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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 696 · 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: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  2. 2.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is crying (c) someone spilt water (d) class must be over
  3. 3.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is hungry
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  5. 5.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  9. 9.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
  10. 10.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  15. 15.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the floor is wet (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is crying
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  18. 18.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) someone was hungry (c) the dog did it (d) there are crumbs
  19. 19.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  21. 21.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) the door is open (d) someone left it open
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  23. 23.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is hungry (c) he drank the juice (d) someone spilt water
  25. 25.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  29. 29.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  34. 34.Which of these is an inference? (a) class must be over (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) the bell rang
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) the cup is empty
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) he drank the juice (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  39. 39.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a photo (c) a measured length (d) what you see
  40. 40.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) the shops are shut (b) it may be raining (c) it is a holiday (d) it is sunny

Answer key

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

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