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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 639 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) he drank the juice (d) the cup is empty
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) class must be over
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  4. 4.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  9. 9.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone left it open (c) the floor is wet (d) the bell rang
  10. 10.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  12. 12.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a story (c) a wish (d) a guess about why
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  17. 17.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is an observation? (a) the door is open (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) class must be over
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is crying (c) the floor is wet (d) the door is open
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  22. 22.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  24. 24.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  28. 28.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) there are crumbs (c) Kabir ate them (d) someone was hungry
  32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  33. 33.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) the cup is empty
  34. 34.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) observations (c) opinions (d) guesses
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is crying
  37. 37.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) a guess from clues (c) what you see (d) a photo
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation

Answer key

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

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