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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 355 · 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: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone left it open (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  3. 3.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is new (b) it is a tree (c) it needs water (d) it loves music
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  6. 6.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is crying (d) the baby is hungry
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  11. 11.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  16. 16.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) class must be over (c) the cup is empty (d) the floor is wet
  20. 20.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  21. 21.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone ate the cake (c) the floor is wet (d) the door is open
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  26. 26.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) he drank the juice (d) the baby is crying
  27. 27.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) opinions (c) guesses (d) observations
  28. 28.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) a story (c) a guess about why (d) what you see or hear
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) someone left it open (d) the bell rang
  34. 34.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the cup is empty (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  37. 37.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) class must be over (c) someone left it open (d) the door is open
  39. 39.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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