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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 51 · 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: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the door is open (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
  3. 3.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (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) True (b) False
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  6. 6.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) the cake is half gone (d) class must be over
  9. 9.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is a tree (c) it is new (d) it needs water
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  12. 12.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  16. 16.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) he drank the juice (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  17. 17.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) someone was hungry (c) Kabir ate them (d) there are crumbs
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
  20. 20.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  23. 23.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cup is empty (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying
  26. 26.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) a story (c) what you see or hear (d) a wish
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  29. 29.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the door is open (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  33. 33.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) it is sunny (c) the shops are shut (d) it may be raining
  34. 34.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.Which of these is an observation? (a) the door is open (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone left it open (d) class must be over

Answer key

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

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