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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 915 · 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) class must be over (b) someone ate the cake (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  3. 3.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) class must be over (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is hungry
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  7. 7.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) class must be over (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  8. 8.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  10. 10.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the baby is crying (c) the floor is wet (d) the cup is empty
  11. 11.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  13. 13.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the cake is half gone (c) someone left it open (d) someone ate the cake
  15. 15.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a photo (b) what you see (c) a guess from clues (d) a measured length
  16. 16.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) a wish (c) what you see or hear (d) a guess about why
  19. 19.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is hungry
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone left it open (c) he drank the juice (d) the bell rang
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  24. 24.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it loves music (b) it is a tree (c) it needs water (d) it is new
  25. 25.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is hungry
  27. 27.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  30. 30.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  33. 33.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  36. 36.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) the door is open (d) someone ate the cake
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  40. 40.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) Kabir ate them (b) someone was hungry (c) the dog did it (d) there are crumbs

Answer key

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

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