Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 21 · 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: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚌 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
3. 3.🔗 “Diya studied every day, so she did well in the test.” What is the effect? (a) Diya studied every day (b) she did well in the test (c) the plants got no water (d) the leaves turned brown
4. 4.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back. Maybe she didn’t see me — I’ll ask.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) yes, it does (b) swimming causes it (c) ice cream is cold (d) no, heat causes both
6. 6.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
7. 7.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied. Maybe she is busy.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
8. 8.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: checking the facts? (a) careful (b) hasty
9. 9.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) Team B (b) both the same (c) can’t tell (d) Team A
10. 10.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Ananya was at Asha’s party. Did Ananya get a balloon? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
11. 11.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Ishaan does not train at 7 AM. Is Ishaan in the school football team? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
12. 12.🌱 Ananya planted 6 saplings in 2 hours. Rohan planted 15 saplings in 3 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
13. 13.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
14. 14.🔗 “The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted.” What is the cause? (a) Diya studied every day (b) the sun was very hot (c) she did well in the test (d) the ice cream melted
15. 15.True or false: “ignoring other reasons” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to win arguments (b) to finish fast (c) to skip facts (d) to avoid false ideas
17. 17.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) might be fun (b) someone hopes (c) must be true (d) is popular
18. 18.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.➡️ What is an effect? (a) why it happens (b) a reason word (c) a guess (d) what happens as a result
20. 20.🏏 Meera scored 8 runs in 2 overs. Ishaan scored 48 runs in 4 overs. How many runs per over did Meera score?
21. 21.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Nisha lives in Green Park. Does Nisha ride the school bus? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
22. 22.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: trusting the first idea? (a) hasty (b) careful
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
24. 24.🏏 Vihaan scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Saanvi scored 54 runs in 6 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) both the same
25. 25.🔗 “We were late for school because the bus broke down.” What is the effect? (a) we were late for school (b) the kite flew away (c) the bus broke down (d) the kite string snapped
26. 26.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
27. 27.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Aarav is not in Class 4A. Does Aarav have a green notebook? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
28. 28.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
32. 32.🏏 Vihaan scored 9 runs in 3 overs. Ishaan scored 18 runs in 2 overs. How many runs per over did Ishaan score?
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.🌧️ One cause can have many effects. Heavy rain can cause… (a) sunny skies (b) floods and wet roads (c) dry fields (d) a cold drink
35. 35.🔗 “The tyre went flat because a nail was on the road.” What is the effect? (a) a nail was on the road (b) the team practised hard (c) the team won the match (d) the tyre went flat
36. 36.📚 Saanvi read 6 pages in 2 days. Ishaan read 20 pages in 4 days. How many pages per day did Saanvi read?
37. 37.📚 Diya read 36 pages in 4 days. Nisha read 60 pages in 6 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Diya (b) both the same (c) Nisha
38. 38.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back. Maybe she didn’t see me — I’ll ask.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: thinking of other causes? (a) hasty (b) careful
40. 40.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always

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