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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 468 · 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 observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone left it open (d) class must be over
  2. 2.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) class must be over (d) the bell rang
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  13. 13.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
  16. 16.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone ate the cake (d) the bell rang
  17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) class must be over (d) the door is open
  18. 18.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is crying (c) the cup is empty (d) the floor is wet
  20. 20.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  24. 24.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) Kabir ate them (c) someone was hungry (d) there are crumbs
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  26. 26.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) the door is open
  27. 27.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a measured length (c) what you see (d) a photo
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  29. 29.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone left it open (c) he drank the juice (d) someone ate the cake
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  33. 33.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) the cake is half gone
  34. 34.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) what you see or hear (c) a guess about why (d) a wish
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  36. 36.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) rumours (c) guesses (d) opinions
  37. 37.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cake is half gone (b) he drank the juice (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  39. 39.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation

Answer key

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

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