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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 528 · 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: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  2. 2.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) what you see (c) a guess from clues (d) a photo
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  8. 8.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  10. 10.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the cake is half gone (c) he drank the juice (d) the cup is empty
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  12. 12.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) observations (c) rumours (d) opinions
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the bell rang (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
  14. 14.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  18. 18.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  21. 21.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) what you see or hear (c) a guess about why (d) a wish
  22. 22.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
  23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  24. 24.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone ate the cake (c) the door is open (d) the baby is crying
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) the baby is crying
  27. 27.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone spilt water (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  30. 30.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is crying
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
  34. 34.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone left it open (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone spilt water
  36. 36.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is hungry

Answer key

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

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