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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 901 · 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: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) he drank the juice (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is hungry
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) he drank the juice (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  5. 5.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) the floor is wet (c) the baby is hungry (d) someone ate the cake
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  8. 8.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is crying (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cup is empty
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  11. 11.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone spilt water (d) someone left it open
  15. 15.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  18. 18.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a guess about why (c) a wish (d) a story
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone spilt water (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the cup is empty (c) the floor is wet (d) the baby is crying
  22. 22.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cake is half gone
  23. 23.🍪 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
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  26. 26.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is new (b) it needs water (c) it is a tree (d) it loves music
  27. 27.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the cake is half gone (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  35. 35.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) class must be over (d) the cake is half gone
  37. 37.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) the cake is half gone
  40. 40.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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