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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 387 · 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: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  7. 7.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) the floor is wet
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the door is open (c) the floor is wet (d) the bell rang
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  14. 14.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  16. 16.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  18. 18.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is hungry
  19. 19.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) the door is open (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  24. 24.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) the cup is empty (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the floor is wet (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone left it open
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  29. 29.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) the floor is wet (d) someone ate the cake
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  31. 31.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  33. 33.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the cake is half gone (c) class must be over (d) someone left it open
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  35. 35.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone ate the cake (c) he drank the juice (d) the baby is hungry
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) someone left it open (d) the cup is empty
  39. 39.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) guesses (c) rumours (d) opinions
  40. 40.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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