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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 656 · 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.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  3. 3.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a measured length (c) a guess from clues (d) what you see
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  7. 7.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  10. 10.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a guess about why (c) a story (d) a wish
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is crying (d) the bell rang
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) he drank the juice (c) the door is open (d) the baby is hungry
  14. 14.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone left it open (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the bell rang (c) someone left it open (d) class must be over
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) class must be over (d) the cup is empty
  17. 17.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  20. 20.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  24. 24.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  26. 26.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cake is half gone (c) the door is open (d) the bell rang
  28. 28.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  30. 30.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone ate the cake (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
  31. 31.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌱 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
  34. 34.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is crying (c) the baby is hungry (d) class must be over
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  39. 39.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only on Mondays (b) no, never (c) only if written (d) yes, so check it

Answer key

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

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