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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 867 · 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: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  3. 3.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is crying
  5. 5.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone spilt water
  9. 9.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  12. 12.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) class must be over
  13. 13.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone ate the cake (d) the bell rang
  15. 15.🍪 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
  16. 16.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cup is empty
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  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: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  22. 22.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
  26. 26.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) the door is open (d) he drank the juice
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  30. 30.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a wish (c) a story (d) a guess about why
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) class must be over
  32. 32.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) the baby is hungry
  34. 34.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) class must be over
  38. 38.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is crying
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  40. 40.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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