Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 248 · 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 power went off, so the fans stopped.” What is the cause? (a) the power went off (b) the dog hid under a bed (c) the dog heard thunder (d) the fans stopped
2. 2.🔗 “The shop was crowded because the shop had a sale.” What is the cause? (a) the power went off (b) the fans stopped (c) the shop had a sale (d) the shop was crowded
3. 3.🤔 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.”
4. 4.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: looking for more clues? (a) hasty (b) careful
5. 5.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) asking before judging (b) looking for more clues (c) deciding too fast (d) waiting to find out
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🌧️ Riya’s rule: “If it rains, I carry an umbrella.” Today Riya carries an umbrella. Did it rain? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell (d) it is sunny
8. 8.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Tara does not train at 7 AM. Is Tara in the school football team? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
9. 9.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the cause? (a) the oven was too hot (b) the leaves turned brown (c) the plants got no water (d) the cake got burnt
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.True or false: “trusting the first idea” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) at the market (b) at the depot (c) at the school (d) on the road
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back. Maybe she didn’t see me — I’ll ask.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “He got full marks. I’ll ask how he studied.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: trusting the first idea? (a) careful (b) hasty
17. 17.💰 Arjun saved 6 rupees in 2 weeks. Nisha saved 28 rupees in 4 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) both the same (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
18. 18.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: asking before judging? (a) careful (b) hasty
19. 19.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a reason word (b) a guess (c) what happens as a result (d) why it happens
20. 20.🔗 “The kite flew away because the kite string snapped.” What is the effect? (a) the kite string snapped (b) the kite flew away (c) the dog hid under a bed (d) the dog heard thunder
21. 21.🏏 Tara scored 18 runs in 2 overs. Diya scored 20 runs in 4 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Diya (b) Tara (c) both the same
22. 22.🔗 “I went to bed very late, so I felt sleepy in class.” What is the cause? (a) a nail was on the road (b) I felt sleepy in class (c) I went to bed very late (d) the tyre went flat
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
24. 24.📵 Your friend didn’t reply all day. Which is the most careful thought? (a) maybe she is busy (b) she lost all her friends (c) she moved away (d) she hates me
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Diya cannot play chess. Is Diya in the chess club? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
27. 27.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) mocking who said it (d) the rule book says so
28. 28.💰 Diya saved 45 rupees in 5 weeks. Nisha saved 60 rupees in 6 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Nisha (b) both the same (c) Diya
29. 29.🧐 What is an assumption? (a) a question (b) a measured result (c) a proven fact (d) an idea taken as true
30. 30.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Arjun is in Class 4A. Does Arjun have a green notebook? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
31. 31.🔦 How can you check an assumption? (a) trust your first idea (b) say it louder (c) ignore it (d) ask or look for facts
32. 32.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
33. 33.True or false: “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
35. 35.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Rohan has a magnifying glass. Is Rohan in the science club? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
36. 36.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a mango (b) a papaya (c) a banana (d) a guava
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring other reasons (b) saying “maybe” (c) waiting to find out (d) asking before judging
38. 38.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The new boy is quiet, so he must be rude.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
39. 39.📚 Vihaan read 60 pages in 6 days. Tara read 20 pages in 4 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) both the same
40. 40.📚 Meera read 48 pages in 6 days. Ishaan read 30 pages in 3 days. How many pages per day did Meera read?

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