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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 91 · 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 of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) class must be over
  2. 2.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a guess about why (c) a story (d) a wish
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  8. 8.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) someone left it open (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
  12. 12.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the floor is wet (c) class must be over (d) the baby is crying
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  16. 16.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  18. 18.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  20. 20.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) observation (b) inference
  23. 23.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  25. 25.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cake is half gone (d) the floor is wet
  26. 26.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a measured length (b) what you see (c) a photo (d) a guess from clues
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  29. 29.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  31. 31.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) class must be over (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is hungry
  32. 32.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) observations (c) guesses (d) rumours
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) someone spilt water
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the cake is half gone (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference

Answer key

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

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