Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 221 · 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.🔗 What is a cause? (a) what happens after (b) a kind of question (c) a fact (d) why something happens
2. 2.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Saanvi is not in the school choir. Does Saanvi practise on Fridays? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
3. 3.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) both the same (b) can’t tell (c) Team B (d) Team A
4. 4.🔗 “I forgot my water bottle, so I was thirsty at lunch.” What is the cause? (a) the floor was wet (b) I slipped in the hall (c) I forgot my water bottle (d) I was thirsty at lunch
5. 5.True or false: “deciding too fast” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
7. 7.📚 Kabir read 16 pages in 4 days. Rohan read 40 pages in 5 days. How many pages per day did Kabir read?
8. 8.🌱 Meera planted 27 saplings in 3 hours. Rohan planted 16 saplings in 2 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Meera (c) Rohan
9. 9.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
10. 10.🔗 “The batter hit a six, so the crowd cheered.” What is the effect? (a) the batter hit a six (b) the crowd cheered (c) we left the gate open (d) the goat got out
11. 11.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Kabir is a member of the eco-club. Has Kabir planted a tree? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
12. 12.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Diya is in the school choir. Does Diya practise on Fridays? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
13. 13.True or false: “trusting the first idea” is a careful thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌱 Nisha planted 8 saplings in 2 hours. Arjun planted 48 saplings in 4 hours. How many saplings per hour did Nisha plant?
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) many trials agree
17. 17.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔗 “The team practised hard, so the team won the match.” What is the cause? (a) the team practised hard (b) I went to bed very late (c) I felt sleepy in class (d) the team won the match
19. 19.🔗 “There was a traffic jam, so the show started late.” What is the cause? (a) the cycle skidded (b) the show started late (c) there was a traffic jam (d) the road was slippery
20. 20.📚 Saanvi read 20 pages in 5 days. Kabir read 36 pages in 4 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) both the same
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
22. 22.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) my lucky pen did it (c) many trials agree (d) everyone is doing it
23. 23.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Ananya cannot play chess. Is Ananya in the chess club? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
24. 24.📵 Your friend didn’t reply all day. Which is the most careful thought? (a) she lost all her friends (b) she hates me (c) maybe she is busy (d) she moved away
25. 25.🧐 What is an assumption? (a) a measured result (b) a proven fact (c) a question (d) an idea taken as true
26. 26.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: asking before judging? (a) hasty (b) careful
27. 27.🔗 “The team won the match because the team practised hard.” What is the cause? (a) we planted many trees (b) the street became shady (c) the team won the match (d) the team practised hard
28. 28.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “He got full marks, so he must have copied.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
29. 29.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Yes, surely.” (b) “No, never.” (c) “Probably yes.” (d) “We can’t tell.”
30. 30.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
33. 33.True or false: “looking for more clues” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Ishaan can play chess. Is Ishaan in the chess club? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
36. 36.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔗 “The wind was strong, so the washing fell down.” What is the effect? (a) the wind was strong (b) I forgot my water bottle (c) I was thirsty at lunch (d) the washing fell down
38. 38.🔗 “The tyre went flat because a nail was on the road.” What is the effect? (a) I went to bed very late (b) a nail was on the road (c) I felt sleepy in class (d) the tyre went flat
39. 39.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
40. 40.🚲 Meera cycled 45 km in 5 hours. Diya cycled 42 km in 6 hours. How many km per hour did Diya cycle?

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