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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 373 · 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: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) he drank the juice
  3. 3.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) someone left it open (d) the bell rang
  5. 5.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the floor is wet (c) the door is open (d) the baby is crying
  6. 6.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) observations
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  8. 8.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) what you see or hear (c) a story (d) a guess about why
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  11. 11.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is new (c) it is a tree (d) it needs water
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) the door is open (d) the baby is hungry
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  14. 14.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only if written (b) only on Mondays (c) no, never (d) yes, so check it
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) class must be over
  17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) someone spilt water (d) the floor is wet
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  19. 19.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🍪 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) the dog did it (d) there are crumbs
  21. 21.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cake is half gone (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone spilt water (c) someone left it open (d) the door is open
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) class must be over (d) the baby is crying
  25. 25.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is crying (c) someone ate the cake (d) the door is open
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  27. 27.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) it may be raining (c) the shops are shut (d) it is sunny
  28. 28.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is hungry
  31. 31.🔍 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
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  33. 33.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a guess from clues (c) what you see (d) a measured length
  36. 36.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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