Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 135 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Reason before you conclude): Find the skill: cause and effect, does it follow, assumption, comparison or thinking trap. Use that lesson’s tip — cause before “so”; sure or can’t tell; maybe, let me check; compare per day; name the trap. For comparisons, divide first, then compare.

1. 1.True or false: “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “maybe” (b) waiting to find out (c) trusting the first idea (d) checking the facts
3. 3.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Arjun has not planted a tree. Is Arjun a member of the eco-club? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
4. 4.⭐ Ananya made 45 paper stars in 5 hours. Rohan made 16 paper stars in 4 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) both the same
5. 5.🚲 Ananya cycled 12 km in 3 hours. Saanvi cycled 16 km in 2 hours. How many km per hour did Saanvi cycle?
6. 6.🍽️ “The new dish looks strange, so it must taste bad.” What is assumed? (a) food is hot (b) cooks are tall (c) looks show the taste (d) dishes are round
7. 7.🌧️ One cause can have many effects. Heavy rain can cause… (a) sunny skies (b) a cold drink (c) dry fields (d) floods and wet roads
8. 8.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: trusting the first idea? (a) hasty (b) careful
9. 9.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Aarav is not in Class 4A. Does Aarav have a green notebook? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
10. 10.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Vihaan rides the school bus. Does Vihaan live in Green Park? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
11. 11.🌱 Tara planted 72 saplings in 6 hours. Nisha planted 24 saplings in 4 hours. How many saplings per hour did Tara plant?
12. 12.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to avoid false ideas (b) to win arguments (c) to skip facts (d) to finish fast
13. 13.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Tara is not in Class 4A. Does Tara have a green notebook? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
14. 14.🔗 What is a cause? (a) why something happens (b) what happens after (c) a fact (d) a kind of question
15. 15.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Arjun does not know the lines of the play. Is Arjun in the drama club? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
16. 16.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Nisha is in the school football team. Does Nisha train at 7 AM? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
17. 17.🔗 “The washing fell down because the wind was strong.” What is the effect? (a) the washing fell down (b) the show started late (c) the wind was strong (d) there was a traffic jam
18. 18.🔗 “The cycle skidded because the road was slippery.” What is the cause? (a) the road was slippery (b) the show started late (c) the cycle skidded (d) there was a traffic jam
19. 19.📚 Meera read 50 pages in 5 days. Nisha read 28 pages in 4 days. How many pages per day did Nisha read?
20. 20.🏏 Vihaan scored 45 runs in 5 overs. Meera scored 24 runs in 4 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) both the same (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
21. 21.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
22. 22.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔗 “The street became shady because we planted many trees.” What is the effect? (a) we planted many trees (b) I watered the seeds (c) the street became shady (d) the seeds sprouted
24. 24.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The new boy is quiet, so he must be rude.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
26. 26.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Aarav lives in Green Park. Does Aarav ride the school bus? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
27. 27.🔗 “The ice cream melted because the sun was very hot.” What is the effect? (a) the sun was very hot (b) the ice cream melted (c) the washing fell down (d) the wind was strong
28. 28.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Arjun does not train at 7 AM. Is Arjun in the school football team? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
30. 30.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) at the depot (b) on the road (c) at the school (d) at the market
31. 31.🔗 “The plants got no water, so the leaves turned brown.” What is the cause? (a) the street became shady (b) the leaves turned brown (c) the plants got no water (d) we planted many trees
32. 32.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) as (b) so (c) because (d) since
33. 33.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back. Maybe she didn’t see me — I’ll ask.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a banana (b) a mango (c) a papaya (d) a guava
35. 35.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: deciding too fast? (a) hasty (b) careful
36. 36.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Vihaan does not wear a blue cap on sports day. Is Vihaan in the Blue House? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
37. 37.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) ignoring other reasons (b) waiting to find out (c) guessing the worst (d) trusting the first idea
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) only on Sundays (c) yes, red is fast (d) yes, for sure
39. 39.🔗 “She did well in the test because Diya studied every day.” What is the effect? (a) the kite flew away (b) she did well in the test (c) Diya studied every day (d) the kite string snapped
40. 40.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Tara is not in the Blue House. Does Tara wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure

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