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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 562 · 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 is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  3. 3.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) no, never (b) only on Mondays (c) only if written (d) yes, so check it
  6. 6.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) the door is open
  7. 7.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  8. 8.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone spilt water
  10. 10.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone spilt water
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  12. 12.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a measured length (c) a guess from clues (d) what you see
  13. 13.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  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 dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  17. 17.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) a wish (c) a story (d) what you see or hear
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) the floor is wet
  20. 20.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the bell rang (c) someone left it open (d) he drank the juice
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) someone ate the cake
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  27. 27.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the door is open (c) someone spilt water (d) he drank the juice
  30. 30.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) class must be over (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
  32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cup is empty
  33. 33.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) opinions (c) rumours (d) guesses
  34. 34.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  36. 36.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) there are crumbs (c) Kabir ate them (d) the dog did it
  37. 37.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) someone left it open
  39. 39.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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