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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 846 · 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: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  3. 3.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  5. 5.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) the cup is empty
  6. 6.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) someone ate the cake
  7. 7.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) observations (c) guesses (d) rumours
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the door is open (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  9. 9.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) someone ate the cake
  12. 12.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) what you see or hear (c) a story (d) a wish
  13. 13.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) someone was hungry (c) the dog did it (d) there are crumbs
  14. 14.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  17. 17.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it needs water (c) it is a tree (d) it is new
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the cup is empty (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  19. 19.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  21. 21.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) the door is open
  22. 22.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) class must be over
  27. 27.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone left it open (d) the door is open
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  29. 29.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is crying (d) the cup is empty
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) someone ate the cake (c) the floor is wet (d) the cup is empty
  32. 32.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cake is half gone (b) class must be over (c) someone left it open (d) he drank the juice
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) he drank the juice (c) someone left it open (d) class must be over
  36. 36.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is crying
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) yes, so check it (b) no, never (c) only on Mondays (d) only if written

Answer key

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

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