Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 169 · 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.🍽️ “The new dish looks strange, so it must taste bad.” What is assumed? (a) dishes are round (b) looks show the taste (c) food is hot (d) cooks are tall
2. 2.🔗 “The milk went sour because the milk was left out.” What is the effect? (a) the washing fell down (b) the milk went sour (c) the milk was left out (d) the wind was strong
3. 3.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) deciding too fast (b) guessing the worst (c) checking the facts (d) judging by looks
4. 4.🔗 “The team won the match because the team practised hard.” What is the effect? (a) the dog heard thunder (b) the team practised hard (c) the dog hid under a bed (d) the team won the match
5. 5.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) blaming without proof (b) thinking of other causes (c) waiting to find out (d) asking before judging
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
7. 7.🌱 Nisha planted 40 saplings in 5 hours. Arjun planted 24 saplings in 2 hours. How many saplings per hour did Nisha plant?
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Rohan is not in the science club. Does Rohan have a magnifying glass? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
10. 10.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) waiting to find out (b) checking the facts (c) guessing the worst (d) asking before judging
11. 11.🔤 Which word often comes just before a cause? (a) so (b) then (c) because (d) and
12. 12.📚 Nisha read 22 pages in 2 days. Kabir read 42 pages in 6 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Kabir (b) both the same (c) Nisha
13. 13.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: checking the facts? (a) careful (b) hasty
14. 14.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “Diya didn’t wave back, so she must be angry with me.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
15. 15.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied. Maybe she is busy.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
16. 16.🔗 “The milk was left out, so the milk went sour.” What is the cause? (a) the milk went sour (b) the dog hid under a bed (c) the dog heard thunder (d) the milk was left out
17. 17.🔗 “I watered the seeds, so the seeds sprouted.” What is the effect? (a) a nail was on the road (b) I watered the seeds (c) the seeds sprouted (d) the tyre went flat
18. 18.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) guessing the worst (b) ignoring other reasons (c) deciding too fast (d) waiting to find out
19. 19.True or false: “Riya ran 100 m and I ran 50 m; I finished first, so I am faster.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it happened once (d) checked facts support it
21. 21.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) is popular (b) someone hopes (c) must be true (d) might be fun
22. 22.🔗 “The cake got burnt because the oven was too hot.” What is the cause? (a) the cake got burnt (b) the plants got no water (c) the leaves turned brown (d) the oven was too hot
23. 23.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: saying “maybe”? (a) hasty (b) careful
24. 24.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Saanvi is in the drama club. Does Saanvi know the lines of the play? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
25. 25.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) checks the idea itself
26. 26.🏃 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) their shoe colour (c) who is taller (d) who finished first
27. 27.⭐ Ishaan made 18 paper stars in 2 hours. Diya made 25 paper stars in 5 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Diya make?
28. 28.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a papaya (b) a guava (c) a mango (d) a banana
29. 29.True or false: “waiting to find out” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Rohan got a balloon. Was Rohan at Asha’s party? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
31. 31.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
32. 32.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “He got full marks. I’ll ask how he studied.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
33. 33.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔗 “The bus broke down, so we were late for school.” What is the cause? (a) the bus broke down (b) we were late for school (c) the batter hit a six (d) the crowd cheered
36. 36.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “Diya didn’t wave back. Maybe she didn’t see me — I’ll ask.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
37. 37.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the cause? (a) I felt sleepy in class (b) the cake got burnt (c) the oven was too hot (d) I went to bed very late
38. 38.🔗 “The washing fell down because the wind was strong.” What is the effect? (a) a nail was on the road (b) the wind was strong (c) the washing fell down (d) the tyre went flat
39. 39.🔗 “The ice cream melted because the sun was very hot.” What is the cause? (a) there was a traffic jam (b) the sun was very hot (c) the ice cream melted (d) the show started late
40. 40.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back. Maybe she didn’t see me — I’ll ask.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True

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