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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 925 · 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: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cup is empty (b) the floor is wet (c) someone ate the cake (d) the cake is half gone
  3. 3.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is hungry (c) class must be over (d) the door is open
  4. 4.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is hungry (c) he drank the juice (d) the cup is empty
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) the baby is crying (d) he drank the juice
  7. 7.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) observations
  8. 8.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the bell rang (c) he drank the juice (d) the baby is crying
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) he drank the juice (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is hungry
  12. 12.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) he drank the juice (c) the cup is empty (d) the bell rang
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone left it open (c) he drank the juice (d) class must be over
  16. 16.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (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: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  20. 20.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is sunny (b) it may be raining (c) the shops are shut (d) it is a holiday
  21. 21.🍪 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) the dog did it (d) Kabir ate them
  22. 22.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone ate the cake (c) the bell rang (d) the door is open
  23. 23.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) the cake is half gone
  24. 24.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the bell rang (c) the floor is wet (d) class must be over
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is crying (c) someone spilt water (d) the bell rang
  28. 28.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) the door is open
  31. 31.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  34. 34.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the floor is wet (c) someone spilt water (d) the cup is empty
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  37. 37.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a measured length (c) a photo (d) what you see
  39. 39.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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