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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 810 · 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.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is crying (d) the door is open
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🍪 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) there are crumbs (d) someone was hungry
  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) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) he drank the juice (d) the bell rang
  8. 8.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) a wish (c) a story (d) what you see or hear
  9. 9.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) the door is open
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  16. 16.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  18. 18.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  21. 21.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is crying (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
  22. 22.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) inference (b) observation
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) he drank the juice (c) the door is open (d) someone left it open
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  27. 27.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  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.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the cup is empty (c) someone spilt water (d) class must be over
  31. 31.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cup is empty (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
  32. 32.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  35. 35.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the bell rang (c) class must be over (d) the floor is wet
  39. 39.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the floor is wet (c) the bell rang (d) the cup is empty

Answer key

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

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