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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 465 · 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: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) he drank the juice (d) the bell rang
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is crying (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  6. 6.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) there are crumbs (c) someone was hungry (d) the dog did it
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is crying
  9. 9.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is crying (c) the floor is wet (d) someone spilt water
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone spilt water
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  16. 16.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a story (c) a wish (d) a guess about why
  18. 18.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) the bell rang (d) someone left it open
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  20. 20.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  24. 24.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is hungry (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
  25. 25.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  28. 28.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) the bell rang (d) someone spilt water
  30. 30.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  32. 32.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  36. 36.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is hungry
  39. 39.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. he drank the juice
  3. inference
  4. inference
  5. someone ate the cake
  6. there are crumbs
  7. observation
  8. the baby is hungry
  9. True
  10. an inference
  11. someone spilt water
  12. the door is open
  13. an observation
  14. an observation
  15. inference
  16. False
  17. what you see or hear
  18. the bell rang
  19. observation
  20. True
  21. inference
  22. an inference
  23. someone ate the cake
  24. the cake is half gone
  25. False
  26. inference
  27. observation
  28. False
  29. someone spilt water
  30. False
  31. an inference
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. an inference
  36. True
  37. True
  38. the bell rang
  39. True
  40. False

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