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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 953 · 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: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) yes, so check it (b) only if written (c) only on Mondays (d) no, never
  3. 3.True or false: “Riya must be happy.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the door is open
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cup is empty (c) class must be over (d) the door is open
  7. 7.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  11. 11.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) guesses (c) rumours (d) observations
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the floor is wet (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) the cup is empty (c) the door is open (d) the baby is crying
  17. 17.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  19. 19.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) the bell rang (d) he drank the juice
  20. 20.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone ate the cake (c) the cup is empty (d) the door is open
  25. 25.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  27. 27.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the bell rang (c) the floor is wet (d) the cake is half gone
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the floor is wet (b) the baby is crying (c) he drank the juice (d) the cup is empty
  31. 31.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  33. 33.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) there are crumbs (b) Kabir ate them (c) the dog did it (d) someone was hungry
  34. 34.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  35. 35.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the baby is hungry (c) the baby is crying (d) someone left it open
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  38. 38.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) he drank the juice (c) the cake is half gone (d) someone left it open

Answer key

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

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