Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 226 · 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.🔗 “We left the gate open, so the goat got out.” What is the effect? (a) the dog heard thunder (b) the goat got out (c) the dog hid under a bed (d) we left the gate open
2. 2.🔗 “The ice cream melted because the sun was very hot.” What is the effect? (a) the sun was very hot (b) the ice cream melted (c) the milk went sour (d) the milk was left out
3. 3.🍽️ “The new dish looks strange, so it must taste bad.” What is assumed? (a) dishes are round (b) cooks are tall (c) looks show the taste (d) food is hot
4. 4.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Meera cannot play chess. Is Meera in the chess club? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
5. 5.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to avoid false ideas (b) to finish fast (c) to skip facts (d) to win arguments
7. 7.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) looking for more clues (b) blaming without proof (c) thinking of other causes (d) asking before judging
8. 8.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Yes, surely.” (b) “We can’t tell.” (c) “No, never.” (d) “Probably yes.”
9. 9.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a guess (b) what happens as a result (c) a reason word (d) why it happens
10. 10.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) deciding too fast (b) thinking of other causes (c) waiting to find out (d) checking the facts
11. 11.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Ananya does not live in Green Park. Does Ananya ride the school bus? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
12. 12.💰 Meera saved 48 rupees in 4 weeks. Diya saved 15 rupees in 3 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) both the same (b) Meera (c) Diya
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
14. 14.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
15. 15.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Ishaan is in the school choir. Does Ishaan practise on Fridays? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
16. 16.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) only the taller one (b) with your eyes only (c) on different days (d) over the same days
17. 17.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “Diya didn’t wave back, so she must be angry with me.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
19. 19.🚲 Meera cycled 24 km in 6 hours. Ishaan cycled 40 km in 4 hours. How many km per hour did Ishaan cycle?
20. 20.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a fact (b) why something happens (c) what happens after (d) a kind of question
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
22. 22.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) can’t tell (b) both the same (c) Team B (d) Team A
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
24. 24.📚 Arjun read 8 pages in 2 days. Tara read 48 pages in 4 days. How many pages per day did Tara read?
25. 25.🔗 “The road was slippery, so the cycle skidded.” What is the effect? (a) the cycle skidded (b) I went to bed very late (c) I felt sleepy in class (d) the road was slippery
26. 26.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: trusting the first idea? (a) careful (b) hasty
27. 27.🔗 “The street became shady because we planted many trees.” What is the cause? (a) we planted many trees (b) the floor was wet (c) I slipped in the hall (d) the street became shady
28. 28.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Aarav does not wear a blue cap on sports day. Is Aarav in the Blue House? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
29. 29.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) thinking of other causes (b) asking before judging (c) checking the facts (d) trusting the first idea
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
31. 31.True or false: “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 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
33. 33.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔗 “The plants got no water, so the leaves turned brown.” What is the effect? (a) the plants got no water (b) the show started late (c) the leaves turned brown (d) there was a traffic jam
35. 35.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
36. 36.True or false: “The shop is dark. Let me read the notice on the door.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
40. 40.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False

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