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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 834 · 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.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  2. 2.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) the floor is wet
  3. 3.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cup is empty (c) the floor is wet (d) someone spilt water
  5. 5.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  8. 8.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cup is empty
  10. 10.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  12. 12.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is crying (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the cake is half gone (c) the door is open (d) class must be over
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone ate the cake (d) class must be over
  19. 19.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  22. 22.🍪 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) someone was hungry (d) there are crumbs
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  24. 24.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  26. 26.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) someone left it open (c) the floor is wet (d) the cake is half gone
  27. 27.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  30. 30.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the bell rang (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  35. 35.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
  36. 36.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  38. 38.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it may be raining (b) the shops are shut (c) it is a holiday (d) it is sunny
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  40. 40.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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