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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 588 · 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 observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  4. 4.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) someone ate the cake (d) the door is open
  6. 6.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  8. 8.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a photo (c) a measured length (d) what you see
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cake is half gone (c) the cup is empty (d) the door is open
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) the baby is crying
  12. 12.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the door is open
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  16. 16.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) there are crumbs (b) Kabir ate them (c) the dog did it (d) someone was hungry
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) class must be over (d) the door is open
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  19. 19.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  24. 24.🌱 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
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) the bell rang
  26. 26.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the floor is wet (c) he drank the juice (d) someone left it open
  30. 30.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) the cake is half gone
  32. 32.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) opinions (c) observations (d) guesses
  33. 33.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) the cup is empty
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) class must be over
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) someone left it open
  38. 38.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only if written (b) no, never (c) only on Mondays (d) yes, so check it
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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