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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 882 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the bell rang (c) someone spilt water (d) someone left it open
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  3. 3.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) the cup is empty
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) the bell rang (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is crying
  8. 8.🍪 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) there are crumbs (d) the dog did it
  9. 9.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is hungry (c) class must be over (d) someone left it open
  10. 10.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is hungry
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  13. 13.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) he drank the juice (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  15. 15.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is a tree (b) it needs water (c) it loves music (d) it is new
  17. 17.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  20. 20.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is crying (c) the baby is hungry (d) he drank the juice
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) observation (b) inference
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  24. 24.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the floor is wet (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is crying
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  28. 28.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the cup is empty (c) the floor is wet (d) the door is open
  29. 29.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) a story (c) a guess about why (d) what you see or hear
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) class must be over (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is crying
  31. 31.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) the door is open (d) someone left it open
  33. 33.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
  34. 34.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  35. 35.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  37. 37.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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