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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 821 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the floor is wet (c) the bell rang (d) the cup is empty
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  6. 6.Which of these is an observation? (a) the bell rang (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) someone left it open
  7. 7.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is crying
  8. 8.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  10. 10.Which of these is an observation? (a) the door is open (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is hungry
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) he drank the juice
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  17. 17.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is hungry
  19. 19.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) guesses
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cup is empty (c) he drank the juice (d) the bell rang
  21. 21.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is crying (c) someone ate the cake (d) he drank the juice
  24. 24.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) class must be over (d) the bell rang
  27. 27.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is hungry (d) class must be over
  31. 31.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) someone was hungry (c) Kabir ate them (d) there are crumbs
  32. 32.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  34. 34.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  36. 36.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is a tree (b) it is new (c) it needs water (d) it loves music
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  39. 39.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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