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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 804 · 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.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only on Mondays (b) only if written (c) no, never (d) yes, so check it
  2. 2.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) the cup is empty
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  6. 6.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
  8. 8.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) he drank the juice (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
  12. 12.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
  15. 15.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is crying (c) the bell rang (d) class must be over
  17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) he drank the juice
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is crying (c) class must be over (d) the baby is hungry
  20. 20.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) the floor is wet
  21. 21.True or false: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  26. 26.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a guess from clues (c) what you see (d) a measured length
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  30. 30.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  32. 32.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) the door is open (d) the baby is hungry
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  35. 35.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone left it open (c) he drank the juice (d) someone spilt water
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is hungry (c) the floor is wet (d) someone ate the cake
  37. 37.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  39. 39.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  40. 40.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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