Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 301 · 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.🔦 How can you check an assumption? (a) trust your first idea (b) ask or look for facts (c) ignore it (d) say it louder
2. 2.🔗 “The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted.” What is the effect? (a) the batter hit a six (b) the sun was very hot (c) the crowd cheered (d) the ice cream melted
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
4. 4.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to skip facts (b) to win arguments (c) to avoid false ideas (d) to finish fast
5. 5.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Meera trains at 7 AM. Is Meera in the school football team? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
6. 6.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a reason word (b) a guess (c) what happens as a result (d) why it happens
7. 7.🔗 “The seeds sprouted because I watered the seeds.” What is the effect? (a) the sun was very hot (b) the ice cream melted (c) I watered the seeds (d) the seeds sprouted
8. 8.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the cause? (a) the cake got burnt (b) the oven was too hot (c) the street became shady (d) we planted many trees
9. 9.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔗 “The tyre went flat because a nail was on the road.” What is the effect? (a) a nail was on the road (b) the team won the match (c) the tyre went flat (d) the team practised hard
11. 11.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) as (b) since (c) so (d) because
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
13. 13.🔗 “The ground is wet because it rained all night.” What is the cause? (a) the ground is wet (b) the floor was wet (c) it rained all night (d) I slipped in the hall
14. 14.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Diya was not at Asha’s party. Did Diya get a balloon? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
15. 15.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚲 Saanvi cycled 21 km in 3 hours. Diya cycled 60 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Diya (b) both the same (c) Saanvi
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
18. 18.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) everyone is doing it
19. 19.🧺 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
20. 20.📚 Aarav read 25 pages in 5 days. Saanvi read 66 pages in 6 days. How many pages per day did Aarav read?
21. 21.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
22. 22.🏏 Meera scored 18 runs in 6 overs. Rohan scored 30 runs in 3 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) both the same (b) Rohan (c) Meera
23. 23.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) must be true (b) might be fun (c) someone hopes (d) is popular
24. 24.🔗 “I slipped in the hall because the floor was wet.” What is the cause? (a) the washing fell down (b) the wind was strong (c) the floor was wet (d) I slipped in the hall
25. 25.True or false: “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔤 Which word often comes just before a cause? (a) so (b) then (c) and (d) because
27. 27.🔗 “The street became shady because we planted many trees.” What is the cause? (a) the washing fell down (b) the street became shady (c) we planted many trees (d) the wind was strong
28. 28.🔗 “I felt sleepy in class because I went to bed very late.” What is the effect? (a) the fans stopped (b) I felt sleepy in class (c) the power went off (d) I went to bed very late
29. 29.🔗 “The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted.” What is the cause? (a) I forgot my water bottle (b) the sun was very hot (c) the ice cream melted (d) I was thirsty at lunch
30. 30.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Tara is not in the school choir. Does Tara practise on Fridays? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
31. 31.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) no, likes aren’t proof (d) yes, if it is long
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) it happened once (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
33. 33.🌧️ 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
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) calls them names (d) laughs at them
35. 35.🔗 “It rained all night, so the ground is wet.” What is the effect? (a) the road was slippery (b) the cycle skidded (c) the ground is wet (d) it rained all night
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the facts (b) looking for more clues (c) waiting to find out (d) blaming without proof
37. 37.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Rohan does not practise on Fridays. Is Rohan in the school choir? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
38. 38.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
39. 39.🕵️ 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
40. 40.🪤 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

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