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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 726 · 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 floor is wet” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  5. 5.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the floor is wet (c) the door is open (d) the bell rang
  6. 6.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🍪 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) Kabir ate them (d) there are crumbs
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) the cup is empty (d) someone ate the cake
  9. 9.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) a wish (c) what you see or hear (d) a guess about why
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  11. 11.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) someone ate the cake
  13. 13.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) guesses (c) observations (d) opinions
  14. 14.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the bell rang (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  16. 16.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is crying (d) the baby is hungry
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  20. 20.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
  23. 23.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone left it open (d) class must be over
  26. 26.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is an inference? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is crying (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
  29. 29.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) what you see (c) a photo (d) a measured length
  30. 30.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  32. 32.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  36. 36.☔ 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
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  38. 38.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is hungry (d) the door is open
  39. 39.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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