Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 260 · 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 rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, always (b) only in summer (c) yes, on Sundays (d) no, it just comes first
2. 2.➡️ What is an effect? (a) why it happens (b) what happens as a result (c) a guess (d) a reason word
3. 3.🌧️ One cause can have many effects. Heavy rain can cause… (a) sunny skies (b) a cold drink (c) dry fields (d) floods and wet roads
4. 4.⭐ Kabir made 33 paper stars in 3 hours. Arjun made 12 paper stars in 2 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Arjun (b) both the same (c) Kabir
5. 5.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
6. 6.📏 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
7. 7.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
8. 8.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Meera does not train at 7 AM. Is Meera in the school football team? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
9. 9.🌧️ Riya’s rule: “If it rains, I carry an umbrella.” Today Riya carries an umbrella. Did it rain? (a) it is sunny (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell (d) no, for sure
10. 10.🔗 “The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted.” What is the effect? (a) the ice cream melted (b) the team practised hard (c) the team won the match (d) the sun was very hot
11. 11.🔗 “A nail was on the road, so the tyre went flat.” What is the cause? (a) the floor was wet (b) the tyre went flat (c) a nail was on the road (d) I slipped in the hall
12. 12.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) different rules (b) the bigger one wins (c) same conditions for all (d) a lucky guess
13. 13.True or false: “trusting the first idea” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📚 Rohan read 36 pages in 3 days. Saanvi read 40 pages in 5 days. How many pages per day did Rohan read?
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
16. 16.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Aarav is in the school football team. Does Aarav train at 7 AM? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.⭐ Ananya made 30 paper stars in 3 hours. Nisha made 30 paper stars in 5 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Ananya make?
19. 19.👟 “He has new shoes, so he must be rich.” What is the hidden assumption? (a) shoes are white (b) new shoes mean rich (c) shoes cost nothing (d) he likes running
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
21. 21.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) looking for more clues (b) trusting the first idea (c) guessing the worst (d) judging by looks
22. 22.⭐ Kabir made 12 paper stars in 2 hours. Tara made 25 paper stars in 5 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Tara make?
23. 23.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💰 Nisha saved 40 rupees in 4 weeks. Saanvi saved 33 rupees in 3 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) both the same
25. 25.🔗 “There was a traffic jam, so the show started late.” What is the cause? (a) the dog hid under a bed (b) the show started late (c) the dog heard thunder (d) there was a traffic jam
26. 26.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) waiting to find out (b) thinking of other causes (c) asking before judging (d) guessing the worst
27. 27.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
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.True or false: “He got full marks, so he must have copied.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌱 Nisha planted 18 saplings in 3 hours. Vihaan planted 22 saplings in 2 hours. How many saplings per hour did Vihaan plant?
31. 31.🔦 How can you check an assumption? (a) say it louder (b) ask or look for facts (c) ignore it (d) trust your first idea
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🏏 Aarav scored 18 runs in 6 overs. Ishaan scored 27 runs in 3 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) both the same
35. 35.📚 Tara read 55 pages in 5 days. Rohan read 48 pages in 6 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Tara (b) both the same (c) Rohan
36. 36.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔗 “The cake got burnt because the oven was too hot.” What is the cause? (a) I watered the seeds (b) the seeds sprouted (c) the cake got burnt (d) the oven was too hot
38. 38.🔗 “I was thirsty at lunch because I forgot my water bottle.” What is the effect? (a) I was thirsty at lunch (b) I forgot my water bottle (c) the tyre went flat (d) a nail was on the road
39. 39.⭐ Nisha made 18 paper stars in 3 hours. Ishaan made 40 paper stars in 4 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Ishaan make?
40. 40.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Nisha does not train at 7 AM. Is Nisha in the school football team? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure

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