Observation and Inference Practice

There are 16 red marbles in the bag.

• Observeration

• Inference

How many students have blue for a favorite color?

• 11

• 12

• 14

• 17

Check all the responses that are INFERENCES

• There is a sailboat in the water

• The sailboat belongs to the boy

• The boy fell off the rocks

• The tree by the pond has no leaves

• The tree by the pond is dead

Check all the responses that are OBSERVATIONS

• The boy is in the water

• The weather is cold

• The tree branch is broken

• The boy fell off the branch

• A goat is standing by the pond

Read the statement and decide if it's an observation or inference:

The car is on the right side of the road.

• Observation

• Inference

Read the statement and decide if it's an observation or inference:

The man is wearing a striped tie.

• Observation

• Inference

Read the statement and decide if it's an observation or inference:

The car seems to be a VW Buggy

• Observation

• Inference

Read the statement and decide if it's an observation or inference:

The man's tongue is sticking out.

• Observation

• Inference

Read the statement and decide if it's an observation or inference:

The dog is smarter than the human.

• Observation

• Inference

Read the statement and decide if it's an observation or inference:

In this world, dog's rule and human's drool!

• Observation

• Inference