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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 41 · 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 cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  5. 5.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  9. 9.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) class must be over
  10. 10.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is crying
  13. 13.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the bell rang (c) the door is open (d) class must be over
  15. 15.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) the dog did it (c) there are crumbs (d) someone was hungry
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cake is half gone (c) he drank the juice (d) someone left it open
  20. 20.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is hungry
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  24. 24.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is crying (c) the door is open (d) the bell rang
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
  29. 29.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  30. 30.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it needs water (b) it loves music (c) it is a tree (d) it is new
  31. 31.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) he drank the juice
  38. 38.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) what you see (c) a guess from clues (d) a photo
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  40. 40.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) the cake is half gone

Answer key

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

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