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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 445 · 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 of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) he drank the juice (d) the baby is crying
  2. 2.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) what you see (c) a measured length (d) a photo
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  5. 5.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is crying (d) the cup is empty
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  8. 8.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it needs water (b) it loves music (c) it is new (d) it is a tree
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  10. 10.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the cup is empty (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
  11. 11.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is crying (d) the floor is wet
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is hungry
  14. 14.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) the door is open
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the bell rang (c) someone spilt water (d) the cake is half gone
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  18. 18.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  24. 24.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  25. 25.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  28. 28.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is crying (d) the baby is hungry
  31. 31.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) the shops are shut (b) it is a holiday (c) it may be raining (d) it is sunny
  32. 32.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) guesses
  34. 34.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  36. 36.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is hungry
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation

Answer key

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

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