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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 537 · 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.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is a tree (c) it needs water (d) it is new
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is crying (c) the cup is empty (d) the cake is half gone
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  5. 5.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) the cake is half gone
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) the cup is empty
  9. 9.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  14. 14.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) the bell rang (d) someone ate the cake
  16. 16.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  18. 18.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) class must be over
  21. 21.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  26. 26.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) Kabir ate them (c) someone was hungry (d) there are crumbs
  29. 29.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) what you see or hear (c) a guess about why (d) a wish
  30. 30.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  34. 34.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is hungry
  35. 35.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  38. 38.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) observations
  39. 39.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the bell rang (c) someone ate the cake (d) he drank the juice
  40. 40.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) a guess from clues (c) what you see (d) a photo

Answer key

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

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