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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 800 · 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: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  3. 3.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) he drank the juice (c) the bell rang (d) someone spilt water
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) class must be over
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the floor is wet (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
  7. 7.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) someone ate the cake (d) the door is open
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  9. 9.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  11. 11.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is crying (c) the floor is wet (d) he drank the juice
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) he drank the juice
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) he drank the juice (c) someone spilt water (d) the door is open
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  18. 18.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) there are crumbs (b) the dog did it (c) someone was hungry (d) Kabir ate them
  20. 20.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) opinions (c) rumours (d) guesses
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  25. 25.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) a wish (c) a guess about why (d) what you see or hear
  26. 26.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  28. 28.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
  30. 30.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  35. 35.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the floor is wet (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  38. 38.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is new (c) it needs water (d) it is a tree
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone ate the cake (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the cake is half gone (c) the cup is empty (d) the floor is wet

Answer key

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

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