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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 914 · 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 door is open (b) the baby is hungry (c) class must be over (d) he drank the juice
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  3. 3.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) a guess about why (c) a wish (d) what you see or hear
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the baby is crying (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is hungry
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  7. 7.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) observations (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) guesses
  8. 8.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) he drank the juice (d) the floor is wet
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  10. 10.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) a measured length (c) a guess from clues (d) what you see
  11. 11.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it is a tree (b) it is new (c) it needs water (d) it loves music
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  16. 16.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) the shops are shut (b) it is sunny (c) it is a holiday (d) it may be raining
  19. 19.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone left it open (d) the door is open
  21. 21.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cup is empty (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) he drank the juice
  24. 24.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the cup is empty (c) class must be over (d) someone ate the cake
  26. 26.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) class must be over (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone spilt water
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the bell rang (c) the cake is half gone (d) class must be over
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) he drank the juice
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  35. 35.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  38. 38.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) the door is open (d) someone left it open
  39. 39.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation

Answer key

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

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