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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 569 · 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: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone ate the cake (d) class must be over
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is crying
  5. 5.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  7. 7.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) what you see (c) a photo (d) a guess from clues
  8. 8.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) the dog did it (c) there are crumbs (d) someone was hungry
  9. 9.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) he drank the juice (d) someone ate the cake
  10. 10.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) opinions (c) observations (d) guesses
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) someone left it open
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cup is empty (d) the bell rang
  15. 15.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) he drank the juice (c) the door is open (d) the floor is wet
  16. 16.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  18. 18.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) a story (c) what you see or hear (d) a wish
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  20. 20.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  25. 25.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  29. 29.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  31. 31.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is crying (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
  33. 33.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) class must be over (c) the bell rang (d) someone spilt water
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) he drank the juice
  38. 38.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) the shops are shut (c) it is sunny (d) it may be raining
  39. 39.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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