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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 428 · 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 door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  5. 5.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cup is empty (c) class must be over (d) someone ate the cake
  6. 6.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is hungry (d) the floor is wet
  7. 7.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is crying (c) class must be over (d) the cup is empty
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is hungry
  10. 10.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is a tree (b) it is new (c) it loves music (d) it needs water
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) what you see or hear (c) a story (d) a guess about why
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  18. 18.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) guesses (c) rumours (d) observations
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is crying
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  21. 21.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) the dog did it (c) there are crumbs (d) Kabir ate them
  24. 24.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is crying (c) someone ate the cake (d) the door is open
  27. 27.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a measured length (c) a guess from clues (d) what you see
  28. 28.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone spilt water
  29. 29.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  30. 30.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  32. 32.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  34. 34.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) someone ate the cake
  36. 36.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) someone left it open (d) the bell rang
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation

Answer key

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

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