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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 840 · 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.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a wish (c) a story (d) a guess about why
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  3. 3.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone left it open (c) someone spilt water (d) class must be over
  6. 6.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  8. 8.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) someone ate the cake
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) he drank the juice (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is crying
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  11. 11.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) class must be over (c) the door is open (d) the floor is wet
  15. 15.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is a tree (c) it needs water (d) it is new
  17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) the floor is wet
  18. 18.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cup is empty (d) the floor is wet
  19. 19.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  22. 22.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
  23. 23.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) there are crumbs (b) Kabir ate them (c) someone was hungry (d) the dog did it
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  27. 27.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) rumours (c) guesses (d) opinions
  29. 29.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) someone left it open
  30. 30.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) what you see (c) a measured length (d) a photo
  31. 31.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) the bell rang
  37. 37.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is crying (c) the door is open (d) the bell rang
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is hungry (c) the door is open (d) the cup is empty
  39. 39.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference

Answer key

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

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