Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 310 · 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.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) water, soil and sun (b) the pot colour only (c) nothing at all (d) the seed type
2. 2.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) a lucky guess (b) the bigger one wins (c) same conditions for all (d) different rules
3. 3.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) on the road (b) at the school (c) at the depot (d) at the market
4. 4.🔗 What is a cause? (a) what happens after (b) why something happens (c) a kind of question (d) a fact
5. 5.🔗 “The plants got no water, so the leaves turned brown.” What is the cause? (a) the dog hid under a bed (b) the plants got no water (c) the leaves turned brown (d) the dog heard thunder
6. 6.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) looking for more clues (b) waiting to find out (c) saying “maybe” (d) deciding too fast
7. 7.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💰 Ananya saved 22 rupees in 2 weeks. Diya saved 36 rupees in 6 weeks. How many rupees per week did Ananya save?
9. 9.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: deciding too fast? (a) hasty (b) careful
10. 10.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔗 “The road was slippery, so the cycle skidded.” What is the effect? (a) the team practised hard (b) the team won the match (c) the cycle skidded (d) the road was slippery
12. 12.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📚 Vihaan read 16 pages in 4 days. Rohan read 18 pages in 2 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) both the same
14. 14.⭐ Meera made 18 paper stars in 6 hours. Saanvi made 20 paper stars in 4 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) both the same
15. 15.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) no, it just comes first (b) yes, always (c) only in summer (d) yes, on Sundays
16. 16.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
18. 18.🔗 “I slipped in the hall because the floor was wet.” What is the cause? (a) we left the gate open (b) the floor was wet (c) the goat got out (d) I slipped in the hall
19. 19.🌧️ One cause can have many effects. Heavy rain can cause… (a) floods and wet roads (b) sunny skies (c) a cold drink (d) dry fields
20. 20.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
22. 22.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) no, heat causes both (b) swimming causes it (c) ice cream is cold (d) yes, it does
23. 23.🚲 Meera cycled 35 km in 5 hours. Kabir cycled 20 km in 2 hours. How many km per hour did Meera cycle?
24. 24.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: judging by looks? (a) careful (b) hasty
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking before judging (b) thinking of other causes (c) waiting to find out (d) guessing the worst
27. 27.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a guess (b) what happens as a result (c) a reason word (d) why it happens
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
29. 29.🌱 Meera planted 42 saplings in 6 hours. Arjun planted 12 saplings in 4 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) both the same
30. 30.🔗 “The wind was strong, so the washing fell down.” What is the effect? (a) the floor was wet (b) I slipped in the hall (c) the wind was strong (d) the washing fell down
31. 31.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to win arguments (b) to finish fast (c) to skip facts (d) to avoid false ideas
32. 32.True or false: “many trials agree” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
34. 34.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Saanvi got a balloon. Was Saanvi at Asha’s party? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
35. 35.⭐ Rohan made 20 paper stars in 2 hours. Aarav made 27 paper stars in 3 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Aarav make?
36. 36.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) judging by looks (b) blaming without proof (c) thinking of other causes (d) trusting the first idea
37. 37.🚲 Tara cycled 30 km in 3 hours. Rohan cycled 72 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Rohan (c) Tara
38. 38.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Ananya is not in the school football team. Does Ananya train at 7 AM? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
39. 39.True or false: “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🕵️ 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

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