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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 621 · 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 inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the door is open (c) the floor is wet (d) the cup is empty
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  3. 3.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  7. 7.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a story (c) a wish (d) a guess about why
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cake is half gone (c) he drank the juice (d) the baby is hungry
  9. 9.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone ate the cake (c) the door is open (d) the floor is wet
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  14. 14.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) what you see (c) a photo (d) a guess from clues
  15. 15.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  17. 17.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  21. 21.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
  22. 22.Which of these is an inference? (a) class must be over (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  23. 23.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the baby is hungry (c) the floor is wet (d) the cup is empty
  25. 25.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is crying
  29. 29.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) rumours (c) guesses (d) observations
  31. 31.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  33. 33.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  35. 35.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is crying (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is crying (c) the door is open (d) the cup is empty
  39. 39.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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