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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 673 · 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.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  2. 2.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a story (c) a guess about why (d) a wish
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) the bell rang (d) someone left it open
  4. 4.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) someone was hungry (c) there are crumbs (d) Kabir ate them
  5. 5.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  9. 9.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is crying
  10. 10.Which of these is an observation? (a) the bell rang (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone left it open
  11. 11.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is hungry
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  16. 16.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  18. 18.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) he drank the juice (d) the cup is empty
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  20. 20.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) a guess from clues (c) a photo (d) what you see
  21. 21.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) the door is open
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  24. 24.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) the cake is half gone
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) class must be over (d) the floor is wet
  26. 26.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is hungry
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  28. 28.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is sunny (b) the shops are shut (c) it is a holiday (d) it may be raining
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  31. 31.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) rumours (c) guesses (d) observations
  32. 32.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  36. 36.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) the bell rang (d) someone left it open
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  38. 38.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) class must be over
  39. 39.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang

Answer key

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

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