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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 963 · 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: “he drank the juice” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  5. 5.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) class must be over (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) he drank the juice (c) the cup is empty (d) the bell rang
  7. 7.True or false: “The dog is wagging its tail.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “the baby is hungry” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  10. 10.True or false: “Everyone has probably gone home.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 What is an inference? (a) a guess from clues (b) a photo (c) what you see (d) a measured length
  12. 12.👀 What is an observation? (a) a wish (b) what you see or hear (c) a story (d) a guess about why
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) observation (b) inference
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is crying (b) class must be over (c) someone left it open (d) he drank the juice
  15. 15.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is an inference? (a) the cup is empty (b) the floor is wet (c) someone spilt water (d) the door is open
  18. 18.Which of these is an inference? (a) the baby is crying (b) he drank the juice (c) the door is open (d) the cup is empty
  19. 19.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone left it open (b) someone spilt water (c) the cake is half gone (d) class must be over
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is hungry (c) the bell rang (d) he drank the juice
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: the door is open? (a) observation (b) inference
  22. 22.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  23. 23.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone spilt water (b) the door is open (c) the baby is hungry (d) he drank the juice
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) inference (b) observation
  26. 26.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone left it open (c) the door is open (d) the baby is crying
  27. 27.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.☔ You see wet umbrellas at the door. What is a fair inference? (a) it is a holiday (b) the shops are shut (c) it is sunny (d) it may be raining
  29. 29.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  30. 30.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) observation (b) inference
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  34. 34.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the door is open” is an inference. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: “Everyone has probably gone home.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  39. 39.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) rumours (b) guesses (c) opinions (d) observations
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” (a) an inference (b) an observation

Answer key

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

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