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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 903 · 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 ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) class must be over (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is hungry
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is crying (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is hungry
  6. 6.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone left it open (c) the floor is wet (d) someone ate the cake
  7. 7.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the cup is empty (c) the cake is half gone (d) class must be over
  9. 9.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) class must be over (c) the baby is hungry (d) the cup is empty
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone left it open (d) class must be over
  14. 14.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  16. 16.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is hungry (c) the door is open (d) the bell rang
  21. 21.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the cake is half gone (c) the cup is empty (d) the door is open
  22. 22.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is crying (d) someone ate the cake
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) the door is open (d) someone ate the cake
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  29. 29.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a photo (c) a measured length (d) what you see
  30. 30.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) someone was hungry (c) Kabir ate them (d) there are crumbs
  31. 31.Which of these is an observation? (a) the bell rang (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) the baby is hungry
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  34. 34.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) the door is open
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the floor is wet (c) he drank the juice (d) the baby is hungry
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  38. 38.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) guesses (c) rumours (d) observations

Answer key

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

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