.True or false: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cup is empty (c) class must be over (d) he drank the juice
  19. 19.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) opinions (c) observations (d) rumours
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  21. 21.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) class must be over
  22. 22.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  25. 25.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the cake is half gone (c) class must be over (d) the floor is wet
  26. 26.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is hungry (c) class must be over (d) someone ate the cake
  28. 28.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  30. 30.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) the bell rang
  33. 33.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone left it open (c) he drank the juice (d) someone ate the cake
  37. 37.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  38. 38.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone

Answer key

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

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