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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 610 · 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.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
  4. 4.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 What is an inference? (a) what you see (b) a photo (c) a guess from clues (d) a measured length
  7. 7.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the floor is wet (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  8. 8.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  12. 12.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  17. 17.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  19. 19.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) the shops are shut (b) it is sunny (c) it may be raining (d) it is a holiday
  20. 20.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is hungry (c) the floor is wet (d) the door is open
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) someone left it open
  25. 25.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone left it open (c) the door is open (d) the cup is empty
  27. 27.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  30. 30.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone ate the cake (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
  31. 31.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) he drank the juice (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is hungry
  33. 33.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) a wish (c) what you see or hear (d) a story
  34. 34.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) class must be over (d) the floor is wet
  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.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) class must be over (d) the bell rang

Answer key

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

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