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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 728 · 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: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  5. 5.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) what you see or hear (c) a guess about why (d) a wish
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  8. 8.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is new (b) it is a tree (c) it needs water (d) it loves music
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  10. 10.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  12. 12.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  18. 18.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  20. 20.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) observations (c) rumours (d) guesses
  21. 21.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
  23. 23.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) he drank the juice (d) the bell rang
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) he drank the juice
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  27. 27.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is hungry (c) the bell rang (d) the door is open
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  35. 35.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) there are crumbs (c) someone was hungry (d) Kabir ate them
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  38. 38.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) the cake is half gone
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the cake is half gone (c) the cup is empty (d) the door is open
  40. 40.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) the floor is wet

Answer key

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

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