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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 869 · 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: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) the floor is wet
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is crying (c) the cup is empty (d) the floor is wet
  5. 5.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) the baby is hungry (d) the bell rang
  7. 7.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) what you see or hear (c) a guess about why (d) a wish
  9. 9.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) what you see (c) a measured length (d) a guess from clues
  10. 10.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) there are crumbs (c) someone was hungry (d) Kabir ate them
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.Which of these is an observation? (a) the bell rang (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  15. 15.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying
  18. 18.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  24. 24.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  26. 26.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  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.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone spilt water (c) class must be over (d) the cup is empty
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  33. 33.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  35. 35.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the door is open (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone left it open
  36. 36.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cake is half gone (c) the cup is empty (d) the floor is wet
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone spilt water

Answer key

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

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