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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 891 · 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 crying (b) the cup is empty (c) class must be over (d) the bell rang
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) he drank the juice (c) the cup is empty (d) class must be over
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  4. 4.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  6. 6.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is hungry (d) the floor is wet
  7. 7.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  10. 10.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  11. 11.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) opinions (c) guesses (d) observations
  12. 12.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) he drank the juice (c) the baby is crying (d) the cup is empty
  13. 13.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) the bell rang
  15. 15.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the bell rang (c) class must be over (d) someone left it open
  16. 16.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is an inference? (a) class must be over (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is crying
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) inference (b) observation
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  22. 22.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone ate the cake
  23. 23.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is new (b) it loves music (c) it is a tree (d) it needs water
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open
  27. 27.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) yes, so check it (b) only on Mondays (c) no, never (d) only if written
  28. 28.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the door is open (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is hungry
  29. 29.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) class must be over
  32. 32.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  35. 35.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  36. 36.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) a guess about why (c) what you see or hear (d) a story

Answer key

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

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