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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 624 · 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) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) he drank the juice
  2. 2.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  5. 5.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) the bell rang (d) someone spilt water
  7. 7.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) the cup is empty (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  9. 9.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cup is empty
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  12. 12.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  16. 16.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) the cup is empty
  19. 19.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the door is open (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying
  24. 24.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  30. 30.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) observations (c) guesses (d) rumours
  31. 31.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone left it open
  36. 36.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is a tree (b) it needs water (c) it loves music (d) it is new
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  39. 39.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) it may be raining (c) the shops are shut (d) it is sunny
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference

Answer key

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

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