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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 786 · 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 inference? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is hungry (c) the bell rang (d) the cup is empty
  2. 2.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  4. 4.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) guesses (c) rumours (d) observations
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  8. 8.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  9. 9.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) the cake is half gone
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  14. 14.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the floor is wet (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) he drank the juice (c) the cup is empty (d) the door is open
  16. 16.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) he drank the juice (c) the cup is empty (d) someone ate the cake
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cup is empty (c) someone spilt water (d) the cake is half gone
  19. 19.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) Kabir ate them (c) someone was hungry (d) there are crumbs
  20. 20.🧠 What is an inference? (a) what you see (b) a photo (c) a measured length (d) a guess from clues
  21. 21.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) what you see or hear (c) a story (d) a guess about why
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
  25. 25.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  27. 27.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  31. 31.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  35. 35.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) it is sunny (c) the shops are shut (d) it may be raining
  36. 36.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
  37. 37.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is new (c) it is a tree (d) it needs water
  38. 38.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) the door is open (d) someone ate the cake
  39. 39.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty

Answer key

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

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