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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 513 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  4. 4.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is crying (c) the door is open (d) he drank the juice
  5. 5.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is crying (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  6. 6.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the bell rang (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  8. 8.🌱 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
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  10. 10.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone left it open (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  12. 12.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
  15. 15.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  18. 18.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) there are crumbs (c) Kabir ate them (d) someone was hungry
  20. 20.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  23. 23.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) the bell rang (d) class must be over
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  26. 26.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  27. 27.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone ate the cake (c) the door is open (d) he drank the juice
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  30. 30.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  37. 37.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is crying (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is hungry
  38. 38.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation

Answer key

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

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