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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 712 · 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: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  2. 2.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) the baby is crying (d) someone spilt water
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  7. 7.🧠 What is an inference? (a) what you see (b) a measured length (c) a photo (d) a guess from clues
  8. 8.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) the bell rang
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the floor is wet (c) he drank the juice (d) someone ate the cake
  14. 14.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the bell rang (c) class must be over (d) someone left it open
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  16. 16.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is hungry
  21. 21.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  25. 25.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) the dog did it (c) there are crumbs (d) Kabir ate them
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  27. 27.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) what you see or hear (c) a wish (d) a story
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
  31. 31.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the bell rang (c) the door is open (d) the cup is empty
  34. 34.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) someone spilt water
  37. 37.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is crying (c) the cup is empty (d) the floor is wet
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  39. 39.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is crying (c) the cup is empty (d) the cake is half gone

Answer key

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

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