Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 380 · 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.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Kabir is not in the school choir. Does Kabir practise on Fridays? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
2. 2.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) one was bad, so all are
3. 3.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) can’t tell (b) Team B (c) both the same (d) Team A
4. 4.📚 Aarav read 8 pages in 2 days. Saanvi read 15 pages in 3 days. How many pages per day did Aarav read?
5. 5.🍽️ “The new dish looks strange, so it must taste bad.” What is assumed? (a) cooks are tall (b) food is hot (c) dishes are round (d) looks show the taste
6. 6.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “No, never.” (b) “Probably yes.” (c) “We can’t tell.” (d) “Yes, surely.”
7. 7.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Rohan is a member of the eco-club. Has Rohan planted a tree? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
8. 8.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Aarav trains at 7 AM. Is Aarav in the school football team? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
9. 9.🔦 How can you check an assumption? (a) ask or look for facts (b) trust your first idea (c) say it louder (d) ignore it
10. 10.🔗 “I felt sleepy in class because I went to bed very late.” What is the effect? (a) the shop had a sale (b) the shop was crowded (c) I went to bed very late (d) I felt sleepy in class
11. 11.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
12. 12.🔗 “The power went off, so the fans stopped.” What is the effect? (a) the power went off (b) the kite string snapped (c) the kite flew away (d) the fans stopped
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: asking before judging? (a) careful (b) hasty
15. 15.🔗 “I watered the seeds, so the seeds sprouted.” What is the cause? (a) the milk went sour (b) I watered the seeds (c) the milk was left out (d) the seeds sprouted
16. 16.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: looking for more clues? (a) careful (b) hasty
17. 17.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, on Sundays (b) yes, always (c) only in summer (d) no, it just comes first
19. 19.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Vihaan is in the chess club. Can Vihaan play chess? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
20. 20.True or false: “blaming without proof” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌱 Rohan planted 6 saplings in 2 hours. Vihaan planted 30 saplings in 6 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) both the same
22. 22.🚌 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 market (c) at the depot (d) at the school
23. 23.True or false: “Riya ran 100 m and I ran 50 m; I finished first, so I am faster.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the cause? (a) the dog hid under a bed (b) the dog heard thunder (c) the cake got burnt (d) the oven was too hot
25. 25.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Diya knows the lines of the play. Is Diya in the drama club? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
26. 26.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) a fact (c) what happens after (d) why something happens
27. 27.🔗 “The floor was wet, so I slipped in the hall.” What is the cause? (a) I slipped in the hall (b) I watered the seeds (c) the floor was wet (d) the seeds sprouted
28. 28.📵 Your friend didn’t reply all day. Which is the most careful thought? (a) she moved away (b) she lost all her friends (c) she hates me (d) maybe she is busy
29. 29.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
30. 30.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) someone hopes (b) must be true (c) might be fun (d) is popular
31. 31.🔗 “The ground is wet because it rained all night.” What is the effect? (a) the bus broke down (b) the ground is wet (c) we were late for school (d) it rained all night
32. 32.🚲 Vihaan cycled 40 km in 5 hours. Ananya cycled 48 km in 4 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) both the same
33. 33.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Rohan has a green notebook. Is Rohan in Class 4A? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
34. 34.🔤 Which word often comes just before a cause? (a) then (b) because (c) and (d) so
35. 35.🌱 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
36. 36.🔗 “We left the gate open, so the goat got out.” What is the cause? (a) the milk went sour (b) we left the gate open (c) the milk was left out (d) the goat got out
37. 37.🔗 “The milk was left out, so the milk went sour.” What is the effect? (a) I went to bed very late (b) the milk was left out (c) the milk went sour (d) I felt sleepy in class
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) it was measured twice (d) checked facts support it
39. 39.True or false: “The new boy is quiet, so he must be rude.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False

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