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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 956 · 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 of these is an observation? (a) the bell rang (b) someone ate the cake (c) class must be over (d) someone left it open
  2. 2.📦 Can an inference be wrong? (a) no, never (b) only on Mondays (c) yes, so check it (d) only if written
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  4. 4.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) guesses (b) rumours (c) opinions (d) observations
  5. 5.Which of these is an inference? (a) the bell rang (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) the baby is crying
  6. 6.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the floor is wet (c) the door is open (d) the cake is half gone
  10. 10.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) what you see or hear (c) a wish (d) a story
  11. 11.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the door is open (c) someone left it open (d) the cup is empty
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  14. 14.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) it is sunny (c) it may be raining (d) the shops are shut
  15. 15.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  16. 16.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  18. 18.True or false: “the bell rang” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) he drank the juice (b) the door is open (c) the bell rang (d) the cup is empty
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) observation (b) inference
  23. 23.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) there are crumbs (b) the dog did it (c) someone was hungry (d) Kabir ate them
  24. 24.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) class must be over (b) the floor is wet (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the door is open (b) someone ate the cake (c) someone spilt water (d) someone left it open
  27. 27.True or false: “the cake is half gone” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) he drank the juice (c) someone ate the cake (d) someone spilt water
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “It will probably rain soon.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) the bell rang (c) the cup is empty (d) someone spilt water
  32. 32.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the door is open (c) the baby is crying (d) the bell rang
  34. 34.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  37. 37.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the floor is wet (c) someone left it open (d) the baby is crying
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) the bell rang (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference

Answer key

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

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