Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 26 · 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 child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Arjun got a balloon. Was Arjun at Asha’s party? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
2. 2.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) on different days (b) only the taller one (c) with your eyes only (d) over the same days
3. 3.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🤐 “She didn’t talk to me, so she is angry.” What else could be true? (a) she did not see you (b) she is a robot (c) she is always angry (d) nothing else
6. 6.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) different rules (b) the bigger one wins (c) same conditions for all (d) a lucky guess
7. 7.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: deciding too fast? (a) hasty (b) careful
8. 8.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Aarav is in the chess club. Can Aarav play chess? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
9. 9.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Diya is not in the school choir. Does Diya practise on Fridays? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
10. 10.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The new boy is quiet, so he must be rude.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
11. 11.🔗 “The leaves turned brown because the plants got no water.” What is the cause? (a) the leaves turned brown (b) the cake got burnt (c) the plants got no water (d) the oven was too hot
12. 12.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
13. 13.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, on Sundays (b) yes, always (c) no, it just comes first (d) only in summer
15. 15.🔗 “The wind was strong, so the washing fell down.” What is the cause? (a) the washing fell down (b) there was a traffic jam (c) the show started late (d) the wind was strong
16. 16.🔤 Which word often comes just before a cause? (a) because (b) so (c) then (d) and
17. 17.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to win arguments (b) to avoid false ideas (c) to skip facts (d) to finish fast
18. 18.🚲 Kabir cycled 50 km in 5 hours. Aarav cycled 54 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
19. 19.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) looking for more clues (b) waiting to find out (c) guessing the worst (d) checking the facts
20. 20.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
21. 21.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Saanvi does not live in Green Park. Does Saanvi ride the school bus? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
23. 23.True or false: “looking for more clues” is a careful thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
25. 25.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: judging by looks? (a) hasty (b) careful
26. 26.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) ignoring other reasons (b) trusting the first idea (c) blaming without proof (d) saying “maybe”
27. 27.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Kabir is not in the school football team. Does Kabir train at 7 AM? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
28. 28.🔗 “The street became shady because we planted many trees.” What is the effect? (a) the ground is wet (b) the street became shady (c) it rained all night (d) we planted many trees
29. 29.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) no, heat causes both (b) yes, it does (c) ice cream is cold (d) swimming causes it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) the rule book says so
32. 32.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Aarav does not live in Green Park. Does Aarav ride the school bus? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
33. 33.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: waiting to find out? (a) hasty (b) careful
34. 34.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a mango (b) a guava (c) a papaya (d) a banana
35. 35.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) metres per second (b) who is taller (c) who finished first (d) their shoe colour
36. 36.🔗 “The kite flew away because the kite string snapped.” What is the cause? (a) the kite flew away (b) the team practised hard (c) the team won the match (d) the kite string snapped
37. 37.🌱 Nisha planted 35 saplings in 5 hours. Meera planted 18 saplings in 2 hours. How many saplings per hour did Nisha plant?
38. 38.🔗 “The bus broke down, so we were late for school.” What is the cause? (a) the bus broke down (b) the team practised hard (c) the team won the match (d) we were late for school
39. 39.➡️ What is an effect? (a) what happens as a result (b) why it happens (c) a reason word (d) a guess
40. 40.True or false: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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