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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 922 · 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.🌱 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
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  3. 3.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is hungry
  7. 7.👀 What is an observation? (a) a story (b) what you see or hear (c) a wish (d) a guess about why
  8. 8.Which of these is an inference? (a) he drank the juice (b) the bell rang (c) the baby is crying (d) the door is open
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  11. 11.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) the bell rang
  12. 12.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone left it open (c) someone ate the cake (d) class must be over
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone spilt water (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) the bell rang
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  18. 18.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  19. 19.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) opinions (c) guesses (d) observations
  22. 22.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) there are crumbs (b) someone was hungry (c) Kabir ate them (d) the dog did it
  23. 23.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) the cup is empty (d) someone ate the cake
  24. 24.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  28. 28.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the cup is empty (c) the bell rang (d) someone left it open
  29. 29.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “someone left it open” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  32. 32.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) class must be over (c) someone spilt water (d) someone ate the cake
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  37. 37.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) class must be over (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
  38. 38.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is an observation? (a) the door is open (b) class must be over (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  40. 40.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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