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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 865 · 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 must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  4. 4.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  6. 6.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) observations (c) rumours (d) opinions
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) the cup is empty (d) someone ate the cake
  9. 9.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it needs water (b) it is new (c) it loves music (d) it is a tree
  10. 10.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) Kabir ate them (c) the dog did it (d) there are crumbs
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) class must be over (c) someone left it open (d) someone ate the cake
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  17. 17.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  19. 19.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  22. 22.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is crying (c) the floor is wet (d) someone spilt water
  23. 23.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  26. 26.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is hungry (d) the door is open
  27. 27.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) class must be over (c) the floor is wet (d) the door is open
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) someone ate the cake (d) the bell rang
  29. 29.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
  32. 32.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) someone left it open
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) the floor is wet (d) he drank the juice
  34. 34.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) a story (c) what you see or hear (d) a wish
  36. 36.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference

Answer key

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

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