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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 433 · 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.🍪 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
  2. 2.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) the door is open (d) class must be over
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  4. 4.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) the cup is empty (d) someone ate the cake
  6. 6.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is crying (c) the bell rang (d) someone ate the cake
  7. 7.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) someone ate the cake
  8. 8.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  9. 9.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  11. 11.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a guess from clues (c) what you see (d) a measured length
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is hungry (c) the bell rang (d) class must be over
  15. 15.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  18. 18.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) the cup is empty
  20. 20.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
  22. 22.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is hungry (d) the door is open
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  27. 27.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  29. 29.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) the baby is hungry
  30. 30.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the bell rang (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  32. 32.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) observations
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) class must be over (d) the baby is crying
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  35. 35.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only if written (b) yes, so check it (c) only on Mondays (d) no, never
  36. 36.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  38. 38.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference

Answer key

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

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