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Observation and Inference Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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