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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 971 · 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 cup is empty (b) someone ate the cake (c) the bell rang (d) the cake is half gone
  2. 2.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  3. 3.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) the baby is hungry (c) the floor is wet (d) the cup is empty
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya is smiling.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  5. 5.🔍 A detective first collects… (a) opinions (b) guesses (c) rumours (d) observations
  6. 6.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone spilt water (b) the baby is crying (c) the cake is half gone (d) the bell rang
  7. 7.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is crying (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) someone ate the cake
  8. 8.True or false: “It will probably rain soon.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👀 What is an observation? (a) a guess about why (b) what you see or hear (c) a story (d) a wish
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  11. 11.Which of these is an inference? (a) the door is open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the bell rang (d) the baby is crying
  12. 12.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.👀 Observation or inference: “It must have rained.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  14. 14.True or false: “Riya is smiling.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “The ground is wet.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bell rang (b) the floor is wet (c) the cup is empty (d) someone left it open
  17. 17.👀 Observation or inference: the cake is half gone? (a) observation (b) inference
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone left it open (c) he drank the juice (d) the cake is half gone
  19. 19.Which of these is an observation? (a) the floor is wet (b) someone left it open (c) the baby is hungry (d) he drank the juice
  20. 20.👀 Observation or inference: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  21. 21.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  22. 22.True or false: “class must be over” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: someone ate the cake? (a) inference (b) observation
  25. 25.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) the baby is hungry (c) he drank the juice (d) someone left it open
  26. 26.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the cup is empty (c) the cake is half gone (d) the door is open
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: “The classroom lights are off.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  28. 28.Which of these is an inference? (a) the floor is wet (b) the cake is half gone (c) the bell rang (d) he drank the juice
  29. 29.True or false: “someone spilt water” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  31. 31.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) someone was hungry (b) there are crumbs (c) Kabir ate them (d) the dog did it
  32. 32.True or false: “The classroom lights are off.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “the cup is empty” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “the door is open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Dark clouds cover the sky.” is an observation — what you see or hear. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  37. 37.👀 Observation or inference: “The ground is wet.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  38. 38.True or false: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone left it open (b) someone ate the cake (c) the bell rang (d) he drank the juice
  40. 40.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) observation (b) inference

Answer key

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

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