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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 534 · 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: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  3. 3.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) the bell rang
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  6. 6.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  7. 7.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) guesses (c) observations (d) rumours
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) someone spilt water (d) the cake is half gone
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  12. 12.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is crying (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone left it open
  16. 16.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  18. 18.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang
  22. 22.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the bell rang (c) the floor is wet (d) the cup is empty
  23. 23.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) he drank the juice (d) the door is open
  24. 24.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  27. 27.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) the cup is empty (d) class must be over
  30. 30.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  33. 33.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  35. 35.🧠 What is an inference? (a) what you see (b) a photo (c) a guess from clues (d) a measured length
  36. 36.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cup is empty (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is hungry
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  40. 40.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the door is open (c) the baby is crying (d) the cake is half gone

Answer key

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

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