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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 954 · 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 baby is hungry (b) the door is open (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is crying
  2. 2.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone left it open (c) the cup is empty (d) the baby is hungry
  4. 4.True or false: “he drank the juice” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  6. 6.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  7. 7.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the cup is empty (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
  8. 8.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) the cup is empty (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  15. 15.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) observation (b) inference
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone spilt water (c) the cup is empty (d) the cake is half gone
  18. 18.True or false: “The plant may need more water.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) observation (b) inference
  22. 22.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the floor is wet (c) the bell rang (d) someone left it open
  23. 23.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) the floor is wet (c) the bell rang (d) class must be over
  24. 24.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  26. 26.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) only on Mondays (b) no, never (c) only if written (d) yes, so check it
  28. 28.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is hungry (c) the baby is crying (d) class must be over
  30. 30.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a story (c) a wish (d) a guess about why
  32. 32.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  34. 34.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  36. 36.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) the baby is hungry (c) class must be over (d) the door is open
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is crying? (a) observation (b) inference
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  39. 39.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is hungry

Answer key

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

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