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Observation and Inference Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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