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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 509 · 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 dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  2. 2.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🍪 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
  5. 5.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone ate the cake
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cup is empty (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  8. 8.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  12. 12.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  15. 15.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) rumours (c) guesses (d) observations
  16. 16.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  18. 18.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) class must be over
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  22. 22.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  25. 25.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  27. 27.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is crying (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  28. 28.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  30. 30.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the door is open (d) the baby is hungry
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) class must be over
  35. 35.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) class must be over (c) the bell rang (d) the cup is empty
  36. 36.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a photo (c) what you see (d) a measured length
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) the cake is half gone
  39. 39.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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