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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 833 · 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: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cup is empty
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is hungry (c) he drank the juice (d) class must be over
  5. 5.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) what you see (c) a measured length (d) a guess from clues
  6. 6.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the door is open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is hungry
  10. 10.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone spilt water (c) someone left it open (d) class must be over
  12. 12.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) he drank the juice
  17. 17.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is crying (d) the baby is hungry
  22. 22.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cake is half gone (c) class must be over (d) the baby is crying
  28. 28.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🍪 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
  31. 31.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) what you see or hear (c) a guess about why (d) a story
  33. 33.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the cup is empty (c) the floor is wet (d) someone ate the cake
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  37. 37.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) guesses (c) rumours (d) observations
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  40. 40.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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