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Observation and Inference Worksheet

Critical thinking lesson 11: Observation and inference · Set 99 · 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 plant’s leaves are yellow.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “class must be over” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) the floor is wet (c) the cake is half gone (d) the baby is crying
  4. 4.👀 Observation or inference: the baby is hungry? (a) inference (b) observation
  5. 5.👀 Observation or inference: the bell rang? (a) inference (b) observation
  6. 6.Which of these is an observation? (a) the cup is empty (b) someone spilt water (c) he drank the juice (d) the baby is hungry
  7. 7.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant’s leaves are yellow.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  8. 8.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👀 Observation or inference: “Riya must be happy.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  10. 10.👀 Observation or inference: someone left it open? (a) inference (b) observation
  11. 11.Which of these is an observation? (a) the baby is hungry (b) someone ate the cake (c) the door is open (d) someone spilt water
  12. 12.Which of these is an inference? (a) someone left it open (b) the floor is wet (c) the door is open (d) the cake is half gone
  13. 13.True or false: “someone left it open” is an observation. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.👀 Observation or inference: the cup is empty? (a) inference (b) observation
  15. 15.True or false: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “the floor is wet” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the cake is half gone (c) class must be over (d) the baby is hungry
  18. 18.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an inference. (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.👀 Observation or inference: someone spilt water? (a) inference (b) observation
  21. 21.True or false: “the baby is crying” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is an observation? (a) he drank the juice (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) the baby is crying
  23. 23.True or false: “The dog is probably glad to see us.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.👀 Observation or inference: “The dog is wagging its tail.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  25. 25.👀 Observation or inference: “Kabir probably ate the biscuits.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  26. 26.Which of these is an observation? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the baby is hungry (c) someone left it open (d) the cake is half gone
  27. 27.👀 Observation or inference: class must be over? (a) inference (b) observation
  28. 28.True or false: “It must have rained.” is an inference — a guess from clues. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “the bell rang” is an inference. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🍪 The biscuit tin is empty, and there are crumbs on the table. Which is an observation? (a) the dog did it (b) Kabir ate them (c) there are crumbs (d) someone was hungry
  31. 31.👀 What is an observation? (a) what you see or hear (b) a guess about why (c) a wish (d) a story
  32. 32.👀 Observation or inference: “The plant may need more water.” (a) an inference (b) an observation
  33. 33.👀 Observation or inference: the floor is wet? (a) inference (b) observation
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) class must be over (b) someone spilt water (c) someone ate the cake (d) the floor is wet
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) someone ate the cake (b) the bell rang (c) class must be over (d) someone spilt water
  36. 36.👀 Observation or inference: “There are crumbs on Kabir’s plate.” (a) an observation (b) an inference
  37. 37.True or false: “someone ate the cake” is an observation. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👀 Observation or inference: he drank the juice? (a) observation (b) inference
  39. 39.🌱 The plant’s leaves are drooping. Which inference fits best? (a) it needs water (b) it is a tree (c) it is new (d) it loves music
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the cake is half gone (b) someone spilt water (c) the door is open (d) the bell rang

Answer key

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

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