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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 62 · 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.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) observations (c) rumours (d) guesses
  2. 2.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the bell rang (c) someone left it open (d) he drank the juice
  5. 5.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is hungry
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  9. 9.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) the floor is wet
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  11. 11.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.☔ 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is crying (d) the bell rang
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  16. 16.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the door is open (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cup is empty (c) someone left it open (d) class must be over
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) the bell rang (d) someone spilt water
  22. 22.🌱 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
  23. 23.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  25. 25.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  27. 27.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cake is half gone (b) class must be over (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  30. 30.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) what you see or hear (c) a wish (d) a story
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is crying
  33. 33.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) class must be over
  34. 34.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) he drank the juice
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  38. 38.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation

Answer key

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

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