Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 403 · 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.True or false: “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Diya wears a blue cap on sports day. Is Diya in the Blue House? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
4. 4.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Arjun is in Class 4A. Does Arjun have a green notebook? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
5. 5.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) swimming causes it (b) ice cream is cold (c) no, heat causes both (d) yes, it does
6. 6.📚 Meera read 15 pages in 5 days. Diya read 27 pages in 3 days. How many pages per day did Meera read?
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) walks away (d) laughs at them
8. 8.🏪 Meera says, “The shop is closed, so today must be Sunday.” What is she assuming? (a) shops are big (b) shops sell milk (c) Sunday is fun (d) it shuts only on Sunday
9. 9.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Probably yes.” (b) “We can’t tell.” (c) “No, never.” (d) “Yes, surely.”
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
12. 12.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) at the school (b) on the road (c) at the market (d) at the depot
13. 13.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧐 What is an assumption? (a) an idea taken as true (b) a measured result (c) a question (d) a proven fact
16. 16.True or false: “The new boy is quiet, so he must be rude.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: checking the facts? (a) hasty (b) careful
18. 18.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “Diya didn’t wave back. Maybe she didn’t see me — I’ll ask.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
19. 19.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
20. 20.🔗 “The team practised hard, so the team won the match.” What is the effect? (a) the leaves turned brown (b) the team practised hard (c) the plants got no water (d) the team won the match
21. 21.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: waiting to find out? (a) hasty (b) careful
22. 22.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Aarav lives in Green Park. Does Aarav ride the school bus? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
23. 23.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
24. 24.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) the numbers prove it (d) it happened once
26. 26.💰 Tara saved 24 rupees in 6 weeks. Aarav saved 21 rupees in 3 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Aarav (b) both the same (c) Tara
27. 27.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
28. 28.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Saanvi is not in the science club. Does Saanvi have a magnifying glass? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
29. 29.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) a fact (c) what happens after (d) why something happens
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “maybe” (b) looking for more clues (c) checking the facts (d) blaming without proof
31. 31.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
32. 32.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Ishaan does not ride the school bus. Does Ishaan live in Green Park? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
33. 33.🌱 Tara planted 12 saplings in 4 hours. Arjun planted 40 saplings in 5 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) both the same
34. 34.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Ananya was at Asha’s party. Did Ananya get a balloon? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
35. 35.True or false: “The shop is dark. Let me read the notice on the door.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🏏 Aarav scored 28 runs in 4 overs. Ananya scored 36 runs in 3 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) both the same
37. 37.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
39. 39.🔗 “I forgot my water bottle, so I was thirsty at lunch.” What is the cause? (a) the washing fell down (b) the wind was strong (c) I was thirsty at lunch (d) I forgot my water bottle
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False

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