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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 829 · 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 dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) what you see or hear (c) a guess about why (d) a story
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) class must be over (d) the bell rang
  4. 4.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  6. 6.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is crying (c) the door is open (d) he drank the juice
  10. 10.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) class must be over (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone spilt water
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  12. 12.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) class must be over (d) the floor is wet
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone left it open
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) class must be over (c) the door is open (d) someone ate the cake
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  21. 21.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the door is open (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  23. 23.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is hungry
  29. 29.🍪 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
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  31. 31.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) the floor is wet (d) he drank the juice
  34. 34.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) the baby is hungry
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone left it open (d) the cup is empty
  38. 38.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference

Answer key

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

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