Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 254 · 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.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Aarav does not have a magnifying glass. Is Aarav in the science club? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
2. 2.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Aarav wears a blue cap on sports day. Is Aarav in the Blue House? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
3. 3.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Diya is in Class 4A. Does Diya have a green notebook? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
4. 4.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
5. 5.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Tara does not wear a blue cap on sports day. Is Tara in the Blue House? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
6. 6.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚲 Nisha cycled 24 km in 6 hours. Saanvi cycled 9 km in 3 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Saanvi (b) both the same (c) Nisha
8. 8.🔗 “We left the gate open, so the goat got out.” What is the effect? (a) the kite flew away (b) the kite string snapped (c) we left the gate open (d) the goat got out
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
11. 11.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
12. 12.💰 Aarav saved 72 rupees in 6 weeks. Ishaan saved 21 rupees in 3 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) both the same (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
13. 13.🔗 “The class was noisy, so nobody heard the bell.” What is the cause? (a) Diya studied every day (b) the class was noisy (c) she did well in the test (d) nobody heard the bell
14. 14.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to find out (b) guessing the worst (c) deciding too fast (d) ignoring other reasons
16. 16.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back, so she must be angry with me.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to finish fast (b) to win arguments (c) to avoid false ideas (d) to skip facts
18. 18.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
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) it happened once (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
21. 21.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
22. 22.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
23. 23.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Nisha is not in the Blue House. Does Nisha wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
24. 24.True or false: “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔗 “The goat got out because we left the gate open.” What is the effect? (a) we left the gate open (b) the floor was wet (c) the goat got out (d) I slipped in the hall
26. 26.True or false: “He got full marks. I’ll ask how he studied.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring other reasons (b) deciding too fast (c) judging by looks (d) saying “maybe”
28. 28.🔗 “Diya studied every day, so she did well in the test.” What is the effect? (a) Diya studied every day (b) the wind was strong (c) she did well in the test (d) the washing fell down
29. 29.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) is popular (b) someone hopes (c) might be fun (d) must be true
30. 30.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) with your eyes only (b) only the taller one (c) on different days (d) over the same days
31. 31.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
32. 32.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) who is taller (b) their shoe colour (c) metres per second (d) who finished first
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: looking for more clues? (a) hasty (b) careful
35. 35.True or false: “waiting to find out” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ Arjun made 25 paper stars in 5 hours. Aarav made 14 paper stars in 2 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Arjun make?
37. 37.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: asking before judging? (a) careful (b) hasty
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
40. 40.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Probably yes.” (b) “Yes, surely.” (c) “We can’t tell.” (d) “No, never.”

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