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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 866 · 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.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) it is sunny (c) it may be raining (d) the shops are shut
  2. 2.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the bell rang (d) the floor is wet
  3. 3.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cup is empty (c) class must be over (d) the floor is wet
  6. 6.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) inference (b) observation
  8. 8.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  10. 10.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  12. 12.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the baby is crying (c) the floor is wet (d) someone spilt water
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
  15. 15.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) yes, so check it (b) no, never (c) only on Mondays (d) only if written
  17. 17.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone left it open (d) someone spilt water
  20. 20.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is crying
  26. 26.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) class must be over (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is hungry
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  28. 28.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an 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) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) the cake is half gone (d) class must be over
  32. 32.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) opinions (c) observations (d) guesses
  33. 33.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) what you see (c) a measured length (d) a guess from clues
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  36. 36.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) the cup is empty (d) someone ate the cake
  38. 38.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation

Answer key

  1. it may be raining
  2. someone ate the cake
  3. False
  4. False
  5. class must be over
  6. True
  7. inference
  8. True
  9. observation
  10. False
  11. the baby is hungry
  12. someone spilt water
  13. an observation
  14. class must be over
  15. False
  16. yes, so check it
  17. False
  18. True
  19. the floor is wet
  20. True
  21. False
  22. inference
  23. False
  24. True
  25. the baby is crying
  26. the cake is half gone
  27. an observation
  28. False
  29. an observation
  30. False
  31. the cake is half gone
  32. observations
  33. a guess from clues
  34. observation
  35. inference
  36. True
  37. someone ate the cake
  38. True
  39. an inference
  40. an inference

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