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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 815 · 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: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) what you see (c) a guess from clues (d) a measured length
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  4. 4.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  7. 7.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is crying (d) the cake is half gone
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is crying (c) the bell rang (d) he drank the juice
  10. 10.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is hungry (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
  12. 12.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  15. 15.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a story (c) a guess about why (d) a wish
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  17. 17.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) he drank the juice
  18. 18.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is hungry (c) class must be over (d) he drank the juice
  20. 20.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) the floor is wet (d) he drank the juice
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) he drank the juice (c) someone left it open (d) the bell rang
  23. 23.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) the shops are shut (c) it is sunny (d) it may be raining
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  28. 28.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) guesses (c) observations (d) opinions
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  30. 30.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) the cake is half gone
  31. 31.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is hungry (d) the door is open
  34. 34.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) the bell rang (d) class must be over
  36. 36.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  38. 38.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) there are crumbs (c) the dog did it (d) someone was hungry

Answer key

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

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