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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 766 · 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.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the bell rang (c) the door is open (d) the baby is hungry
  4. 4.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a story (c) a guess about why (d) a wish
  5. 5.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  7. 7.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  12. 12.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the bell rang (c) the door is open (d) the cup is empty
  15. 15.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is hungry (c) the floor is wet (d) he drank the juice
  17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the door is open (c) the floor is wet (d) the bell rang
  18. 18.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone ate the cake
  19. 19.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  21. 21.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is crying (c) someone spilt water (d) the floor is wet
  22. 22.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) the door is open (d) he drank the juice
  23. 23.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) observations
  24. 24.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) the bell rang (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone left it open (d) he drank the juice
  26. 26.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the cake is half gone (c) class must be over (d) the door is open
  29. 29.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is hungry
  31. 31.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  33. 33.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) the door is open (d) the baby is hungry
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone left it open (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is crying (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  39. 39.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it needs water (b) it is a tree (c) it loves music (d) it is new
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference

Answer key

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

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