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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 744 · 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 dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  2. 2.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a story (c) a guess about why (d) a wish
  4. 4.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is crying
  5. 5.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is a tree (c) it is new (d) it needs water
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) class must be over (d) the cup is empty
  7. 7.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) he drank the juice (c) the door is open (d) the cake is half gone
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  10. 10.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  13. 13.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a photo (c) what you see (d) a measured length
  14. 14.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  18. 18.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  22. 22.🍪 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
  23. 23.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) yes, so check it (b) only on Mondays (c) no, never (d) only if written
  25. 25.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the floor is wet
  26. 26.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  30. 30.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone left it open (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is crying
  34. 34.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  36. 36.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  37. 37.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cup is empty (c) someone spilt water (d) class must be over
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the door is open (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying

Answer key

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

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