Observation and Inference Worksheet
Part 1
Read the following sentences carefully. Determine if the sentence is an observation or an
inference.
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If I touch the hot pot handle I will burn my hand.
When I rang the doorbell, no one answered.
Jamal must be popular.
The sun set at 7:18.
That sounded like a mean dog.
Corn must be her favorite vegetable because she ate a lot.
The beaker contains 250 ml of water.
A gas formed when I mixed the liquid and solid
Sound traveled faster through the desk than through the air.
When the power is turned on, the game lights up and plays a song.
Part 2
Read the following sentences containing inferences carefully. Re-write the statement to form
another inference that could be made based upon the same information.
Ex. It must of rained before because there are many puddles.
Re-write—The sprinklers were on before because there are many puddles.
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The caterpillar did not eat the moth because it is not a carnivore.
The plant on the left is growing more because it has been receiving more water.
I can jump high in tennis shoes because they have rubber on the bottom.
Dinosaurs died out when they could not adapt to the changing climate.
Part 3
Read the following observation sentences carefully. Re-write the statement to form an inference.
Ex. The hamburger is hot.(observation)
Inference— The hamburger is hot, so it must be fresh.
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The mineral on the table is transparent and smooth.
The bark on the birch tree was white.
The room is full of steam.
She drives a white minivan.
Part 4
Read the following sentences carefully. For each sentence underline the observation and
circle the inference.
19. The people down the street must be having a barbecue because the air smells of smoke
and burnt chicken.
20. There is a baseball in my driveway and my car windshield is broken. Someone playing
ball must have shattered my windshield.
21. The rock has scratches and is very polished. This rock was once covered by a glacier.
Part 5 Write the definition of each of the vocabulary words and then give examples of them.
22. Qualitative
Observation:_____________________________________________________________
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23. Quantitative
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Part 6
Look at the image below. Read the statement and determine if it is an observation or an
inference.
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The plant uses water.
The plant has flowers.
The plant has stems
The plant grew from a seed.
Part 7
Look at the picture below. Then write three observations and two inferences, based on the picture.
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