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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 642 · 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) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the cup is empty (d) class must be over
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  5. 5.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  9. 9.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is crying
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the floor is wet (c) the bell rang (d) he drank the juice
  13. 13.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is hungry
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  17. 17.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang
  18. 18.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the cake is half gone (c) he drank the juice (d) someone spilt water
  22. 22.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is crying (c) someone spilt water (d) class must be over
  23. 23.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is hungry (c) the floor is wet (d) he drank the juice
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  26. 26.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) the door is open
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  28. 28.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) a guess about why (c) a wish (d) what you see or hear
  29. 29.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) someone ate the cake (d) class must be over
  31. 31.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) the bell rang (d) someone spilt water
  34. 34.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) class must be over (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
  37. 37.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) there are crumbs (c) someone was hungry (d) the dog did it
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference

Answer key

  1. the cup is empty
  2. an observation
  3. an observation
  4. observation
  5. True
  6. True
  7. False
  8. inference
  9. False
  10. inference
  11. someone spilt water
  12. he drank the juice
  13. False
  14. False
  15. the baby is hungry
  16. observation
  17. the bell rang
  18. the baby is hungry
  19. an observation
  20. inference
  21. the cake is half gone
  22. the baby is crying
  23. False
  24. the floor is wet
  25. an inference
  26. he drank the juice
  27. inference
  28. what you see or hear
  29. True
  30. the floor is wet
  31. False
  32. an observation
  33. the bell rang
  34. False
  35. the door is open
  36. the baby is crying
  37. there are crumbs
  38. an inference
  39. an observation
  40. an inference

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