Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 146 · 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.🌱 Ananya planted 42 saplings in 6 hours. Ishaan planted 18 saplings in 2 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Ananya (b) both the same (c) Ishaan
2. 2.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) is popular (b) must be true (c) someone hopes (d) might be fun
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
4. 4.🔗 “The road was slippery, so the cycle skidded.” What is the effect? (a) the cycle skidded (b) I slipped in the hall (c) the floor was wet (d) the road was slippery
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusting the first idea (b) looking for more clues (c) checking the facts (d) thinking of other causes
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
7. 7.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) trusting the first idea (b) guessing the worst (c) judging by looks (d) checking the facts
8. 8.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) metres per second (b) who is taller (c) their shoe colour (d) who finished first
9. 9.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Rohan does not train at 7 AM. Is Rohan in the school football team? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
10. 10.🚲 Meera cycled 10 km in 2 hours. Nisha cycled 24 km in 4 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Meera (c) Nisha
11. 11.🔗 What is a cause? (a) why something happens (b) a fact (c) a kind of question (d) what happens after
12. 12.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Meera is not a member of the eco-club. Has Meera planted a tree? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
13. 13.🏪 Meera says, “The shop is closed, so today must be Sunday.” What is she assuming? (a) shops sell milk (b) Sunday is fun (c) it shuts only on Sunday (d) shops are big
14. 14.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Tara did not get a balloon. Was Tara at Asha’s party? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
15. 15.⭐ Rohan made 36 paper stars in 4 hours. Ananya made 20 paper stars in 5 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Ananya make?
16. 16.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) blaming without proof (b) waiting to find out (c) checking the facts (d) looking for more clues
17. 17.🔗 “The cycle skidded because the road was slippery.” What is the effect? (a) the cycle skidded (b) the road was slippery (c) the leaves turned brown (d) the plants got no water
18. 18.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to finish fast (b) to win arguments (c) to skip facts (d) to avoid false ideas
19. 19.🏏 Vihaan scored 24 runs in 4 overs. Nisha scored 50 runs in 5 overs. How many runs per over did Vihaan score?
20. 20.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Ananya wears a blue cap on sports day. Is Ananya in the Blue House? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
21. 21.True or false: “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔗 “The bus broke down, so we were late for school.” What is the effect? (a) I watered the seeds (b) the bus broke down (c) the seeds sprouted (d) we were late for school
23. 23.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it happened once (d) the rule book says so
24. 24.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Ananya is not in Class 4A. Does Ananya have a green notebook? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
25. 25.🔗 “The show started late because there was a traffic jam.” What is the effect? (a) nobody heard the bell (b) the show started late (c) the class was noisy (d) there was a traffic jam
26. 26.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a reason word (b) what happens as a result (c) a guess (d) why it happens
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
30. 30.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) saying “maybe” (b) guessing the worst (c) trusting the first idea (d) blaming without proof
31. 31.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The new boy is quiet, so he must be rude.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
32. 32.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
33. 33.🔤 Which word often comes just before a cause? (a) then (b) and (c) so (d) because
34. 34.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) follow them (b) wait for green (c) close your eyes (d) run fast
35. 35.📚 Kabir read 30 pages in 6 days. Meera read 36 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) both the same (b) Meera (c) Kabir
36. 36.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Kabir is a member of the eco-club. Has Kabir planted a tree? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
38. 38.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Meera rides the school bus. Does Meera live in Green Park? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring other reasons (b) guessing the worst (c) looking for more clues (d) deciding too fast
40. 40.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) Team A (b) both the same (c) can’t tell (d) Team B

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