Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 196 · 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.🌱 Tara planted 6 saplings in 2 hours. Arjun planted 24 saplings in 3 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Arjun (c) Tara
2. 2.🚲 Nisha cycled 30 km in 5 hours. Meera cycled 28 km in 4 hours. How many km per hour did Nisha cycle?
3. 3.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The bus is late. Let me check if there is traffic.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
4. 4.🚲 Ishaan cycled 30 km in 3 hours. Aarav cycled 20 km in 5 hours. How many km per hour did Aarav cycle?
5. 5.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back, so she must be angry with me.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Aarav is not in the Blue House. Does Aarav wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
7. 7.🔗 “I went to bed very late, so I felt sleepy in class.” What is the effect? (a) the wind was strong (b) I felt sleepy in class (c) the washing fell down (d) I went to bed very late
8. 8.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
9. 9.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌱 Kabir planted 15 saplings in 3 hours. Meera planted 18 saplings in 6 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Meera (b) both the same (c) Kabir
12. 12.True or false: “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔗 “I slipped in the hall because the floor was wet.” What is the cause? (a) Diya studied every day (b) the floor was wet (c) I slipped in the hall (d) she did well in the test
14. 14.True or false: “blaming without proof” is a careful thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a mango (b) a banana (c) a guava (d) a papaya
16. 16.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Diya lives in Green Park. Does Diya ride the school bus? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
17. 17.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
19. 19.🔗 “The dog heard thunder, so the dog hid under a bed.” What is the cause? (a) the dog heard thunder (b) we left the gate open (c) the goat got out (d) the dog hid under a bed
20. 20.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🕵️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
25. 25.⭐ Aarav made 16 paper stars in 4 hours. Ananya made 21 paper stars in 3 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) both the same
26. 26.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: looking for more clues? (a) hasty (b) careful
28. 28.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) what happens after (c) a fact (d) why something happens
29. 29.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔗 “The seeds sprouted because I watered the seeds.” What is the effect? (a) I watered the seeds (b) the crowd cheered (c) the seeds sprouted (d) the batter hit a six
32. 32.👟 “He has new shoes, so he must be rich.” What is the hidden assumption? (a) shoes are white (b) new shoes mean rich (c) he likes running (d) shoes cost nothing
33. 33.🚲 Ishaan cycled 22 km in 2 hours. Kabir cycled 15 km in 3 hours. How many km per hour did Kabir cycle?
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
35. 35.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) all cats are mean (c) that cat was upset (d) cats hate me
36. 36.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Riya ran 100 m and I ran 50 m; I finished first, so I am faster.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
37. 37.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) looking for more clues (b) asking before judging (c) checking the facts (d) deciding too fast
38. 38.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, always (b) only in summer (c) yes, on Sundays (d) no, it just comes first
39. 39.⭐ Saanvi made 32 paper stars in 4 hours. Kabir made 50 paper stars in 5 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) both the same (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the rule book says so (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are

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