Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 330 · 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.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a guess (b) a reason word (c) what happens as a result (d) why it happens
2. 2.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Aarav has a green notebook. Is Aarav in Class 4A? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
3. 3.📚 Aarav read 40 pages in 4 days. Kabir read 45 pages in 5 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Aarav (b) both the same (c) Kabir
4. 4.🤐 “She didn’t talk to me, so she is angry.” What else could be true? (a) she is always angry (b) nothing else (c) she is a robot (d) she did not see you
5. 5.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Tara can play chess. Is Tara in the chess club? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
6. 6.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.📚 Tara read 20 pages in 5 days. Kabir read 48 pages in 6 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) both the same
9. 9.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🔗 “I went to bed very late, so I felt sleepy in class.” What is the cause? (a) I felt sleepy in class (b) the fans stopped (c) I went to bed very late (d) the power went off
12. 12.True or false: “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the rule book says so (b) one was bad, so all are (c) everyone is doing it (d) my lucky pen did it
14. 14.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) checks the idea itself (c) calls them names (d) walks away
15. 15.True or false: “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the numbers prove it (c) my lucky pen did it (d) it happened once
17. 17.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: waiting to find out? (a) careful (b) hasty
18. 18.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to finish fast (b) to skip facts (c) to avoid false ideas (d) to win arguments
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
20. 20.📏 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
21. 21.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Aarav does not know the lines of the play. Is Aarav in the drama club? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
22. 22.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Vihaan has planted a tree. Is Vihaan a member of the eco-club? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
23. 23.🔗 “The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted.” What is the effect? (a) we planted many trees (b) the street became shady (c) the sun was very hot (d) the ice cream melted
24. 24.🕵️ 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
25. 25.🔗 “The milk was left out, so the milk went sour.” What is the cause? (a) the milk was left out (b) we planted many trees (c) the street became shady (d) the milk went sour
26. 26.🌱 Nisha planted 15 saplings in 5 hours. Saanvi planted 24 saplings in 2 hours. How many saplings per hour did Saanvi plant?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) the rule book says so (d) checked facts support it
28. 28.True or false: “The shop is dark. Let me read the notice on the door.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔗 “The leaves turned brown because the plants got no water.” What is the cause? (a) Diya studied every day (b) she did well in the test (c) the plants got no water (d) the leaves turned brown
30. 30.True or false: “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔗 “I slipped in the hall because the floor was wet.” What is the effect? (a) I watered the seeds (b) the seeds sprouted (c) the floor was wet (d) I slipped in the hall
32. 32.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) blaming without proof (b) waiting to find out (c) thinking of other causes (d) looking for more clues
33. 33.🔤 Which word often comes just before a cause? (a) and (b) so (c) because (d) then
34. 34.True or false: “The shop is dark, so it must be shut for ever.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔗 What is a cause? (a) what happens after (b) a fact (c) why something happens (d) a kind of question
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) it was measured twice
37. 37.🧺 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 guava (d) a banana
38. 38.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Nisha is not a member of the eco-club. Has Nisha planted a tree? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding too fast (b) guessing the worst (c) trusting the first idea (d) waiting to find out
40. 40.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) might be fun (b) someone hopes (c) is popular (d) must be true

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