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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 873 · 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: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the door is open (c) the cup is empty (d) class must be over
  3. 3.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the bell rang (c) he drank the juice (d) class must be over
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone ate the cake
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  6. 6.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  8. 8.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  10. 10.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone left it open
  14. 14.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  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: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) someone ate the cake (d) class must be over
  18. 18.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the door is open (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  21. 21.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) class must be over
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone spilt water (d) the door is open
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  24. 24.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  27. 27.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) a wish (c) a guess about why (d) what you see or hear
  29. 29.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it may be raining (b) the shops are shut (c) it is sunny (d) it is a holiday
  30. 30.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  33. 33.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  34. 34.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is crying
  35. 35.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) someone left it open (d) the floor is wet
  36. 36.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) opinions (c) rumours (d) guesses
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) he drank the juice (c) the cup is empty (d) the bell rang
  39. 39.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone spilt water (c) someone left it open (d) the bell rang

Answer key

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

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